Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up

"Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up"
Side-A label of one of the US vinyl releases
Single by Barry White
from the album Stone Gon'
A-side	"Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" (short version)
B-side	"Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" (long version) (original North American 7" single release) "Honey Please, Can't Ya See" (most of Europe) "Standing in the Shadows of Love" (UK) "I've Found Someone" (AUS) "No, I'm Never Gonna Give Ya Up" (USA; re-release)
Released	June 1973 (1973-06)
Format	7" single
Recorded	1973
Genre	Soul
Length	7:59
Label	20th Century
Writer(s)	Barry White
Producer(s)	Barry White
Barry White singles chronology
"I've Got So Much to Give" (1973) "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" (1973) "Honey Please, Can't Ya See" (1974)

"Never, Never Gonna Give You Up"
UK/European studio CD release
Single by Lisa Stansfield
from the album Lisa Stansfield
Released	9 June 1997 (1997-06-09)
Format	CD single
Recorded	1997
Genre	R&B soul pop
Length	5:02
Label	Arista
Writer(s)	Barry White
Producer(s)	Ian Devaney Peter Mokran
Lisa Stansfield singles chronology
"The Real Thing" (1997) "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up" (1997) "The Line" (1997)
Music video "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up" on YouTube

"Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" is a song written, produced and recorded by Barry White for his second album, Stone Gon' (1973). In June 1973, it was released as the first single in the United States and reached number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. It became a gold record. In Europe, it was issued in early 1974 and peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart.

Australian 7" single

European 7" single

UK 7" single

North American 7" (original) single

North American 7" (re-release) single

In 1997, British singer Lisa Stansfield covered "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up" for her eponymous album. It received favorable reviews from music critics who called it "excellent" and "strong," and described Stansfield's voice as "seductive" and "sexy." The song was released as the second single from Lisa Stansfield in Europe, Australia and Japan on 9 June 1997 and first proper single in North America on 21 July 1997.

An accompanying music video, directed by Rocky Schenck, was also released. The song was remixed by prominent US producers: Frankie Knuckles, Mark Picchiotti, Hani, Steven Nikolas and Brendon Sibley. In February 1998, Knuckles won the Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical. "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up" reached number twenty-five on the UK Singles Chart and seventy-four on the Billboard Hot 100. It also peaked at number one the Hot Dance Club Songs in October 1997 and number thirty-eight on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The song was later included on The Remix Album (1998) and Biography: The Greatest Hits (2003).