Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up

Not to be confused with Never Gonna Give You Up.

"Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up"
Single by Paula Abdul
from the album Head over Heels
Released	January 9, 1996 (1996-01-09)
Recorded	1994
Genre	Pop funk
Length	3:30
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Bryan Abrams Elliot Wolff Howie Tee Kevin Thornton Mark Calderon
Producer(s)	Elliot Wolff
Paula Abdul singles chronology
"Crazy Cool" (1995) "Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up" (1996) "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" (2008)

"Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up" is the third and final single from American singer and dancer Paula Abdul's third studio album, Head over Heels (1995). Released in January 1996 by Virgin, the song was written by Bryan Abrams, Curtis "Fitz" Williams, Elliot Wolff, Howie Tee, Kevin Thornton, and Mark Calderon and produced by Wolff. It features background vocals from the group Color Me Badd. Abdul performed the song on The Tonight Show hosted by Jay Leno.

Critical reception

John Perry from NME noted "the spankin' summery smooch" of "Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up".

Track listings and formats

• US 5" CD

1. Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up – Single Edit (Bryan Abrams; Curtis "Fitz" Williams; Elliot Wolff; Howie Tee; Kevin Thornton; Mark Calderon)3:27
2. Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up – Livingsting Remix 3:57
3. Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up – Livingsting Club Mix 4:09
4. Love Don't Come Easy – LP (Paula Abdul; Michael Stuart Ani aka "Da'Count"; Eric Monsanty; Howard Hersh; Iki Levy; Robb Boldt) 4:14

Official remixes

• Single Edit 3:26
• Livingston Remix 3:57
• Livingston Club Mix 4:04

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)	110
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)	12