"Hopelessly" is a pop

Pop music

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 song performed by English

England

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 singer Rick Astley

Rick Astley

Richard Paul "Rick" Astley is an English singer-songwriter, musician, and radio personality. He is known for his 1987 song, "Never Gonna Give You Up", which was a #1 hit single in 25 countries...

 and written by Rob Fisher

Rob Fisher

Rob Fisher was a British keyboardist and songwriter from Cheltenham, England, who achieved chart success as a member of Naked Eyes, and later Climie Fisher...

 and him-self. It was produced by Gary Stevenson and Rick

Rick Astley

Richard Paul "Rick" Astley is an English singer-songwriter, musician, and radio personality. He is known for his 1987 song, "Never Gonna Give You Up", which was a #1 hit single in 25 countries...

. The song was recorded for Astley's fourth album, Body & Soul

Body & Soul (Rick Astley album)

Body & Soul is Rick Astley's fourth album, released in 1993. It is generally considered to have been a flop, failing to enter the UK album chart. The album charted for a week at #185 on Billboard 200 and reached #28 in Italy. Two singles were released from the album...

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The single peaked at number 33 in UK charts. It peaked 28 in the US and 3 in Canada. It is still a recurrent play on most North America hot AC stations.

Astley retired shortly afterwards the release, making "Hopelessly" the last single he would release until 2001.

Track listing

Studio version

1. "Hopelessly" – 3:35
2. "When I Fall in Love
   When I Fall in Love
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   " – 3:02
3. "Hold Me in Your Arms" – 4:24
4. "Whenever You Need Somebody
   Whenever You Need Somebody (song)
   "Whenever You Need Somebody" is a song written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, which became successful for two of their artists.- O'Chi Brown version :...
   
   " – 3:28

Live version

1. "Hopelessly" (Live, Recorded in Italy, September 1993) – 2:58
2. "Never Gonna Give You Up
   Never Gonna Give You Up
   A group of London dance producers, called The Rickrollerz made a house music cover version of "Never Gonna Give You Up" on that day, and in honor of that event....
   
   " – 3:32
3. "Together Forever" – 3:24
4. "She Wants to Dance with Me
   She Wants to Dance with Me
   "She Wants to Dance with Me" is a song written and recorded by Rick Astley in 1988. The song was released in the United Kingdom on September 12, 1988; it entered the chart at the #16 and its highest chart position was #6; it stayed 11 weeks in the UK Singles Chart. In the Billboard Hot 100, it also...
   
   " – 3:15

Chart performance

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Canadian Singles Chart	8
UK Singles Chart	33
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	28
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	4

Year-end chart

End of year chart (1993)	Position
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	37
End of year chart (1994)	Position
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	45