Together Forever (Rick Astley song)

"Together Forever" is a song recorded by English singer Rick Astley which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on 18 June 1988. It was Astley's second and final US chart-topper. It reached number 2 in the United Kingdom, behind Neighbours star and fellow Stock Aitken Waterman artist Kylie Minogue with her debut single "I Should Be So Lucky". The single also peaked at number one in Canada, Ireland and Spain. It also peaked within the top 10 in Austria, West Germany and Iceland.

"Together Forever"
Single by Rick Astley
from the album Whenever You Need Somebody
B-side"I'll Never Set You Free"
Released12 January 1988
Recorded1987
GenreDance-pop
Length3:24
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Stock Aitken Waterman
Producer(s)Stock Aitken Waterman
Rick Astley singles chronology
"My Arms Keep Missing You"
(1987)		 "Together Forever"
(1988)		 "It Would Take a Strong Strong Man"
(1988)
Music videos
"Together Forever" (original version, upgraded to 4k) on YouTube
"Together Forever" (Stretched to 16:9, remastered version) on YouTube

The song uses a similar chord structure and melody to "Never Gonna Give You Up" (like most songs written and produced by Stock/Aitken/Waterman at the time), and has occasionally been used as an alternate Rickroll song.

In 2019, Astley recorded and released a 'Reimagined' version of the song for his album The Best of Me, which features a new piano arrangement.[1]

British magazine Classic Pop ranked "Together Forever" number 20 in their list of "Top 40 Stock/Aitken/Waterman songs" in 2021.[2]

In a YouTube community post saying "Soon all will become clear..."[3] and celebrating the announcement of the Whenever You Need Somebody remastered edition studio album, the music video has been upgraded to 4k as of March 2022, restoring the music video and switching the Lover's Leap Remix audio back to the album version when the original music video used the album version. [4][5] In addition for the music video to be upgraded to 4k, the single was also reissued as an EP on 23 March 2022, which also includes the 'Reimagined' version from his compilation album The Best of Me.[6]

Formats and track listings
7" and mini CD single
  1. "Together Forever" (Lover's Leap Remix) – 3:20
  2. "I'll Never Set You Free" – 3:30
12" maxi
  1. "Together Forever" (Lover's Leap Extended Remix) – 7:00
  2. "I'll Never Set You Free" – 3:30
12" maxi – "Together Forever / Megamix"
  1. "Together Forever" (Super Dub Mix)
  2. "Don't Say Goodbye"
  3. "Never Gonna Give You Up"
  4. "Whenever You Need Somebody"
  5. "Together Forever" (with Gary Barlow)
Together Forever - EP
  1. "Together Forever" (2022 - Remaster) – 3:25
  2. "Together Forever" (Reimagined) – 4:01
  3. "Together Forever" (Lover's Leap Remix) – 3:20
  4. "Together Forever" (House of Love Mix) – 6:56

Charts

Cover versions

The song has been covered by artists such as José Galisteo,[25] Jolina Magdangal,[26] and Nina Nesbitt.[27]

The Voice coaches, Blake Shelton, John Legend, Kelly Clarkson and Nick Jonas covered the song, which earned Astley's reaction calling a cover "incredible."[28][29]

The song was used as a demo on the Casio CA-100 electronic keyboard.[30]

References
  1. Brungardt, Leah (12 November 2019). "An Interview with 'Never Gonna Give You Up' Singer Rick Astley on His Iconic Hit Song, His Newest Album and Much More!". All Access Music. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  2. "Top 40 Stock Aitken Waterman songs". Classic Pop. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  3. "Soon all will become clear..." YouTube. Retrieved 21 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Rick Astley - Together Forever (Official Video) [Remastered in 4K]". YouTube. Retrieved 25 October 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. To celebrate the announcement of the Whenever You Need Somebody remastered edition, the video for Together Forever has been lovingly restored from the original film and is now available in 4K! - Rick x #WYNS2022, retrieved 23 March 2022
  6. Together Forever - EP, retrieved 22 March 2022
  7. "australian-charts.com > Rick Astley 'Together Forever'". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  8. "Together Forever", various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved 14 February 2008)
  9. Canadian RPM Top 100 Library and Archives Canada - RPM
    NOTE:searches for Rick Astley do not yield complete chart listings, one must search by date
  10. Danish Singles Chart 1 April 1988
  11. German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved 28 April 2008)
  12. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 10 (22. janúar 1988)" (PDF) (in Icelandic). Dagblaðið Vísir. Retrieved 26 July 2018. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  13. Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved 14 February 2008)
  14. Hit Dossier (ISBN 978-90-230-1254-2)
  15. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  16. UK Singles Chart Official Charts Company (Retrieved 28 April 2009)
  17. "Rick Astley Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  18. "Rick Astley Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  19. "Rick Astley Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  20. "1988 Belgian Flanders Singles Chart" (in Dutch). ultratop.be. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  21. "1988 Year End Eurocharts" (PDF). Music & Media. 1 January 1988. p. 30. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  22. The Complete Book of British Charts by Warwick/Kutner/Brown
  23. "Billboard Top 100–1988". Archived from the original on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
  24. "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  25. "Remember by José Galisteo" – via itunes.apple.com.
  26. "Lovestruck (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Various Artists" – via itunes.apple.com.
  27. "Together Forever Single by Nina Nesbitt". Apple Music. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  28. Lindsay Lowe (24 February 2021). "Shoulder pads galore! 'The Voice' coaches drop '80s-inspired music video". Today.com. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  29. Gil Kaufman (24 February 2021). "Watch Rick Astley React to 'The Voice' Judges Covering 'Together Forever': Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  30. "Casio CA-100 Demo "Together Forever" by Rick Astley". YouTube. YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
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