Hopelessly

"Hopelessly" is a pop song performed by English singer Rick Astley and written by Rob Fisher and Astley. It was produced by Gary Stevenson and Astley. The song was recorded for Astley's fourth album, Body & Soul (1993). It was released as the album's second and final single on 8 November 1993 by RCA Records. The single peaked at number 33 in the UK charts. It peaked at number 28 in the US and at number three in Canada. It is still a recurrent play on most North America hot AC stations.

"Hopelessly"
Single by Rick Astley
from the album Body & Soul
B-side
Released8 November 1993
Recorded
GenrePop
Length15:28
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Rick Astley singles chronology
"The Ones You Love"
(1993)		 "Hopelessly"
(1993)		 "Sleeping"
(2001)

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" – 3:02
  3. "Hold Me in Your Arms" – 4:24
  4. "Whenever You Need Somebody" – 3:28
Live version
  1. "Hopelessly" (Live, Recorded in Italy, September 1993) – 2:58
  2. "Never Gonna Give You Up" – 3:32
  3. "Together Forever" – 3:24
  4. "She Wants to Dance with Me" – 3:15

Chart performance

Weekly charts
Chart (1993–94) 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
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[1] 61
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[2] 37
End of year chart (1994) Position
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[3] 45

References
  1. "RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1993". RPM. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  2. "1993 Hot Adult Contemporary Singles". Billboard. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  3. "1994 Hot Adult Contemporary Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Retrieved 8 November 2011.


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