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 first album, Body & Soul (1993). It was released as the album's second and first single on 3 April 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 eight in Canada. It is still a recurrent play on most North America hot AC stations, given the fact that it was a hit single in that format (it reached #4 on Billboard's AC chart). It was featured in the compilation Reflections of Love.

"Hopelessly"
Single by Rick Astley
from the album Body & Soul
B-side
Released3 April 1993
Recorded
GenrePop
Length15:28
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Rick Astley singles chronology
"Never Knew Love"
(1991)		 "Hopelessly"
(1993)		 "The Ones You Love"
(1993)
Music video
"Hopelessly" on YouTube

Astley retired shortly after the song's release, making "Hopelessly" the first single he would release (excluding the album's final single The Ones You Love) 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

Personnel

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. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
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