Never Gonna Give You Up

About Never Gonna Give You Up

"Never Gonna Give You Up" is a song recorded by Japanese singer Mai Kuraki. It was released on June 7, 2000, in Japan as a CD single and as a 12" vinyl by Giza Studio, Giza Inc., and Tent House as the fourth and final single from her debut studio album, Delicious Way (2000). The track features lyrics in Japanese and English language, written by Kuraki and Michael Africk, respectively. He also served as the single's composer, backing singer and producer, alongside Kanonji, Miguel Sá Pessoa, and Perry Geyer. The CD release of the track included the B-side recording "Trying to Find My Way". Musically, "Never Gonna Give You Up" is an R&B and pop song whose lyrics delve on themes of love and relationships, a common trait on its parent album. Upon its release, "Never Gonna Give You Up" received a positive review from Alexey Eremenko, who contributed in writing the biography of Kuraki on American website AllMusic; he selected the track among Kuraki's best works. Commercially, the single experienced commercial success in Japan, reaching number two on the Oricon Singles Chart and the Count Down TV chart hosted by Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS). The recording was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for physical shipments of 400,000 units in that region. In order to promote the single, an accompanying music video was released, with it portraying both Kuraki and Africk in a recording studio. The visual was included on some of the singer's Japanese concert tours and greatest hits compilations. more »

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Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down

Can you kizuiteru?
Konnanimo Crazy over you
Kimi ni meguri atta sono shunkan kara
Together we share this love so strong

Whenever you touch my body
Kotoba ni naranai
Cause the love you give's so good
Whispers that you love me
Kokoro de kanjitai
I can feel your touch inside

There is nothing I won't do
In this life I'll wait for you Yeah
You know There is nothing I won't do
In this life I'll wait for you Yeah

Mezameta kokoro ga
Afureteku So much more
I dream of you every night
Kizutsuitemo ii
Onaji yume wo mitaikara

Whenever you touch my body
Shinjite itaiyo
Cause the love you give's so good
Whispers that you love me
Kimi no koe dakewa
I can feel your touch inside

There is nothing I won't do
In this life I'll wait for you Yeah
You know There is nothing I won't do
In this life I'll wait for you Yeah

There is nothing I won't do
In this life I'll wait for you Yeah
You know There is nothing I won't do
In this life I'll wait for you Yeah

Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down

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Mai Kuraki

Mai Kuraki (倉木 麻衣, Kuraki Mai?) (born October 28, 1982 as Mai Aono (青野真衣, Aono Mai?) is a Japanese pop and R&B singer-songwriter and producer from Funabashi, Chiba. Kuraki debuted in 1999 with the single, "Love, Day After Tomorrow". In 2000, she released her debut album, Delicious Way, which debuted at number-one and sold over 2,210,000 copies in its first week. Kuraki is one of a few female artists in Japan to have their first four studio albums to debut atop of the Oricon album chart. more »

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