Giving Up on Love

"Giving Up on Love"
Single by Rick Astley
from the album Hold Me in Your Arms
B-side"I'll Be Fine"
ReleasedApril 1989
Recorded1988
GenreNew jack swing
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Rick Astley
Producer(s)
Rick Astley singles chronology
"Hold Me in Your Arms"
(1989)
"Giving Up on Love"
(1989)
"Ain't Too Proud to Beg"
(1989)
Music video
"Giving Up on Love" on YouTube

"Giving Up on Love" is a song written and recorded by English singer-songwriter Rick Astley. It was produced by Daize Washbourn with Astley. The song was recorded for Astley's second album, Hold Me in Your Arms. The single peaked at number 38 in US Billboard charts. Never released as a single in the UK, this North American-only single was issued just prior to Astley's US tour. Celebrating the announcement of the Hold Me in Your Arms remastered edition studio album, the music video has been upgraded to 4K as of 28 April 2023.[1] The single was also reissued as a digital EP on the same day.[2]

  1. ^ Smith, Christopher (28 April 2023). "FRESH: 'Giving Up On Love' – Rick Astley". Talk About Pop Music. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  2. ^ Giving Up On Love - EP, retrieved 3 May 2023