Rick Astley may be cemented in music history for the viral “Rickrolling” prank, but he’s never actually pulled it himself. Two decades after the English singer’s iconic track “Never ...

In 2007, a YouTube user posted what appeared to be the link to a new video game trailer on an online forum, but it redirected to the charmingly cheesy music video to Astley’s hit song.

With YouTube views nearing two billion and Spotfiy streams closing in on another billion, Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” continually finds new life, the rare pop song that’s ...