Whenever You Need Somebody (song)

"Whenever You Need Somebody" is a song originally sung by Rick Astley. The song's style is pop-dance. It was the second single released by Astley. It is the title track of Astley's first album, Whenever You Need Somebody. It was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman.

"Whenever You Need Somebody"
Song by Rick Astley
from Whenever You Need Somebody"
Released1987 (UK)
Recorded1987
GenrePop/Dance
Length3:26
LabelPWL
Songwriter(s)Stock Aitken Waterman
Producer(s)Stock Aitken Waterman
Rick Astley singles chronology
""Never Gonna Give You Up"
(1987)
Whenever You Need Somebody ""When I Fall in Love" / "My Arms Keep Missing You"
(1987)

It was a successful European hit, following the pattern of the artist previous smash single "Never Gonna Give You Up". It was never released as a single in the U.S.

List of tracks

7" single
  1. "Whenever You Need Somebody" (3:26)
  2. "Just Good Friends" (3:45)
7" single - Picture-disc
  1. "Whenever You Need Somebody" (3:26)
  2. "Just Good Friends" (3:45)
12" maxi
  1. "Whenever You Need Somebody" (lonely hearts mix) (7:34)
  2. "Whenever You Need Somebody" (instrumental) (3:50)
  3. "Just Good Friends" (3:45)

Peak position in international singles charts

Chart (1987-1988) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart[1] 4
French SNEP Singles Chart[1] 11
German Singles Chart[2] 1
Irish Singles Chart[3] 3
Norwegian Singles Chart[1] 2
Spanish Singles Chart 2
Sweden Singles Chart[1] 1
Swiss Singles Chart[1] 1
UK Singles Chart[4] 3

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Whenever You Need Somebody", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 14, 2008)
  2. German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de Archived 2007-07-02 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  3. Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved February 14, 2008)
  4. UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved August 8, 2008)