Rick Astley's dance-pop single "Never Gonna Give You Up" was originally released as part of his 1987 solo debut album Whenever You Need Somebody. Upon its initial release, the single became a number one hit on several international charts, including the Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles Chart1. YouTuber Erik Helwig claims to have prank called a Michigan radio station after a sports game and played "Never Gonna Give You Up" over the phone on August 31st, 2006. The story was explained in a YouTube video titled "I Did the First Rickroll (w/ Proof)" uploaded on August 7th, 2015 (shown below).
(When someone shows you the video of Rick Astley dancing) You got rick rolled!
When someone plays the Never Gona Give You Up song
"Never gona give you up" Rick Roll
To get Rick rolled boyyyy
Never gonna give you up never gonna let you down never gonna turn around and dessert you
To get Rick rolled boyyyy
Never gonna give you up never gonna let you down never gonna turn around and dessert you
Rickroll is a type of a troll that been used for over a decade now. When song "Never Gonna Give You Up" By Rick Astley plays it automatically counts as you getting rickrolled
*Never Gonna Give You Up plays* Person 1:HEY! YOU'VE BEEN RICK ROLLED! Person 2:Aw man... I was on my not getting rickrolled streak
When your Geography teacher talks too much then wants to click on Powerpoint, but accidently goes on Media Player and a few seconds later Never Gonna Give You Up plays!
"Man, Mister Rickerson is trying to rick roll us!"
A common prank/troll to use on friends by sending them a video of Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up," usually is hidden over a different link then the YouTube video URL.
*Text messages between two friends*
Friend1: *Sends a Rick Roll*
Friend2: Did I really fall for that 'Rick Roll?'