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Released on RCA, also The Pretender (Foo Fighters), Sex on Fire (Kings of Leon) and Last Nite (The Strokes)
Engineered by Yoyo, also Never Gonna Give You Up, When I Fall in Love and Whenever You Need Somebody
Produced by Pete Waterman, also Never Gonna Give You Up, If You Were With Me Now (Kylie Minogue) and When I Fall in Love
Written by Matt Aitken, also Never Gonna Give You Up, This Time I Know It’s for Real (Donna Summer) and Whenever You Need Somebody
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Phil Harding engineered 8 of Rick Astley’s top 10 songs
Karen Hewitt engineered 7 of Rick Astley’s top 10 songs
Pete Waterman wrote 144 songs on fono
Mike Stock wrote 140 songs on fono
Credits
All 29 credits
- Written by
- Matt Aitken, Mike Stock and Pete Waterman
- Produced by
- Matt Aitken, Mike Stock and Pete Waterman
- Performed by
- A. Linn, Dee Lewis, Mae McKenna, Matt Aitken, Mike Stock, Rick Astley, Shirley Lewis and Suzanne Rhatigan
- Engineered by
- Boky, Gordon Dennis, Jamie Bromfield, Jonathan King, Karen Hewitt, Mark McGuire, Mike Duffy, Phil Harding and Yoyo
- Mixed by
- Mark McGuire
- Part of
- Whenever You Need Somebody
- Recorded at
- PWL Studio 1 and PWL Studio 2
- Released on
- PWL Records and RCA
- Written by
- Matt Aitken, Mike Stock and Pete Waterman
- Produced by
- Matt Aitken, Mike Stock and Pete Waterman
- Performed by
- A. Linn, Dee Lewis, Mae McKenna, Matt Aitken, Mike Stock, Rick Astley, Shirley Lewis and Suzanne Rhatigan
- Engineered by
- Boky, Gordon Dennis, Jamie Bromfield, Jonathan King, Karen Hewitt, Mark McGuire, Mike Duffy, Phil Harding and Yoyo
- Mixed by
- Mark McGuire
- Part of
- Whenever You Need Somebody
- Recorded at
- PWL Studio 1 and PWL Studio 2
- Released on
- PWL Records and RCA
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same engineer: Yoyo
Same mixer: Mark McGuire
Same label: RCA
Same producer: Pete Waterman
Same writer: Matt Aitken
Same mixer: Mark McGuire
Same label: RCA
Same engineer: Yoyo
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was performed by A. Linn
It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was performed by A. Linn
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2MusicBrainz It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was performed by Dee Lewis
It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was performed by Dee Lewis
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3MusicBrainz It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was performed by Mae McKenna
It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was performed by Mae McKenna
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was performed by Matt Aitken
It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was performed by Matt Aitken
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was performed by Mike Stock
It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was performed by Mike Stock
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was performed by Rick Astley
It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was performed by Rick Astley
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was performed by Shirley Lewis
It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was performed by Shirley Lewis
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was performed by Suzanne Rhatigan
It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was performed by Suzanne Rhatigan
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was produced by Matt Aitken
It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was produced by Matt Aitken
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was produced by Mike Stock
It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was produced by Mike Stock
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was produced by Pete Waterman
It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was produced by Pete Waterman
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was written by Matt Aitken
It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was written by Matt Aitken
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was written by Mike Stock
It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was written by Mike Stock
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was written by Pete Waterman
It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was written by Pete Waterman
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz It Would Take a Strong Strong Man is part of the release Whenever You Need Somebody
It Would Take a Strong Strong Man is part of the release Whenever You Need Somebody
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
16MusicBrainz It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was recorded at PWL Studio 1
It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was recorded at PWL Studio 1
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
17MusicBrainz It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was recorded at PWL Studio 2
It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was recorded at PWL Studio 2
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
18MusicBrainz PWL Records is the label of the song It Would Take a Strong Strong Man
PWL Records is the label of the song It Would Take a Strong Strong Man
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19MusicBrainz RCA is the label of the song It Would Take a Strong Strong Man
RCA is the label of the song It Would Take a Strong Strong Man
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
20MusicBrainz It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was engineered by Boky
It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was engineered by Boky
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
21MusicBrainz It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was engineered by Gordon Dennis
It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was engineered by Gordon Dennis
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
22MusicBrainz It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was engineered by Jamie Bromfield
It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was engineered by Jamie Bromfield
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
23MusicBrainz It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was engineered by Jonathan King
It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was engineered by Jonathan King
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
24MusicBrainz It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was engineered by Karen Hewitt
It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was engineered by Karen Hewitt
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
25MusicBrainz It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was engineered by Mark McGuire
It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was engineered by Mark McGuire
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
26MusicBrainz It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was engineered by Mike Duffy
It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was engineered by Mike Duffy
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
27MusicBrainz It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was engineered by Phil Harding
It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was engineered by Phil Harding
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
28MusicBrainz It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was engineered by Yoyo
It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was engineered by Yoyo
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
29MusicBrainz It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was mixed by Mark McGuire
It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was mixed by Mark McGuire
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
30MusicBrainz It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was released on 1987-10-01
It Would Take a Strong Strong Man was released on 1987-10-01
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