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Whenever You Need Somebody

Rick Astley

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  1. Released on RCA, also The Pretender (Foo Fighters), Sex on Fire (Kings of Leon) and Last Nite (The Strokes)

  2. Engineered by Yoyo, also Never Gonna Give You Up, When I Fall in Love and It Would Take a Strong Strong Man

  3. Produced by Pete Waterman, also Never Gonna Give You Up, If You Were With Me Now (Kylie Minogue) and When I Fall in Love

  4. Written by Matt Aitken, also Never Gonna Give You Up, This Time I Know It’s for Real (Donna Summer) and It Would Take a Strong Strong Man

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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
Pete Hammond
Part of
Whenever You Need Somebody
Recorded at
PWL Studio 1 and PWL Studio 2
Released on
PWL Records and RCA

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  1. 1MusicBrainz Whenever You Need Somebody was performed by A. Linn

    Whenever You Need Somebody was performed by A. Linn

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz Whenever You Need Somebody was performed by Dee Lewis

    Whenever You Need Somebody was performed by Dee Lewis

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz Whenever You Need Somebody was performed by Mae McKenna

    Whenever You Need Somebody was performed by Mae McKenna

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz Whenever You Need Somebody was performed by Matt Aitken

    Whenever You Need Somebody was performed by Matt Aitken

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz Whenever You Need Somebody was performed by Mike Stock

    Whenever You Need Somebody was performed by Mike Stock

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz Whenever You Need Somebody was performed by Rick Astley

    Whenever You Need Somebody was performed by Rick Astley

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz Whenever You Need Somebody was performed by Shirley Lewis

    Whenever You Need Somebody was performed by Shirley Lewis

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz Whenever You Need Somebody was performed by Suzanne Rhatigan

    Whenever You Need Somebody was performed by Suzanne Rhatigan

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  9. 9MusicBrainz Whenever You Need Somebody was produced by Matt Aitken

    Whenever You Need Somebody was produced by Matt Aitken

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  10. 10MusicBrainz Whenever You Need Somebody was produced by Mike Stock

    Whenever You Need Somebody was produced by Mike Stock

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  11. 11MusicBrainz Whenever You Need Somebody was produced by Pete Waterman

    Whenever You Need Somebody was produced by Pete Waterman

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  12. 12MusicBrainz Whenever You Need Somebody was written by Matt Aitken

    Whenever You Need Somebody was written by Matt Aitken

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  13. 13MusicBrainz Whenever You Need Somebody was written by Mike Stock

    Whenever You Need Somebody was written by Mike Stock

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  14. 14MusicBrainz Whenever You Need Somebody was written by Pete Waterman

    Whenever You Need Somebody was written by Pete Waterman

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  15. 15MusicBrainz Whenever You Need Somebody is part of the release Whenever You Need Somebody

    Whenever You Need Somebody is part of the release Whenever You Need Somebody

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  16. 16MusicBrainz Whenever You Need Somebody was recorded at PWL Studio 1

    Whenever You Need Somebody was recorded at PWL Studio 1

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  17. 17MusicBrainz Whenever You Need Somebody was recorded at PWL Studio 2

    Whenever You Need Somebody was recorded at PWL Studio 2

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  18. 18MusicBrainz PWL Records is the label of the song Whenever You Need Somebody

    PWL Records is the label of the song Whenever You Need Somebody

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  19. 19MusicBrainz RCA is the label of the song Whenever You Need Somebody

    RCA is the label of the song Whenever You Need Somebody

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  20. 20MusicBrainz Whenever You Need Somebody was engineered by Boky

    Whenever You Need Somebody was engineered by Boky

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  21. 21MusicBrainz Whenever You Need Somebody was engineered by Gordon Dennis

    Whenever You Need Somebody was engineered by Gordon Dennis

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  22. 22MusicBrainz Whenever You Need Somebody was engineered by Jamie Bromfield

    Whenever You Need Somebody was engineered by Jamie Bromfield

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  23. 23MusicBrainz Whenever You Need Somebody was engineered by Jonathan King

    Whenever You Need Somebody was engineered by Jonathan King

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  24. 24MusicBrainz Whenever You Need Somebody was engineered by Karen Hewitt

    Whenever You Need Somebody was engineered by Karen Hewitt

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  25. 25MusicBrainz Whenever You Need Somebody was engineered by Mark McGuire

    Whenever You Need Somebody was engineered by Mark McGuire

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  26. 26MusicBrainz Whenever You Need Somebody was engineered by Mike Duffy

    Whenever You Need Somebody was engineered by Mike Duffy

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  27. 27MusicBrainz Whenever You Need Somebody was engineered by Phil Harding

    Whenever You Need Somebody was engineered by Phil Harding

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  28. 28MusicBrainz Whenever You Need Somebody was engineered by Yoyo

    Whenever You Need Somebody was engineered by Yoyo

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  29. 29MusicBrainz Whenever You Need Somebody was mixed by Pete Hammond

    Whenever You Need Somebody was mixed by Pete Hammond

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  30. 30MusicBrainz Whenever You Need Somebody was released on 1987-10-01

    Whenever You Need Somebody was released on 1987-10-01

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026