Hopelessly

For the word, see wikt:hopelessly.

"Hopelessly" is a song performed by English singer-songwriter Rick Astley and written by Rob Fisher and Astley. It was produced by Gary Stevenson and Astley. The song was recorded for Astley's fourth album, Body & Soul (1993). It was released as a single in 1993 by RCA Records. The single peaked at number 33 on the UK Singles Chart, number 28 in the United States, and number eight in Canada.

"Hopelessly"
Single by Rick Astley
from the album Body & Soul
B-side	"When I Fall in Love" "Hold Me in Your Arms" "Whenever You Need Somebody" "Never Gonna Give You Up" "Together Forever" "She Wants to Dance with Me"
Released	August 1993
Length	3:35
Label	RCA
Songwriters	Rick Astley Rob Fisher
Producers	Gary Stevenson Rick Astley
Rick Astley singles chronology
"Never Knew Love" (1991) "Hopelessly" (1993) "The Ones You Love" (1993)
Music video
"Hopelessly" on YouTube

Track listing

Studio version

1. "Hopelessly" – 3:35
2. "When I Fall in Love" – 3:02
3. "Hold Me in Your Arms" – 4:24
4. "Whenever You Need Somebody" – 3:28

Live version

1. "Hopelessly" (live, recorded in Italy, September 1993) – 2:58
2. "Never Gonna Give You Up" – 3:32
3. "Together Forever" – 3:24
4. "She Wants to Dance with Me" – 3:15

Personnel

• Rick Astley – vocals
• Dave West – keyboards, bass, drum programming
• Richard Cottle – electric piano
• Jim Williams – classical guitar

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Hopelessly" Chart (1993–1994) Peak position Canada Top Singles (RPM)[1] 8 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[2] 3 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3] 88 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[4] 31 Quebec (ADISQ)[5] 21 UK Singles (OCC)[6] 33 UK Airplay (ERA)[7] 88 US Billboard Hot 100[8] 28 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[9] 4 US Cash Box Top 100[10] 22

Year-end chart 1993 year-end chart performance for "Hopelessly" Chart (1993) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM)[11] 61 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[12] 21 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[13] 37 1994 year-end chart performance for "Hopelessly" Chart (1994) Position US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[14] 45