Hopelessly

"Hopelessly" is a pop 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 US and at number eight in Canada. It is still a recurrent play on most North America hot AC stations, given the fact that it was a hit single in that format (it reached number four on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart). It was featured on the compilation Reflections of Love.

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)	8
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)	88
Quebec (ADISQ)	21
UK Singles (OCC)	33
UK Airplay (ERA)	88
US Billboard Hot 100	28
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	4
US Cash Box Top 100	22

Year-end chart

1993 year-end chart performance for "Hopelessly"

Chart (1993)	Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)	61
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	37

1994 year-end chart performance for "Hopelessly"

Chart (1994)	Position
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	45