"Hopelessly" is a pop song performed by English singer-songwriter

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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

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. 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 ''

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'' Adult Contemporary chart). It was featured on the compilation ''Reflections of Love''.

Track listing

Studio version #"Hopelessly" – 3:35 #"

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" – 3:02 #" Hold Me in Your Arms" – 4:24 #" Whenever You Need Somebody" – 3:28 Live version #"Hopelessly" (live, recorded in Italy, September 1993) – 2:58 #"

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" – 3:32 #" Together Forever" – 3:24 #" She Wants to Dance with Me" – 3:15

Personnel

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

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end chart

References

1990s ballads 1993 singles 1993 songs Rick Astley songs Pop ballads Songs written by Rob Fisher (British musician) Songs written by Rick Astley RCA Records singles {{1990s-pop-song-stub