Rick Astley, the singer of the famous 1987 track ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’, has released a brand new single called ‘Unwanted’, which he co-wrote with Deron Johnson for the comedy fiction podcast series ‘Unwanted’ as its theme tune. It is no surprise that the podcast has chosen one of the most iconic 80s singers of all time to produce its theme tune due to their “shared love for the 80s”. In a statement, he said: “It has been a fun and exciting thing to write a song for a podcast. It’s a new world for me and I really love what we came up with!”
The 8-part podcast series is on various platforms such as Apple Music and Spotify, and has an average rating of 4.4 out of 5. The description reads: “Two slackers, Ben (Lamorne Morris) and Grant (Billy Magnussen) attempt to catch an escaped convicted murderer, Shelly O’Keith (Jamie-Lee O’Donnell) who is allegedly hiding in their town to cash in on the million-dollar reward the police are offering.” Aside from Rick Astley himself, the podcast features a wide variety of celebrity guests, including Jake Johnson, Rose McIver and Anna Camp.
My new track ‘Unwanted’ is out now! I co-wrote it for the original comedy drama podcast series ‘Unwanted’, with a shared love for the 80’s. Get in the groove – Rick x https://t.co/ZdiliOk5vv#RAUnwanted #UnwantedPodcast @QCODEmedia @LamorneMorris @BillyMagnussen #newmusic
— Rick Astley (@rickastley) April 7, 2021
Rick Astley is best known for his 80s hit ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’, which topped the charts in 25 countries and became an internet phenomenon named “rickrolling”, where the music video is used as a prank, often hidden in disguised links. To this date, the video has an impressive number of 914 million views on YouTube. He has released eight albums thus far in his career, with recent albums being ’50’ in 2016 and ‘Beautiful Life’ in 2018.
You can listen to Rick Astley’s ‘Unwanted’ below.
The ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ singer will start his tour this summer and tickets can be bought on his website. The tour dates are as follows:
24/7/2021 – Splendour Festival – Nottingham
6/8 – Kelvingrove Bandstand and Amphitheatre – Glasgow
13/8 – Newmarket Racecourses – Newmarket
27/8 – Carfest – Overton
11/9 – Lingfield Park Resort – Lingfield
18/9 – Newbury Racecourse – Newbury
18/10 – Royal Albert Hall – London
28/10 – First Direct Arena – Leeds
29/10 – BIC – Bournemouth
30/10 – Motorpoint Arena – Cardiff
1/11 – The London Palladium – London
2/11 – Utilita Arena – Birmingham
4/11 – M&S Bank Arena – Liverpool
6/11 – The Brighton Centre – Brighton
7/11 – Bonus Arena – Hull
10/11 – Motorpoint Arena – Nottingham
12/11 – Utilita Arena – Newcastle
13/11 – AO Arena – Manchester
11/6/2022 – Hampton Court Palace Festival – Kingston-Upon-Thames
