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The Legendary Song That Became the Rick Roll | The Story Of

United StatesPublished October 8, 2022

Views 4.14M  |  Likes 127K  |  Comments 7.94K
Views#369,135Global
Views#90,304United States

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VICEVICE
19.2M subs4.39K videosDec 2005

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Views

4,148,005

Likes

127,748

Comments

7,946

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Total (all-time): $2.90K – $8.29K

Based on estimated $0.7–$2 CPM.

About

Nearly everyone has been RickRoll’d. But few know the real story of the artist behind the 1987 hit “Never Gonna Give You Up” nor do they know about the mysterious origins of the viral RickRoll video meme that exploded in the mid-2000s. VICE meets Rick Astley and the creators of the song to learn about Rick’s meteoric …

Published
October 8, 2022
Made for kids
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