New Delhi:Rick Astley's 1987 hit song "Never Gonna Give You Up" is all over the news right now. Do you know why? The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 Mathematics paper that was given out on Monday, March 9, had a QR code on it that supposedly led to the "Rickroll" prank. The code took people to Rick Astley's 1987 hit song, "Never Gonna Give You Up." Here's all you need to know about the song.
Rick Astley's 1987 hit song "Never Gonna Give You Up" is all over the news right now. Do you know why? The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 Mathematics paper that was given out on Monday, March 9, had a QR code on it that supposedly led to the "Rickroll" prank. The code took people to Rick Astley's 1987 hit song, "Never Gonna Give You Up." Here's all you need to know about the song.
Rick Astley was in the video for his song "Never Gonna Give You Up," which came out in 1987. The song has 1.7 billion views on YouTube and still has a cult following. The song, which its fans never forgot, is back in the news after being featured in a CBSE math paper.
Rick Astley's official YouTube page put up the track 16 years ago. The song's logline says, "Never Gonna Give You Up" was a huge hit when it came out in July 1987, topping the charts in 25 countries, including Rick's home country of the UK and the US Billboard Hot 100. It also won the Brit Award for Best single in 1988. Stock Aitken and Waterman wrote and produced the track which was the lead-off single and lead track from Rick’s debut LP “Whenever You Need Somebody”. The album was itself a UK number one and would go on to sell over 15 million copies worldwide. It also won the Brit Award for Best single in 1988. Stock Aitken and Waterman wrote and produced the track which was the lead-off single and lead track from Rick’s debut LP “Whenever You Need Somebody”.
Rick Astley's official YouTube page put up the track 16 years ago. The song's logline says, "Never Gonna Give You Up" was a huge hit when it came out in July 1987, topping the charts in 25 countries, including Rick's home country of the UK and the US Billboard Hot 100. In 1988, it also won the Brit Award for Best Single. Stock Aitken and Waterman wrote and produced the song, which was the first single and the first track on Rick's first album, "Whenever You Need Somebody." The album itself was number one in the UK and went on to sell more than 15 million copies around the world. Simon West, who went on to make big movies like Con Air, directed the famous video.
Also, the unexpected QR code link to the song "Never Gonna Give You Up" on the CBSE math paper has made people wonder how serious the board is about giving the test. QR codes are a security feature on question papers that help keep the exam process honest and stop leaks.
The CBSE has now made it clear that the "Rickroll" prank is real. The Board says, "It is hereby confirmed that the question papers are real." The safety of the question papers is still intact. Digital had already brought up the issue with CBSE to get more information.
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