At about 19 seconds, the clip is long enough for the musical opening and vocal payoff, so it usually works without trimming. Download the MP3 once to keep it available offline, then import it through your phone’s sound settings for a ringtone or notification tone. Its bright music and deep vocal can compete with speech, so lower other audio when the hook arrives. For a second fake-out, keep a game show buzzer nearby, but avoid layering both sounds at once.
About this sound
Play the button, download the MP3, or set the 18-second clip as a ringtone for instant rickrolls with the familiar Never Gonna Give You Up chorus.
This sound is the instantly recognisable chorus from Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up, the part most people associate with a rickroll. It opens with bright 80s pop production and Rick Astley's deep vocal delivery, then lands with the familiar hook that gives away the joke in a second. Because so many people know it, the clip flips a normal moment into a punchline fast. It usually makes viewers laugh, groan, or instantly realize they have been baited on purpose.