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# We Hereby Declare Today National Rickroll Day
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/we-hereby-declare-today-national-rickroll-day/
- Published: 2019-04-01T07:41:47.000Z
- Updated: 2019-04-01T07:41:47.000Z
- Description: It’s April Fools’ Day and one of the most consistently popular pranks is the classic “Rickroll” with Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” seeing a big spike every April. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2019/04/we-hereby-declare-today-national-rickroll-day.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Social Media, YouTube & Video, April 1, Rick Ashley, rickroll, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:00

[![April-3109706_1280](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20240a49b5081200b-200wi "April-3109706_1280")](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20240a49b5081200b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)It’s April Fools’ Day and one of the most consistently popular pranks is the classic “Rickroll” with Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” seeing a big spike every April 1st on YouTube. **Rick Roll April 1 Highlights**
- The iconic song sees a massive spike each year on April 1st, with daily views last year reaching 1.28 million — a 239% spike compared to its daily average for the year
- The track earned enough views across YouTube on April 1st, 2018 to be one of the 100 most played songs of the day in the United States
- April Fools isn’t the only holiday that “Never Gonna Give You Up” sees an uptick of views on YouTube. Last year the song spiked over 75% on New Year’s Eve compared to its average views for the year
- Despite its April Fools prank status the song remains a hit year round, averaging over 370K views a day so far in 2019
- The music video for the song has now earned over 540 million views on YouTube