It was the second single released by Astley , and it is the title track of Astley 's debut album Whenever You Need Somebody , that was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman . In 1987 , Rick Astley covered the song , and it would become the title track and second single from Astley 's multi-million selling debut album Whenever You Need Somebody , also written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman .