

That’s what’s brilliant about the internet,” the singer said of the Rickrolling phenomena in a 2008 interview with the L.A. “I think it’s just one of those odd things where something gets picked up and people run with it. As Variety note, on April Fool’s Day 2021, the music video topped 2.3 million views. “Rickrolling” is a time-honoured internet prank in which somebody shares a misleading link promising something - that leads to the saccharine dance-pop music video.

I’m going to need an official breakdown of how many of those views were directly owed to “Rickrolling.” If you live in a comfortable silo in which that word means literally nothing to you, congratulations!
