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"Careless Whisper"
UK 7" vinyl picture sleeve (also used for various international releases)
Single by George Michael
from the album Make It Big
Released
23 July 1984[1]
Studio
Sarm West (London)
Genre
Pop[2]
soul[3]
R&B[4]
quiet storm[5]
Length
6:30 (album version)
5:04 (7” and video version)
Label
Epic
Columbia
Sony
Songwriter(s)
George Michael
Andrew Ridgeley
Producer(s)
George Michael
Jerry Wexler (original)
George Michael singles chronology
"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" (1984)
"Careless Whisper" (1984)
"Freedom" (1984)
Music video
"Careless Whisper" on YouTube
Alternative cover
US 7-inch vinyl release credited to Wham! featuring George Michael.
"Careless Whisper" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter George Michael. Released as the second single from Wham!'s second studio album Make It Big (1984), it was written by Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, with Michael producing the song. Although the song was released as part of Make It Big, the single release is credited to either Wham! featuring George Michael (in North America and several other countries) or solely to George Michael (in the United Kingdom and some European countries).
The song has been covered by a number of artists since its release, including Brian McKnight, Seether, Roger Williams, Kenny G and Julio Iglesias, among others. A contemporary pop song with R&B and soul influences, it features a prominent saxophone riff composed by Michael and played by Steve Gregory. It became a commercial success, topping record charts in at least ten countries and selling about 6 million copies worldwide—2 million of them in the United States.[6] The song later achieved popularity on social media, mainly due to the saxophone riff being used as a popular internet meme.[7]
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