Billboard #1 Hits: #563: ‘Careless Whisper’- Wham! Featuring George Michael. February 16, 1985. #1 for 3 weeks in Billboard Hot 100.
- Single: ‘Careless Whisper’- Wham! Featuring George Michael
- Record Company- Columbia
- Genre: Pop
- Written by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley
- Time: 5:00
- Album- Make It Big
- Grade: B+
- Peaked at #1 3 weeks in Billboard Hot 100. #1 in UK Singles Chart, #1 in Australia, Canada, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, South Africa, Switzerland.
The second #1 for Wham! from their Make It Big album- and an improvement on their first #1 the catchy but annoying ‘Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go.’ George Michael wrote ‘Careless Whisper’ based on events from his childhood.
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Good song and a precursor sound to the “Faith” album which I love.
One of my favorite songs of the 80s and all time. But it must be the long version with the gorgeous extensive lead-in.