Single:
Careless Whisper entered the Australian singles chart* on 3 September 1984 and peaked at #1. The song was #5 on the Top 100 of 1984.
Album:
The song is on the Wham! album Make it Big which entered the Australian albums chart* on 19 November 1984 and peaked at #1.
Songwriters:
George Michael, Andrew Ridgeley
Producer:
George Michael
Record label of Australian release:
Epic
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Live at Earls Court, London, in 2008:
Wikipedia:
George Michael was still a member of the duo Wham! with Andrew Ridgeley when he recorded and released Careless Whisper. It was released as the second single from Wham!’s second album, Make It Big (1984). It was produced by Michael and written by him and Ridgeley. The single was credited to Michael as part of his transition to a solo career. It features a saxophone part composed by Michael and played by Steve Gregory.
Michael wrote Careless Whisper on a bus at the age of 17, while he was travelling to his job as a DJ at a restaurant near Bushey, Hertfordshire. He worked on the song “in his head” for three months. Michael wrote in his autobiography, Bare, that he based the lyrics on events from his childhood. Andrew Ridgeley wrote the chord sequence on the Fender Telecaster he received for his 18th birthday, with Michael singing the saxophone line.
Careless Whisper topped the charts in the UK, the US, Australia, and several other countries. It is one of the best-selling songs of all time, selling more than eleven million copies worldwide.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Careless_Whisper
Lyrics:
I feel so unsure
As I take your hand
And lead you to the dance floor
As the music dies
Something in your eyes
Calls to mind a silver screen
And all its sad goodbyes
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