George Michael - I knew You Were Waiting For Me

George Michael - I Want Your Sex

"I Want Your Sex" first charted in June 1987, appearing on George Michael's Faith album, and the soundtrack to Beverly Hills Cop II.

"I Want Your Sex" became George Michael's second number-one single in the World after the song "I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me)" (Duet With Aretha Franklin)

Despite censorship and airplay issues, a censored version of the song's music video received ample airplay on North America's music channels, fueling its popularity there. The single eventually reached #2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, the week of August 8, 1987. Moreover, the single remained in the Top 10 for six weeks and the Top 40 for a total of 14 weeks, becoming one of the most popular dance-pop singles of the summer of 1987. It also climbed to #2 in Canada, where it ended up becoming the 13th most popular single of the year.

The song charted up to #3 in Britain, where the song's reprise maintained an audience for many years thanks to BBC Radio 1 breakfast show host Simon Mayo using a looped version as backing music for his daily feature On This Day in History.

In 1987,the video premiered on MTV (causing quite a shock to some viewers) it featured George rationalizing the song's lyrics by saying they were not about casual sex.

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George Michael - Faith

"Faith" was a #1 song, written and performed by George Michael, released as a single on Columbia Records, from his 1987 Faith album. According to Billboard magazine, it was the top-selling single of the year in the United States in 1988.

Having disbanded Wham! the previous year, there was a keen expectation for Michael's solo career and "Faith" would go on to become one of his most popular and enduring songs, as well as being the most simplistic in its production. It was the second of six singles released from the well-received album.

The song reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and number two on the UK Singles Chart.

On the Hot 100 chart, "Faith" rocketed from #54 to #37, the week of October 31, 1987, reaching #1 on December 12, 1987 and remaining there for 4consecutive weeks, easily becoming the longest running chart topper of 1987. Altogether, "Faith" lingered in the Top 10 for 9 weeks, the Top 20 for 11 weeks & the Top 40 for 15 weeks.

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George Michael - Father Figure

"Father Figure" was released on Epic Records in 1987 as the third single from the album Faith.

"Father Figure" is a sharp and sensual tale of seduction which is more than five minutes long and epitomized the sexual nature of Michael's writing which he had adopted since the latter years of Wham!.

The song was actually supposed to be an uptempo dance track, but whilst checking his mix of the song, Michael turned off the snare track and realized he liked the song better without it.

The video starred Vogue model Tania Coleridge.

Released in 1987, "Father Figure" reached number eleven in the UK singles chart - the first time Michael had failed to reach the top ten in his home country. The song remained a live favourite at Michael's concerts for many years and is also one of his most frequently aired songs on the radio in the UK.

In the U.S., "Father Figure" became George Michael's sixth number one single (counting #1 singles garnered as half of Wham!). "Father Figure" debuted at #49 on January 16, 1988, while "Faith" was still prominent (at #9) in the top tier of the chart. In the subsequent weeks, "Father Figure" was a surefire hit, reaching #1 by its seventh week, February 27, 1988, staying at the top for two weeks. Altogether, the single spent 6 weeks in the Top 10, 9 weeks in the Top 20, and 14 weeks in the Top 40.

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George Michael - One More Try

"One More Try" was s a US number-one hit song written and performed by George Michael and released by Epic Records in 1988 as the fourth single from Faith.

The song was the fourth of six singles to be released from George's debut solo album Faith. A ballad at six minutes in length, the song lyrically explored Michael's unwillingness to return to a new relationship because he had been emotionally hurt so many times previously. The song concludes with temptation taking over, and Michael ends by singing the title for the only time.

"One More Try" remained a live favourite at Michael's concerts in the years which followed, although its radio airplay tends to be restricted to specific "Love Songs"-esque features because of both the tempo and the length.

It reached #8 in the UK Singles Chart but became his seventh #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA. Four of the six singles issued from Faith went to number one in America, while by comparison, none managed to do so in the UK.

"One More Try" was the third consecutive #1 single from the Faith album. "One More Try" debuted at an impressive #40 the week of April 16, 1988, and matching the speed of "Father Figure", reached #1 by its seventh week, May 28, 1988, this time staying there for three consecutive weeks. "One More Try" was the second-longest running #1 of 1988, tied with "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" by Poison, and behind the four-week run of Steve Winwood's "Roll With It". In total, "One More Try" spent 7 weeks in the Top 10 and 14 weeks in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. "One More Try" was the last number-one single on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart by a white male artist until Robin Thicke's "Lost Without U" (2007).

In total, "One More Try" hit number one on:

• U.S. Hot 100
• U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
• U.S. Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks

which made it the first single in the history of Billboard to reach #1 on three different charts in the United States.

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George Michael - Monkey

"Monkey" was s a US number-one hit song by George Michael. It was released as a single in 1988 and reached #1 on the U.S. Hot 100 and #13 on the UK Singles Chart. "Monkey" debuted at #42 on July 9, 1988, reaching #1 for two weeks, beginning August 27, 1988.

"Monkey" became George Michael's eighth #1 U.S. single, and the fourth consecutive #1 from the Faith album. George Michael joined Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston as three artists who all had four or more consecutive number one singles during the 1987-1988 era, from one album (Michael Jackson boasted an impressive five while Whitney Houston boasted seven consecutive).

"Monkey" also reached number one in the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart for two weeks and became his first dance number one.

When "Monkey" was released as a single, the single version was remixed by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.

Surprisingly for a song that was such a hit, it has been omitted from most of George's greatest hits compilations, appearing only on the US/Canada version of Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael.

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George Michael - Kissing A Fool

"Kissing a Fool" is a song written and performed by George Michael and released by Columbia Records in 1988.

A ballad with minimal instrumentation and a jazz feel, the song was written about George's insecurities as a soulmate and partner because of the baggage and reputation with which he came.

Aside from Michael's vocals, the song featured just a piano, a double bass, a jazz guitar, brass section, and a cursory drumbeat. It was the sixth and final single to be released from the album Faith. It was also the least successful, making #18 in the UK Singles Chart and becoming the first single in five not to make #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA. However, it reached #1 in the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks and became a #5 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, remaining a fan favourite and being regarded critically as one of his most accessible and honest recordings.

"Kissing a Fool" was Michael's last single for almost two years in the United Kingdom. It was later covered by Michael Bublé on his self-titled album and released as a single in the United States. Unreleased original 6.56 was edited for album.

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George Michael - Freedom 90

"Freedom! '90" is a song written and performed by George Michael, and released on Epic Records in 1990. The "'90" added to the end of the title is to prevent confusion with a Wham! song also titled "Freedom".

The song was a highly-praised confessional project from Michael, acknowledging his fortune and luck from his early days with Wham! - referring directly to Andrew Ridgeley as his "buddy". The cleverly worded song was initially promoted as describing Michael's effort to break free from his publishing contract with Sony Music. However, as Michael's sexuality came to light eight years later with his arrest in a public bathroom in April 1998, the song became equally recognized as a one that describes the struggles of being a closeted homosexual. Michael has since been open about his orientation.

"Freedom! '90" was 6:30 long, but a shorter version was made available for radio consumption. The addition of the year to the title was to distinguish the song from "Freedom", a #1 hit in the UK for Wham! in 1984 (#3 in the US in 1985). It was the second US single from the album Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1, and had contrasting fortunes on each side of the Atlantic - it peaked #28 on the UK Singles Chart, but was a major success on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, reaching #8 and selling over 500,000 copies to earn a Gold certification from the RIAA. It remained in the Billboard Top 40 for twelve weeks in late 1990 and early 1991.

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George Michael - Waiting For That Day

"Waiting for That Day" was a song performed and largely written by George Michael which was released on Epic Records in 1990 in the UK and on Columbia Records in 1991 in the US.

The song was the third US single from Michael's Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 album. "Waiting for That Day" peaked at #23 in the UK in October 1990 and was followed in the UK by three more singles from the album, all of which peaked slightly lower than that of its predecessor. In the US the song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 9, 1991, appeared on the chart for five weeks, and peaked at #27.

Although Michael wrote the song alone, the chords and rhythm are very similar to Rolling Stones' "You can't always get what you want". This title is included at the very end of Michael's song, and a co-writer credit was given to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.

The song also contains samples from the song Funky Drummer by James Brown.

While the song did not enjoy great chart success in the United States, the single's B-side, "Mother's Pride" achieved airplay success during the Gulf War.

This song title is also the title of the twelfth episode in the first season of ABC's Eli Stone.

George Michael - Heal The Pain

"Heal the Pain" was a song written and performed by George Michael and released on Epic Records in 1991.

A contemplative, acoustic guitar-based love song, it was the fourth of five UK singles taken from the album Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1.

The song entered the UK Singles Chart in February 1991 and peaked at #31. It followed a pattern of being slightly lower than its predecessor (the previous three singles had peaked at #6, #23 and #28). One more single from the album would continue the pattern, by not even breaking the threshold of the Top 40. "Soul Free", also taken from Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1, appeared as the b-side. For the US, Columbia Records flipped the two songs, with "Soul Free" appearing as the a-side and "Heal the Pain" as the B-side. The single did not chart in the US.

The band Lemon Jelly have used an uncredited sample of the track on the B-side of their single "Rolled/Oats".

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In 2005, it was announced that Michael would be recording a version of the track with Paul McCartney, whose style the song was written in. Michael appeared on the Chris Evans show on BBC Radio 2 on December 5, 2005, and announced that he had recorded the song with McCartney "last week" but didn't know what he was going to do with it yet. The track was later added to the greatest hits collection Twenty Five.

In 2008, it was released as a single from the U.S. release of George Michael's greatest hits album Twenty Five.

George Michael - Cowboys And Angels

"Cowboys and Angels" is a song written and performed by George Michael and released on Epic Records in 1991. Among other things, the song is notable for being written in Waltz time.

Although it was critically acclaimed as a masterful piece of low-tempo mood and melody, it became the first — and, as of 2008, only - single released by Michael in his career that did not make the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart. It peaked at #45 on release in March 1991.

The song's lowly sales figures were not a surprise as it was the fifth single to be released from the Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 album. (Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 was released in the UK on September 3, 1990 and in the US on September 11, 1990.) Each single had finished lower than its predecessor and "Cowboys and Angels" continued the spiral, although the other four had all made the threshold of the Top 40.

"Cowboys and Angels" was also Michael's longest single to date, at 7 minutes 14 seconds. A shorter version (4:34) omits the piano introduction.

George Michael - Praying For Time

"Praying for Time" was a U.S. number-one song written and performed by George Michael, released on Epic Records in 1990.

The song was Michael's first single in almost two years, entering the UK Singles Chart in August 1990.

A dark and sombre reflection on social ills and injustice, the song was hailed by critics as it peaked at number six in the UK, but it was his ninth number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA. The song remained in the Billboard Top 40 for ten weeks.George used an echoey vocal effect and put the melody in a low enough key to take away the sunny nature of his regular singing voice. It was the first song of political motivation he had released as a single since his earliest days with Wham!.

The song was the first of five released in the UK from the album Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1, although it was the only one of the quintet to make the UK Top 10.

The song was performed by George Michael himself during the 2008 American Idol Finale on May 21, 2008. At the conclusion of his performance, host Ryan Seacrest greeted Michael,Michael said he was sick and also, confirmed that his North American leg of 25 Live tour would kick off in San Diego on June 17, 2008.

George Michael - Dont Let The Sun Go Down On Me

As successful as the 1974 record had been, it was as a duet with George Michael that "Don't Let The Sun Go Down on Me" had its greatest success. The pair had performed the song at the Live Aid concert in 1985. Recorded live at a concert at Wembley Arena, London on 25 March 1991 when Elton John was a surprise guest of George Michael, the duet became a massive hit on both sides of the Atlantic. It was released later that year and reached number one on the UK singles chart for two weeks in December 1991 and a single week on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1992.

The footage used for the music video of the song was taken from a "live" concert in Chicago with 70,000 fans. "The video was actually shot over several days," confirms Michael Pagnotta, George's publicist. "It was shot in an airline hangar in Burbank where George had been rehearsing; Elton came in for a night and they ran through the song a couple of times. Then the song was filmed in its entirety live in Chicago in the middle of October as part of that Cover to Cover tour, and when Elton came out from the wings, that place went crazy." It appears on John's Love Songs compilation. The proceeds from the single were divided among 10 different charities for children, AIDS and education.

Both John and Michael performed at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert a year after the single's release.

George Michael - Too Funky

"Too Funky" is a song written and performed by George Michael and released by Epic Records in 1992.

"Too Funky" was Michael's final single for his recording contract with Sony Music before he started legal action to extricate himself from his contract. "Too Funky" had been initially earmarked for a follow-up to the album Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 2 but George shelved the idea, instead donating it, along with three other songs, to the project Red Hot + Dance, which raised money for AIDS awareness. Michael subsequently donated the royalties to the same cause. The song didn't appear on any of Michael's studio album, although later it was included on his solo collection Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael.

The song was lyrically a basic, animalistic plea from Michael for sexual activity with an individual and musically it was the most upbeat record he had released since Faith almost five years previously.

It featured a clip from The Graduate. Anne Bancroft's line of "Would you like me to seduce you? Is that what you're trying to tell me?" was repeated during the final crescendo. The song then ended with a sample from the BBC Sketch Show The Russ Abbot Show, with the line "Will you stop playing with that radio of yours? I'm trying to get to sleep!".

"Too Funky" reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart in 1992 and became that year's most played record in Europe.

In the U.S. the single debuted at number 84 on Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 8, its peak position, by its fourth week, and had sold over 500,000, being certified Gold by the RIAA.

At that time, it was the biggest gainer song ever in the top fifty of the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, when it jumped from number 50 to number 8 (42 places) and reached its peak position at number 3. American pop singer Britney Spears broke its record in 2009, when her song "3" rose up from number 50 to number 7 (43 places).

In Canada, "Too Funky" peaked at number 6 on the RPM singles chart.

"Too Funky" also reached number 3 on Dutch Top 40.

George Michael - Five Live

Five Live, released in 1993, features five (in some countries, where it is considered to be a reduced-length long-playing album, six) tracks, performed by George Michael, Queen, and Lisa Stansfield. "Somebody to Love" and "These Are the Days of Our Lives" (both also available on video) were recorded at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, held on April 20, 1992, at Wembley Stadium. In particular, the live performance of the opener gave Michael a lot more credibility as an adult artist, making him one of the few acts of the evening to be praised for fitting Mercury's shoes.

All proceeds from the sale of the EP benefited the Mercury Phoenix Trust. Sales of the record were in fact very strong throughout Europe, where it debuted at Number One, in the UK Singles Chart, and several European countries, either considered as a single, an extended play, or an LP. Chart success in the U.S. was far less spectacular, but the EP still peaked at Number 30 on the Billboard 200.

An edited shorter version of "Killer" and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone," a live medley already (performed by George at the Wembley Arena), was released by George Michael as a further independent single, in some territories only. The singer also shot a video for it, where he did not appear personally though (it was during the time when the artist refused to exploit his outward look, which he though would distract the audience from the music, his main concern).

While "These Are the Days of Our Lives," played by Queen, is actually a duet between George Michael and Lisa Stansfield, the sixth optional track is represented by a short performance by Queen, entitled "Dear Friends," originally sung by Freddie Mercury himself. Recorded in 1974, this constitutes the one studio recording on the record.

Usually, countries where the six-track work is distributed consider it to be as a short LP, whereas those where the five-track (hence, its title) work is available generally tend to see it as an EP or even (if "Killer/Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" was not marketed independently in those same territories) as a particularly long or content-rich single. However, no matter its status, whether an EP, a short album or a long single, the work as a whole sold an estimated 5 million copies worldwide.

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George Michael - Jesus To A Child

"Jesus to a Child" peaked at number 1 in Britain and Australia, and at number 2 in the mainland European charts. The song has also become George Michael's highest direct entry in the American charts. The song was one of George Michael's best-known songs and was included on the 1996 album Older. It was a melancholy tribute to his lover Anselmo Feleppa.

The song was Michael's first self-penned hit in his homeland for almost four years and entered the UK Singles Chart straight at #1 in January 1996. It became his first solo single to enter the UK charts at the top, his first solo #1 from a studio album (all his previous solo #1s had been one-off projects, either during the Wham! years or as a guest or co-vocalist) and, on the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA, it became the highest new entry (#7) by a British artist for more than 25 years. It was also Michael's longest UK Top 40 single at almost seven minutes long.

The song was a melancholy tribute to Michael's Brazilian friend and lover Anselmo Feleppa, whom he met when performing in Rio de Janeiro in 1991. Feleppa died two years later from an AIDS-related brain haemorrhage. Michael had been unable to write for the next 18 months as a consequence of his grief, but then penned the words to "Jesus to a Child" in little more than an hour, indicating that the time was right to move on with his life. The song is written with a rhythm and harmony that is clearly influenced by the Brazilian Bossa Nova style.

The exact identity of the song's subject - and the nature of their relationship - was cause for a certain amount of innuendo at the time, however, as Michael had not confirmed his homosexuality and did not do so until 1998. Nowadays, Michael consistently dedicates the song to Feleppa before performing it live.

"Jesus to a Child" was the first of six singles from the album Older. It was Michael's sixth UK #1 under his solo name, although only the third as an entirely solo performer.

George Michael - Fastlove

"Fastlove" Was released by Virgin Records in the United Kingdom and Dreamworks Records in the United States in 1996.

The song was the second of six singles to be taken from George's comeback album Older, which was his first studio album in six years and only the third of his solo career. "Fastlove" was an energetic tune about the need for gratification and fulfillment without concern for commitment.

A re-sung but otherwise identical chorus of the Patrice Rushen hit "Forget Me Nots", performed by Siobhan Fahey (who also appears at the end of the music video), was used in the closing bars, although no co-writing credit was initially given. The song was somewhat unusual for a popular song, in that it does not have a defined chorus and that the single version is nearly five minutes long.

Michael wrote the song based on a brief love affair with city banker Brett Charles whom he met in Kazakhstan while writing songs for the album.

The song reached the #1 hit single spot in the UK Singles Chart, where it stayed for three weeks. It also reached #1 in Australia and Italy.

In the U.S., "Fastlove" peaked at #8, and has since become a classic in George Michael's catalog. This would go on to be the last time that George Michael reached the top 40 in the U.S. charts. For the single's B-side, a remake of the Wham! classic "I'm Your Man" was used. Entitled "I'm Your Man '96", it was an update of the duo's final single, a decade on.

George Michael - Spinning The Wheel

"Spinning the Wheel" was co-written by Michael and Jon Douglas. It was performed by George Michael and released on Virgin Records in 1996.

The song was the third single taken from Older and it peaked at number 2 in the UK, kept off the top by the Spice Girls' "Wannabe".

It subsequently appeared on both of George Michael's compilations Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael and Twenty Five.

George Michael - Older

"Older" / "I Can't Make You Love Me" is a single released by George Michael in 1997. It was also released as an EP under the name "The Older EP". The single is mainly composed of the song "Older" and a cover of Bonnie Raitt's single "I Can't Make You Love Me". The single peaked at #3 in the UK Singles Chart, nearly besting his previous single "Spinning the Wheel" by just one place.

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George Michael - Star People

"Star People '97" is a single by pop singer George Michael, which was released as the fifth single from his album Older. It was written and performed by George Michael and was released by Virgin Records in the UK and Dreamworks Records in the U.S. in 1997. "Star People '97" peaked at number 2 in the United Kingdom and also number 1 on the U.S. Dance. The song contains elements of The Gap Band's 1980 hit, "Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)".

"Star People" became George Michael's second of four #1 U.S. Dance single, after "Monkey".

The lyrics make reference to the materialism and frivolity of certain (not specified) people in the show business, suggesting that those behaviors are derived from some insecurity or a bad childhood.

The single version is referred as "Star People '97" instead of "Star People" (the name of the album version) because the single version is a remixed/re-recorded track.

George Michael - You Have Been Loved

"You Have Been Loved" / "The Strangest Thing '97" is a double A-side single by dance-pop artist George Michael. Both songs are from his 1996 album Older. The single reached #2 on the UK charts, only behind Elton John's "Candle in the Wind" '97 charity single. The song was Michael's second double A-side single, after "Older / I Can't Make You Love Me", released the same year.

Two singles were released for the double A-side. The cover for the first single features Michael cross legged on a black chaise longue in a room with brown-tiled walls. The cover for the second single released for the single is just a close-up of the first cover, and does not show the chaise longue. The single version is referred to as "The Strangest Thing '97" instead of simply "The Strangest Thing" of the album version because the single version is a remixed/re-recorded, more uptempo dance track.

George Michael - Outside

"Outside" was released on Epic Records in 1998.

The song was seen as a fine self-deprecating public relations exercise by Michael, as it was the first single since he was infamously arrested for engaging in a lewd act six months earlier by an undercover police officer in a Beverly Hills public lavatory; an incident which prompted him to declare his homosexuality which had been rumoured for some years but never confirmed.

Michael took a swipe at the incident in the lyrics, claiming he wanted an alfresco sex life because he was bored with lovemaking behind closed doors. Reference to the Beverly Hills affair came with the line "I'd service the community, but I already have, you see" (he was sentenced to 80 hours of community service for the offense) and direct samples of radio reports of his arrest.

"Outside" reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart; one of many songs to be held off by a seven-week run at the top by Cher with "Believe". It was not featured on a studio album, but was included on his solo hits collection Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael - the title of which was also a sly dig at his activity in the lavatory.

George Michael - As

In 1999, Mary J. Blige and George Michael covered the song, and it is the second single from George Michael's greatest hits Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael. It became a top ten UK pop hit, reaching #4 on the chart. The video features Michael in a club where many doppelgangers of himself and Mary J. Blige are dancing.

George Michael - Waltz Away Dreaming

George Michael - If I Told You That

"If I Told You That" is a 2000 duet by American singer Whitney Houston and British singer George Michael, and is the second single from Houston's Whitney: The Greatest Hits album. It was not released as a single in the USA but was released in the UK, where it became a Top Ten hit, peaking at #9. The song first appeared on Houston's 1998 multi-platinum My Love Is Your Love album, where she sang it solo. George Michael's vocals were later recorded to the song when it was being added to Houston's greatest hits package.

While Houston performing the song at her concerts, she and George Michael never sung it live as well as Michael never sung it at any of his concerts. Although it was a hit song, it didn't appear in Michael's collabration album called "Twenty Five".

George Michael - Freeek!

"Freeek!" was written and performed by George Michael, and later featured on his album, Patience.

The single was released in March 2002; the first of six to come from Patience, although the album itself was not released until 2004.

The song entered the top 10 in many European charts reaching number one in four countries (Spain, Italy, Denmark, and Portugal), the first time that George Michael hit number one in these countries since "Careless Whisper".

The song contains samples from "Try Again" by Aaliyah, "Breathe & Stop" by Q-Tip, and "N.T." by Kool & the Gang.

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George Michael - Shoot The Dog

"Shoot the Dog" was released as the second single from his album, Patience, though released a year and a half prior to the album. The song is an anti-George W. Bush song. Released on August 26, 2002, it peaked on the Top 40 in the United Kingdom, Germany, and in Australia. The music video for the song is completely animated (done by the same people who created 2DTV).

The single marked 20 years since the release of Wham!'s first single, "Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)", another politically-charged song written by Michael. "Shoot the Dog" samples The Human League song, "Love Action (I Believe in Love)".

George Michael - Flawless

"Flawless (Go to the City)" was co-written and performed by George Michael and released by Sony BMG Records in 2004. It samples "Flawless", originally recorded by the electronic music band The Ones. The song was taken from Michael's dance-pop album Patience as the fourth of six singles to be taken from the album.

The single performed well in the charts reaching the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart and peaked at #8. It became a huge dance hit, especially in the United States reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play and became Michael's last number one single on the United States Hot Dance Club Play chart.

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George Michael - Amazing

"Amazing" was co-written, arranged, produced and performed by George Michael which released by Sony BMG Records in 2004.

"Amazing" is a dance-pop song written by British songwriter George Michael and John Douglas for Michael's fifth studio album, Patience (2004). It also was produced by Michael and received a mixed reception from music critics. Released in the first quarter of 2004, the song reached number one in Italy, Spain, Portugal and South Africa. In the United States, "Amazing" was released to success on the Billboard magazine dance charts, where it reached the top position on both Hot Dance Airplay chart and Hot Dance Club Play.

The song is about and dedicated to George Michael's partner of 10 years, Texas native Kenny Goss.

The music video for the song was directed by Matthew Rolston, who has directed videos for Beyoncé, Kelis, and the Spice Girls. The video was filmed in London, United Kingdom in 2003.

On March 1, 2004, "Amazing" was released in the United Kingdom. The song became Michael's first single in two years when it debuted at number four on the singles chart. It spent a total of nine weeks in the top seventy-five in the UK. Outside of the United Kingdom, the song was also successful. It reached number one in five countries, including South Africa, where it became Michael's first number one on the singles chart.

When George appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show on May 26, 2004 to promote the album, he performed the song on the show. "Amazing" was released in the United States. Michael had previously found success in the dance clubs with "Monkey" (1988) and "Star People" (1997), and "Amazing" became his third release to reach the top on the Billboard Dance Chart. It also performed well on the Hot Dance Airplay chart, where it reached the top spot. The song, however, was not a success on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, failing to make an impact outside of the dance market, although several key top 40 stations, including KIIS-FM in Los Angeles, embraced the track and gave it heavy airplay. As a result, the song reached #1 on the U.S. Hot Dance Airplay chart; his highest-charting single in the United States since Fastlove (1996), and his last successful radio single in North America.

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George Michael - Round Here

"Round Here" is a song by George Michael from his fifth studio album, Patience. It was released officially on November 1, 2004. It reached #32 on the UK Singles Chart. The song is about George Michael's childhood and how he remembers his first day at school. The music video was live in a recording studio, plus some clips of London where Michael's childhood started.

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George Michael - An Easier Affair

"An Easier Affair" was the first single from George Michael's second greatest hits album Twenty Five. It peaked at #13 on the UK Singles Chart and at #1 on the Italian FIMI singles chart.

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George Michael - This Is Not Real Love

"This Is Not Real Love" was the second single from George Michael's second greatest hits album Twenty Five. The single features Mutya Buena, the ex-Sugababe and was released on 6 November 2006. No video was made for this song due to busy work schedules of both George Michael and Mutya. The song was also featured in a remixed form and re-titled "This Is Not (Real Love)" on Mutya Buena's solo debut album, Real Girl.

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George Michael - December Song

"December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas)" was a Christmas single released by George Michael on December 25th, 2008. The track was originally announced during one of the last dates on George Michael's 25 Live tour. The track was available for free on George Michael's official website on December 25th and December 26th of 2008.

The track was written by George Michael and longtime writing partner David Austin.

During the Gerry Ryan show on December 19th, David Austin confirmed that the song had originally been written with the Spice Girls in mind. After a few failed deadlines, the song was going to be given to Michael Bublé but George Michael decided to keep it for himself.

The song features a sample from the Frank Sinatra recording "Christmas Waltz".

George Michael performed the song live on December 13 for the final of the 2009 series of The X Factor. The day after the performance, physical copies of the song were sold out in one day, forcing George Michael's record label to print new copies. Many fans have commented on forums of their annoyance at not being able to buy a physical copy of the single- possibly also giving the song a lower chart position than its true potential. The song debuted at #14 on the UK Singles Chart on the 21st December 2009.

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