Careless Whisper

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Careless Whisper is a 1984 pop ballad by George Michael, renowned for its iconic saxophone riff and themes of guilt and lost love.

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Careless Whisper canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Make It Big NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Careless Whisper by George Michael NERFINISHED
associatedAct Wham! NERFINISHED
bSide Bad Boys NERFINISHED
certificationAustralia Platinum
certificationCanada Platinum
certificationUK Platinum
certificationUS Platinum
chartPositionAustralia 1
chartPositionBelgium 1
chartPositionCanada 1
chartPositionGermany 1
chartPositionIreland 1
chartPositionNetherlands 1
chartPositionNorway 1
chartPositionSouthAfrica 1
chartPositionSweden 1
chartPositionSwitzerland 1
chartPositionUK 1
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 1
composer Andrew Ridgeley NERFINISHED
George Michael NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
genre blue-eyed soul
pop ballad
hasInstrument saxophone
hasWikipediaPage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Careless_Whisper
language English
leadVocalist George Michael NERFINISHED
length 5:04
lyricist George Michael NERFINISHED
musicVideoDirector Duncan Gibbins NERFINISHED
musicVideoLocation Miami NERFINISHED
notableFeature iconic saxophone riff
performer George Michael NERFINISHED
Wham! NERFINISHED
producer George Michael NERFINISHED
Jerry Wexler NERFINISHED
recordedIn 1983
recordLabel Columbia Records
Epic Records
releaseDate 1984-07-24
releaseYear 1984
singleEditLength 4:59
theme guilt
infidelity
lost love
regret

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George Michael notableWork Careless Whisper
Whitney Houston and George Michael notableWork Careless Whisper
subject surface form: George Michael