Im Never Going to Dance Again the Way I Danced With You
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| Single by George Michael (most territories)/Wham! featuring George Michael (United states of america) | ||||
| from the album Make It Big | ||||
| Released | 24 July 1984 | |||
| Studio | Sarm W, London | |||
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| "Careless Whisper" on YouTube | ||||
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 Artwork for the US 7" vinyl release credited to Wham! featuring George Michael. | ||||
"Devil-may-care Whisper" is a song past the English singer George Michael. It was written by Michael and Andrew Ridgeley[4] of Wham! and was released on 24 July 1984 on the Wham! album Make It Big.
The vocal features a prominent saxophone riff, and has been covered by a number of artists since its showtime release. It was released as a unmarried and became a huge commercial success around the globe. Information technology reached number one in near 25 countries, selling about vi million copies worldwide—2 million of them in the United States.[v]
Background [edit]
Composition and writing [edit]
In 1981, Michael was working as a DJ in the Bel Air restaurant about Bushey, Hertfordshire.[six] Michael explained in his autobiography, Bare, that he conceptualised "Careless Whisper" based on events from his childhood. Michael wrote, "I was on my way to DJ at the Bel Air when I wrote 'Careless Whisper'. I have always written on buses, trains and in cars. It always happens on journeys... With 'Careless Whisper' I think exactly where it first came to me, where I came upwardly with the sax line... I retrieve I was handing the money over to the guy on the bus and I got this line, the sax line... I wrote it totally in my head. I worked on it for about three months in my head."[7]
"When I was twelve, thirteen, I used to take to chaperone my sister, who was two years older, to an ice rink at Queensway in London," he explained. "At that place was a daughter at that place with long blonde hair whose name was Jane. I was a fatty boy in spectacles and I had a big crush on her - though I didn't stand a chance. My sister used to go and do what she wanted when nosotros got to the skating rink and I would spend the afternoon swooning over this girl Jane."[8]
"A few years later, when I was sixteen, I had my first relationship with a girl called Helen," Michael continued.
It had just started to absurd off a bit when I discovered that the blonde daughter from Queensway had moved in only around the corner from my school. She had moved in right next to where I used to stand and wait for my adjacent-door neighbour, who used to give me a lift home from school. And i day I saw her walk down the path adjacent to me and I thought – now where did SHE come up from? She didn't know information technology was me. It was a few years afterward and I looked a lot dissimilar. Then we played a schoolhouse disco with The Executive and she saw me singing and decided she fancied me. By this fourth dimension she was that much older and a big buxom matter – and somewhen I started seeing her. She invited me in one day when I was waiting for my elevator and I was ... in heaven.[8]
Michael observed that after he stopped wearing glasses, he began getting invited to parties. "And the daughter who didn't even see me when I was twelve invited me in," he noted.
So I went out with her for a couple of months simply I didn't finish seeing Helen. I idea I was being smart – I had gone from being a total loser to beingness a two-timer. And I remember my sisters used to give me a hard time because they found out and they actually liked the offset daughter. The whole idea of "Devil-may-care Whisper" was the first girl finding out nigh the second – which she never did. But I started another relationship with a girl called Alexis without finishing the one with Jane. Information technology all got a bit complicated. Jane found out about her and got rid of me ... The whole fourth dimension I idea I was being cool, being this ii-timer, but at that place really wasn't that much emotion involved. I did feel guilty well-nigh the first daughter – and I take seen her since – and the thought of the song was about her. "Devil-may-care Whisper" was us dancing, because we danced a lot, and the idea was – nosotros are dancing ... but she knows ... and it'due south finished.[8]
Andrew Ridgeley came up with the chord sequence on his Fender Telecaster he had received for his 18th birthday.[ix] They continued to work together on the music and lyric both at Michael's business firm in Radlett, and Shirlie Holliman's aunt'due south basement flat in Peckham, where Ridgeley was living.[ix] [x]
Demoing [edit]
The original demo was recorded by local music producer Paul Mex, in January 1982 alongside those for "Club Tropicana" and "Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)" in the forepart room of Ridgeley's home (his parents' lounge turned into a makeshift studio) with Mex's TEAC 4-track Portastudio. Considering virtually of the day was spent on Wham Rap!... and Ridgeley's female parent had returned home by that point, Careless Whisper had to be recorded in i have very chop-chop. It featured a Doctor Rhythm pulsate machine, an acoustic guitar (played by Ridgeley) and a bass guitar (played past Dave West), with Michael's vocal (recorded with a microphone attached to a broom handle).[11] [12] The overall cost of the recording was £twenty (largely due to the rental cost of the Portastudio) and the duo landed a bargain with Innervision by Mark Dean on the forcefulness of the demos.[13] [14]
A more complete and fully realised second demo was recorded on 24 March 1982 at Halligan Band Eye, Holloway, London with a backing band and a saxophone riff.[15] However, on the aforementioned twenty-four hours, Michael and Ridgely were called over by Dean to sign a contract in addition to the record bargain, which they did at a nearby greasy spoon café. Michael recalls of that day:
"1 of the nigh incredible moments of my life was hearing 'Careless Whisper' demoed properly, with a band, a sax and everything. Information technology was ironic that we signed the contract with Mark [Dean] that 24-hour interval, the twenty-four hour period I finally believed we had number-one textile. That same day nosotros signed it all away. Simply yous can never really know what you are capable of, you tin never really have that foresight."[15]
Production [edit]
The song went through at to the lowest degree two rounds of production. The first was during a trip Michael fabricated to Sheffield, Alabama, where he went to work with producer Jerry Wexler at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in 1983.[16] [17] Michael was unhappy with the original version produced past Wexler, and decided to re-record and produce the song himself; the 2nd version was the 1 ultimately released equally a unmarried.
Subsequently the bankroll track and George's vocal had been recorded, Wexler had booked the top saxophone player from Los Angeles to wing in and do the solo.[18] "He arrived at eleven and should take been gone by twelve", recalled Wham! manager Simon Napier-Bell. "Instead, afterwards 2 hours, he was still in that location while everyone in the studio shuddered with embarrassment. He just couldn't play the opening riff the mode George wanted information technology, the mode it had been on the demo. But that had been made two years earlier by a friend of George's who lived round the corner and played sax for fun in the pub."[18]
While the saxophonist appeared to exist playing the role perfectly, Michael told him, "No, information technology'due south nonetheless non right, you lot run into..." and he would lower his head to the talkback microphone and patiently hum the part to him still over again. "Information technology has to twitch upwards a little simply at that place! Encounter...? And not too much."[18]
Napier-Bong consulted with Wexler over Michael'southward dispute with the sax sound. "Is there actually something George wants that's different from what the sax player is playing?" Napier-Bell asked.[18] "Definitely!" replied Wexler.
I've seen things similar this earlier. At that place's some tiny nuance that the sax role player is somehow not getting correct. Although you and I can't hear what it is, it may be the very thing that will make the record a hit. The success of popular records is so ephemeral, and so unbelievably unpredictable, we just tin't have the risk of beingness impatient. But this sax player'due south non going to go information technology, is he![18]
The version Wexler produced was released later in the year, as a (4:41) B-side "Special Version" on 12" in the UK and Japan.
The tape label Innervision was going to put out the Wexler version of "Careless Whisper" later on the Club Fantastic Megamix every bit early as 1983. Song publisher Dick Leahy said that while he could not stop the release of the Gild Fantastic Megamix, he could finish the release of this single on the basis that as a publisher they "have the right to grant the beginning license of the recording of a melody of which he controls the copyright". He was unable to do annihilation about the Club Fantastic Megamix considering it was already released material. He said: "Nosotros knew how big that song could be, so it was necessary to upset a few people to stop information technology."[19] Towards the end of 1983, Michael was also committed to touring with Wham! to promote Fantastic, so according to him information technology would not have made sense to release "Devil-may-care Whisper" as a solo single in the middle of the bout, despite it being function of the setlist.[20]
Michael later went back to London's Sarm West's Studio ii to re-record the track, the backbone of which was done with a live rhythm section in one take, with "loads of stuff bunged on [overdubbed] afterward" as Michael added, although the feel of information technology was basically live.[21] [22] Michael elaborated on the song's production and how it turned out in the end:
"Jerry Wexler did i recording of "Careless Whisper" with me. So we re-mixed that, which meant re-shooting the video and and then nosotros completely re-did the track about 4 weeks before information technology was due to be released. When nosotros originally made it I was totally in awe of Jerry Wexler and it was the showtime time that I had always felt like that about anybody that I'd worked with. Usually I have trouble convincing myself that people know what they're doing. In this instance I had to get drunk in order to sing, I was so nervous. Anyway, my publisher [Dick Leahy] and I had loads of discussions most whether the record was good enough for the song and whether there was enough of me in it considering it only did non sound like me. I said 'information technology's great. Jerry's done a dandy chore on it', and for the first time since we'd started I was bullheaded to what was going on considering the song was already two and a half years old and I just did not have a inkling about where else I could have it. Eventually I just idea, 'sod this. I'm going to go in and practise it as if it had never been done before with the musicians we normally use and see what happens.' The track was much better considering I was relaxed and I call back that our musicians did a much improve job than the Muscle Shoals section". [22]
Co-ordinate to English jazz musician Dan Forshaw, saxophonist Steve Gregory had received a telephone call to re-record the song's distinctive solo; he was the eleventh saxophone player to record the solo, for Michael was determined to get the sound he wanted.[23] "Session musicians practice not have much idea what they are going to be recording until they arrive, and this was the case for Steve and another saxophonist who was ahead of him in the (queue)", Forshaw recalled.
As usual at that place was a lot of waiting around and the guy in front of Steve threw in the towel saying, 'it'south only going to be some crappy B side anyway and then I'm off'. Steve waited and and so discovered that the solo wasn't that easy to play in the written primal, every bit his onetime Selmer Marking VI tenor didn't accept a meridian F♯ key. So, the engineer slowed the tape down then that Steve could tape the solo a semitone lower than intended. Once the tape was put back to the normal speed, an 'unnatural' saxophone sound was created that sounded a flake like an Alto in the Paul Desmond vibe, but defective a bit more depth and darkness to the sound. George Michael had just arrived at the studio and said 'that's the one, that's the sax solo I want'. This could be down to that whole 80s synth concept where sounds became increasingly 'manufactured', or just that George never recognized information technology was 'wrong'.[23]
The officially released single was issued in August 1984, inbound the Uk Singles Nautical chart at number 12. Inside two weeks information technology was at number i, catastrophe a nine-week run at the top for "Two Tribes" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood.[4] Information technology stayed at number ane for three weeks, going on to go the fifth all-time-selling single of 1984 in the United Kingdom; outsold only by the two Frankie Goes to Hollywood tracks, "2 Tribes" and "Relax", Stevie Wonder with "I Merely Called to Say I Love You", and Band Aid'due south "Do They Know It'southward Christmas?". The song likewise topped the charts in 25 other countries, including the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.s. in February 1985 under the credit "Wham! featuring George Michael". Spending 3 weeks at the meridian in America, the song was subsequently named Billboard 's number-one vocal of 1985. The vocal was #one on the smooth radio top 500 songs of all time chart – proving its iconic status.
Despite the success, Michael was never fond of the vocal. He said in 1991 that information technology "was not an integral part of my emotional development ... information technology disappoints me that you can write a lyric very flippantly—and non a particularly skilful lyric—and it can mean so much to so many people. That's disillusioning for a writer."[19]
Music video [edit]
The official music video (which uses the shorter unmarried version instead of the total album version and was directed by Duncan Gibbins, who previously directed "Wake Me Up Earlier Yous Go-Get") shows the guilt felt by a man (portrayed by Michael) over an affair, and his acknowledgement that his partner (Lisa Stahl) is going to find out. Madeline Andrews-Hodge plays the woman who lures George abroad. It was filmed on location in Miami, Florida, in February 1984[24] and features such locales as Coconut Grove and Watson Island. The final function of the video shows Michael leaning out of a top floor balustrade of Miami's Grove Towers.[25] [26]
A first original version of the video was edited with the Jerry Wexler 1983 version, and featured Andrew as a cameo, handing over a letter to a dark-haired George. This version had a more than detailed storyline, but was then re-edited later.[27]
Co-ordinate to producer Jon Roseman, production of the video was "A fucking disaster".[28] According to Michael's co-star Lisa Stahl, "They lost footage of our kissing scene and then we had to reshoot it, which I didn't complain about ... Then George decided he didn't similar his pilus so he flew his sister over from England to cut information technology and we had to reshoot more scenes."[29]
Equally the band felt they had "screwed upwards" the video, further footage of Michael singing the song onstage was after shot at the Lyceum Theatre, London.[28] The video performance (1984 Version) was officially uploaded to George Michael YouTube channel on 24 October 2009. It has over 834 meg views as of 2022.
Rail list [edit]
All tracks are written past George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| i. | "Careless Whisper" (Single Edit) | v:04 |
| two. | "Devil-may-care Whisper" (Instrumental) | 5:02 |
| No. | Championship | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Careless Whisper" (Extended Mix) | vi:31 |
| 2. | "Careless Whisper" (Instrumental) | 5:02 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| one. | "Careless Whisper" (Extended Mix) | six:twenty |
| ii. | "Devil-may-care Whisper" (Instrumental) | 4:52 |
| No. | Championship | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Devil-may-care Whisper" | 4:50 |
| 2. | "Careless Whisper" | 4:50 |
| No. | Championship | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Careless Whisper" (Extended Mix) | vi:31 |
| 2. | "Devil-may-care Whisper" (Jerry Wexler Special Version) | v:34 |
| 3. | "Careless Whisper" (Condensed Instrumental Version) | iv:52 |
- Annotation: The Extended Mix is identical to the album version from Brand It Big.
Credits and personnel [edit]
- George Michael – pb and backing vocals
- Andrew Ridgeley – acoustic guitar (uncredited)
- Steve Gregory – saxophone
- Deon Estus – bass
- Trevor Murrell – drums[nb one]
- Chris Parren – keyboards
- Anne Dudley – keyboards [31]
- Hugh Burns – electric guitar
- Danny Cummings – percussion
Credits adapted from the Extended Mix'due south liner notes.[32]
Charts [edit]
Certifications [edit]
Cover versions [edit]
"Careless Whisper" has been covered past many other artists. Amongst the virtually significant versions are:
- Sarah Washington on a trip the light fantastic toe version that peaked at number 45 on the UK Singles Chart (1993).[91]
- 2Play produced a encompass version in 2004. Information technology charted at number 29 in the UK.[92]
- Kamasi Washington and El Debarge performed it to pay tribute to George Michael at the 2017 BET Awards.[93]
- South African alternative rock band Seether covered the song on their 2007 album Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces. It charted at number 63 in the U.s..[94]
- Dutch rapper Lil' Kleine sampled the chorus for his vocal, titled "Dansen", on his most recent anthology Ibiza Stories.[95]
See too [edit]
- List of all-time-selling singles in the United Kingdom
- List of number-i singles in Commonwealth of australia during the 1980s
- Listing of Dutch Pinnacle 40 number-1 singles of 1984
- List of number-one singles of 1984 (Ireland)
- List of number-one hits of 1984 (Switzerland)
- Listing of number-ane singles from the 1980s (UK)
- List of RPM number-one singles of 1985
- List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1985 (U.Due south.)
- Listing of number-one developed contemporary singles of 1985 (U.Due south.)
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- ^ The name of Wham!'s drummer was Trevor Murrell.[thirty] He is listed on the liner notes equally Trevor Morrell.
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External links [edit]
- Careless Whisper sheet music PDF
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Careless_Whisper
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