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"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" is a song by English pop duo Wham!, first released as a single in the UK on 14 May 1984. [4] It became their first UK and US number one hit. It was written and produced by George Michael. The single was certified platinum in the US, which at the time commemorated sales of over two million copies.
The music video for single "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" had the duo in shirts that read Choose Life. It would be the first of several hits from the album. The second single "Careless Whisper" is technically a Wham! song as it appears on the Wham! album Make It Big.
These changes helped to propel Wham!'s next single, "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go", into the top ten of several countries around the world. It became their first U.S. and UK No. 1 single, accompanied by a video of the duo with Pepsi and Shirlie, all wearing Katharine Hamnett T-shirts with the slogans "CHOOSE LIFE" and "GO GO". [22]
She replaced Dee C. Lee, (who left to join The Style Council) and performed alongside Shirlie Holliman, [2] first appearing in the music video for "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go". When their work with Wham! ended, Holliman and DeMacque formed their own act, named Pepsi & Shirlie. Created immediately after Wham!'s final Wembley concert, the duo ...
"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" 2024 [58] Filmography. List of films, with selected details, notes and certifications Title Year Role Director Type Release details
Their singles "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go", "Everything She Wants", and "Careless Whisper" all topped the US Billboard Hot 100. In 2019, Penguin Random House published Ridgeley's memoir Wham! George & Me .
(Enjoy What You Do)" and "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go". [13] While no official soundtrack for the film has been issued, a compilation album on various formats was released two days after the documentary film The Singles: Echoes from the Edge of Heaven. [14]
Singles from that album included "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" (No. 1 in the UK and US), "Freedom", "Everything She Wants", and "Careless Whisper" which reached No. 1 in nearly 25 countries, including the UK and US, and was Michael's first solo effort as a single. [32] [33] In December 1984, the single "Last Christmas" was released. [34]