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Fantastic is the debut studio album by English pop duo Wham!, released on 1 July 1983. [4] It reached number one on the UK Albums Chart. It included the previously released singles "Young Guns", "Wham Rap!" and "Bad Boys". "Club Tropicana" was released as a single to coincide with the album's release.
The Club Fantastic Tour (also advertised as the Club Fantastic '83 Tour) was the debut concert tour by English pop duo Wham!, launched in support of their first studio album Fantastic (1983). It was sponsored by Fila sportswear and spanned two months from October to late November 1983, comprising 30 sold-out shows across England, Scotland and ...
Influenced by funk and soul music and presenting themselves as disaffected youth, Wham!'s 1983 debut album Fantastic addressed the United Kingdom's unemployment problem and teen angst over adulthood. [6] Their second studio album Make It Big in 1984 was a worldwide pop smash hit, charting at number one in both the UK and the United States.
"Club Fantastic Megamix" is a medley single released by Wham! on 25 November 1983, and was the last single release for the duo on Innervision Records. It was mixed by DMC 's Alan Couthard and approved by Mark Dean, the manager of Innervision Records. [ 2 ]
The Best of Wham!: If You Were There... is the second UK-released compilation to summarise the career of English pop duo Wham!. It was released in 1997, and peaked at number 4 on the UK Albums Chart. The end of the album features a hidden track that was first heard on their debut album, Fantastic.
List of music videos, showing year released and directors Title Year Director(s) "Young Guns (Go for It)" 1982 Tim Pope "Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)" 1983 Chris Gabrin "Bad Boys" Mike Brady "Club Tropicana" Duncan Gibbins "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" 1984 Andy Morahan "Everything She Wants" "Freedom" Lindsay Anderson, Andy Morahan [55]
After the break-up of the short-lived group The Executive (of which Ridgeley, his brother Paul, and Michael were members), [8] Michael and Ridgeley formed the duo Wham! in 1981. Michael was the lead vocalist, primary songwriter, and played keyboards, while Ridgeley co-wrote songs, played guitar, and performed backing vocals. [9]
An official trailer was released on 15 June 2023 and featured the songs "Wham Rap! (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 .