- The Edge of Heaven
Single infobox |
Name = The Edge of Heaven
Artist =Wham!
from Album =Music from the Edge of Heaven
Released =June 18 1986
Format =12" ,7"
Recorded = 1986
Genre = Pop
Length = 4:34
Label =Columbia Records
Producer =George Michael
Last single = "A Different Corner " (1986)
This single = "The Edge of Heaven" (1986)
Next single = "Where Did Your Heart Go? " (1986)Extra tracklisting
Album =The Final
Type = compilation
prev_track = "Where did your heart go?"
prev_no = 13
this_track = "The Edge of Heaven"
track_no = 14
next_track =
next_no ="The Edge of Heaven" was a song by British pop duo
Wham! , released onEpic Records in1986 . It was written byGeorge Michael , one half of the duo, and was promoted in advance as Wham!'s farewell single.History
With the known desire of George to move into a more adult market, Wham! had announced in the spring of 1986 that they would go their separate ways after a farewell single, album and concert. The album was called "The Final" and the concert was held in front of 100,000 fans at Wembley Stadium in
London .The single, a five minute tale of emotional and physical frustration within a relationship, was a slick and upbeat pop tune which became, unsurprisingly, the fourth and final #1 in the UK (and the final US Top Ten hit, reaching #10) for the teaming of George Michael and his partner
Andrew Ridgeley .Epic released a double record set in the UK, with an updated version of Wham!'s early signature song "
Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do) " on the flip of disc one, and two new songs - "Battlestations" and a cover of theWas (Not Was) song "Where Did Your Heart Go?" - on the flip of the second disc. "Where Did Your Heart Go?" was later given an equal billing and reached a lowly position in theUK Top 40 as a result.In the United States, "The Edge of Heaven" was backed with a live version of "Blue" from Wham!'s tour of China. "Where Did Your Heart Go?" was released separately as the follow-up and the fourth and last single from "Music from the Edge of Heaven" (the shortened American version of "The Final"), and charted at #50 (backed with "Wham! Rap '86").
Two months earlier, George Michael had achieved his second solo #1 with "
A Different Corner " (which also made #7 in the US), and he was back in the charts as a permanent solo artist within six months of "The Edge of Heaven".Track listing
7": Epic / A FIN 1 (UK)
# "The Edge of Heaven" (4:37)
# "Wham Rap '86" (6:33)7": Epic / FIN 1 (UK)
# "The Edge of Heaven" (4:31)
# "Wham Rap '86" (6:33)
# "Battlestations" (5:25)
# "Where Did Your Heart Go?" (5:43)* limited edition double 7" pack
12": Epic / FIN T1 (UK)
# "Battlestations" (5:25)
# "Where Did Your Heart Go?" (5:43)
# "The Edge of Heaven" (4:31)
# "Wham Rap '86" (6:33)Chart performance
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