George Michael - Careless Whisper (GDS Extended Version) (Monster Remix)from the album 'Make It Big'

"Careless Whisper" is a song by the English singer-songwriter George Michael, then part of the duo Wham!, and released as the second single from Wham!'s second album, Make It Big (1984). It was produced by Michael and written by him and his Wham! bandmate Andrew Ridgeley. The single was credited to Michael as part of his transition to a solo career. "Careless Whisper" is a contemporary pop song with R&B and soul influences. It features a saxophone part composed by Michael and played by Steve Gregory. Michael composed it as a teenager and recorded several versions, auditioning several saxophone players, before he was satisfied. "Careless Whisper" topped the charts in the UK, the US, and several other countries. It is one of the best-selling songs of all time, selling more than eleven million copies, including seven million in the US. Background The composition features a distinctive tenor sax solo performed by Steve Gregory. Michael wrote "Careless Whisper" on a bus at the age of 17, while he was travelling to his job as a DJ at a restaurant near Bushey, Hertfordshire. He worked on the song "in his head" for three months. Michael wrote in his autobiography, Bare, that he based the lyrics on events from his childhood. He said the lyrics were inspired by his experience of infidelity, imagining a situation in which his partner discovered him. He wrote, "'Careless Whisper' was us dancing, because we danced a lot, and the idea was – we are dancing... but she knows... and it's finished." "Careless Whisper" was released on Wham!'s second album, Make It Big, in 1984. It was released as a single on 23 July. It entered the UK singles chart and reached number one two weeks later, displacing "Two Tribes" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood. It stayed at number one for three weeks and became the UK's fifth best-selling single that year. It reached number one in 25 other countries, including the US Billboard Hot 100 in February 1985. It was named Billboard's number one song of 1985. The "Careless Whisper" single was credited to Michael as part of the strategy to transition him to a solo artist. Michael told the media it was issued as a solo record as it did not fit the style of Wham!, but told his management that Wham! would break up. In the US, where Wham! were less well known, it was credited to "Wham! featuring George Michael". Please like & subscribe to my channel. It helps with the YouTube algorithms so that more people can find my channel to help it grow. Thank You. Disclaimer! I make absolutely no monetary gain from any music that I post on my channel. They are uploaded here for entertainment (listening) purposes only & for discussion in the comments section. Please enjoy! All credit goes out to the rightful owners and in this case to Grandad Steve (GDS). He has stated on his webpage that he is happy for anyone to re-upload his remixes onto YouTube if that's where one keeps their playlists/do your listening. I want to back up his awesome remixes since he has given that permission because they are good and should be listened to by as many people as possible. A big thanks goes out to this top bloke for being so generous with his work. Many more of his remixes over time will be uploaded to my channel as I really enjoy his work & would like my subscribers to be able to enjoy them too. Better still you could please like & subscribe to his YouTube channel which you can do so here.    / @grandadsteve-e5f9m   I extended his remix out further. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use.”