Last Christmas - Música
Last Christmas by Wham!
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Wham! Foi Uma Banda Inglesa De Pop Criada Em 1981 Por George Michael E Andrew Ridgeley. Nos Estados Unidos Foram Conhecidos Como Wham!UK Porque Já Existia Outro Grupo Com O Mesmo Nome. Suas Canções Mais Conhecidas São "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" "Everything She Wants" "Last Christmas" E "The Edge Of Heaven". A Banda Se Separou Em 1986 E George Michael Iniciou Uma Bem Sucedida Carreira Solo. Wham! Foi O Primeiro Grupo Musical A Entrar Na China Comunista Em 1984. Sua Perfomance Levou Ao Delírio Milhares De Fãs Chineses Em Sua Apresentação Especialmente A Música "Freedom" Grande Sucesso Em Beijing. O Primeiro Sucesso Da Banda Foi "Wham! Rap" E Em Seguida "Club Tropicana" E "Young Guns Go For It! Todos Do Álbum De Lançamento "Fantastic". Logo Veio O Estrondoso Sucesso "Careless Whispers" Sucesso Mundial E Que Despertou O Interesse Da Mídia Para O Grupo Inglês Competindo Com Duran Duran. "Make It Big" Trouxe Destaque E Várias De Suas Músicas Ficaram Em Primeiro Lugar Nas Paradas Americanas. Em Conflito De Visões Andrew E George Decidem Terminar Com A Dupla E Escolhem O Estádio De Wembley Para O "The Final". Lotado Milhares De Fãs Deram Adeus Ao Wham! Sendo Que George Michael Após Dois Anos Surge Em Carreira Solo. Discografia Fantastic 1983 Make It Big 1984 The Final Coletânea 1986 If You Were There The Best Of Coletânea 1997 Wham! - Twelve Inch Mixes Remixes 1999
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"Last Christmas" Is A Song By British Pop Duo Wham! Released On Epic Records In 1984 On A Double A-Side With "Everything She Wants". It Was Written By George Michael One Half Of The Duo. The Song Has Been Covered By Many Artists Throughout The Years.
Original Version Edit Chart Performances
Wham! Had Been A Dominant Force In The UK Singles Chart In 1984 And News That They Were Planning A Christmas Single Meant That A Battle For The Coveted Christmas #1 Spot In The UK Seemed Set To Be Between Wham! And The Year's Other Big Act Frankie Goes To Hollywood Who Had Achieved A Third #1 In Early December With "The Power Of Love". However The Band Aid Project Helmed By Bob Geldof Produced The #1 Single. Wham!'s Offering Peaked At #2 For Much Of The Period Although George's Involvement In Band Aid Meant That Wham! Still Had An Input. Wham! Subsequently Topped The Monies Raised By Band Aid By Donating All Of Their "Last Christmas/Everything She Wants" Royalties To The Ethiopian Famine Appeal.
"Last Christmas" Did Make #1 In Various Other Countries.
The Single Sold Well Over A Million Copies And Became The Biggest Selling Single In UK Chart History Not To Reach #1. A Year Later It Was Re-Issued For Christmas Again This Time Without A Billed Flip-Side And Got To #6. A Second Re-Issue At Christmas 1986 - By Which Time Wham! Had Split - Stalled Outside The Top 40.
The Song Gradually Sold In Japan And Finally Became The Best-Selling Single That Did Not Reach That Country's Top-10 Chart Selling More Than 600 000 Copies And Peaking On The Chart At #12 In 1992.
Since 1997 The Song Enters The German Singlecharts Every Year And Peaked At #4 In 2007. In The Airplay Charts The Songs Enters Every Year The Top 5.
In 2007 The Track Re-Entered The UK Top 20 And Hit The UK ITunes Top 10.
In 2008 The Song Re-Entered The UK Singles Chart Again This Time At #36 And Peaked At #26.
In 2009 The Song Re-Entered The UK Singles Chart At Number #39. Edit "Can't Smile Without You" Settlement
Due To Perceived Similarities Between "Last Christmas" And The Song "Can't Smile Without You" As Popularised By Barry Manilow An Out Of Court Settlement Was Reached In Which The First Year's Royalties Were Donated To The One-Year-Old "Band Aid" Charity. Citation Needed Edit Music Video
The Video To "Last Christmas" Saw George And Partner Andrew Ridgeley Accompanying Girlfriends To See Friends At Their Home In An Unspecified Ski Resort Although The Cable-Car That Can Be Seen In Two Shots Is From Saas-Fee Switzerland. It Became Clear Early On However That Andrew's Girlfriend Had Previously Been In A Relationship With George And It Was To Her Character The Song Was Aimed. The Video Also Featured The Duo's Erstwhile Backing Singers Pepsi And Shirlie And Spandau Ballet Bassist Martin Kemp The Boyfriend And Future Husband Of Shirlie Holliman.
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Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone Elton John - Step Into Christmas Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? ABBA - Happy New Year Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? - 1984 Version Wham! - Everything She Wants Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go Cliff Richard - Mistletoe And Wine Boney M. - Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping The Pretenders - 2000 Miles Cutting Crew - I Just Died In Your Arms Madonna - Santa Baby Hall & Oates - Jingle Bell Rock Mel & Kim - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree George Michael - December Song I Dreamed Of Christmas Boney M. - Little Drummer Boy The Pretenders - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Eurythmics - Winter Wonderland Michael Jackson - Little Christmas Tree Cliff Richard - Mistletoe & Wine Gloria Estefan - Christmas Through Your Eyes Whitney Houston - Do You Hear What I Hear? Cyndi Lauper - Early Christmas Morning Prince - Another Lonely Christmas Pet Shop Boys - It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas Billy Idol - Merry Christmas Baby Billy Idol - Santa Claus Is Back In Town Whitney Houston - I'll Be Home For Christmas ABBA - Little Things Elton John - Step Into Christmas - Remastered 1995 The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping Long Version Gloria Estefan - Love On Layaway George Michael - Last Christmas The Pointer Sisters - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Power Of Love New Kids On The Block - Merry, Merry Christmas Lionel Richie - Joy To The World Modern Talking - It's Christmas Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love Rick Astley - Together Forever Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy Go West - The King Of Wishful Thinking Johnny Hates Jazz - Turn Back The Clock The Police - Every Breath You Take - Remastered 2003 Murray Head - One Night In Bangkok Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't It Be Good Kim Wilde - You Came
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Wham! Foi Uma Banda Inglesa De Pop Criada Em 1981 Por George Michael E Andrew Ridgeley. Nos Estados Unidos Foram Conhecidos Como Wham!UK Porque Já Existia Outro Grupo Com O Mesmo Nome. Suas Canções Mais Conhecidas São "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" "Everything She Wants" "Last Christmas" E "The Edge Of Heaven". A Banda Se Separou Em 1986 E George Michael Iniciou Uma Bem Sucedida Carreira Solo. Wham! Foi O Primeiro Grupo Musical A Entrar Na China Comunista Em 1984. Sua Perfomance Levou Ao Delírio Milhares De Fãs Chineses Em Sua Apresentação Especialmente A Música "Freedom" Grande Sucesso Em Beijing. O Primeiro Sucesso Da Banda Foi "Wham! Rap" E Em Seguida "Club Tropicana" E "Young Guns Go For It! Todos Do Álbum De Lançamento "Fantastic". Logo Veio O Estrondoso Sucesso "Careless Whispers" Sucesso Mundial E Que Despertou O Interesse Da Mídia Para O Grupo Inglês Competindo Com Duran Duran. "Make It Big" Trouxe Destaque E Várias De Suas Músicas Ficaram Em Primeiro Lugar Nas Paradas Americanas. Em Conflito De Visões Andrew E George Decidem Terminar Com A Dupla E Escolhem O Estádio De Wembley Para O "The Final". Lotado Milhares De Fãs Deram Adeus Ao Wham! Sendo Que George Michael Após Dois Anos Surge Em Carreira Solo. Discografia Fantastic 1983 Make It Big 1984 The Final Coletânea 1986 If You Were There The Best Of Coletânea 1997 Wham! - Twelve Inch Mixes Remixes 1999
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"Last Christmas" is a song by British pop duo Wham!, released on Epic Records in 1984, on a double A-side with "Everything She Wants". It was written by George Michael, one half of the duo. The song has been covered by many artists throughout the years.
Original version
[edit]Chart performances
Wham! had been a dominant force in the UK Singles Chart in 1984 and news that they were planning a Christmas single meant that a battle for the coveted Christmas #1 spot in the UK seemed set to be between Wham! and the year's other big act, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, who had achieved a third #1 in early December with "The Power of Love". However, the Band Aid project, helmed by Bob Geldof, produced the #1 single. Wham!'s offering peaked at #2 for much of the period, although George's involvement in Band Aid meant that Wham! still had an input. Wham! subsequently topped the monies raised by Band Aid by donating all of their "Last Christmas/Everything She Wants" royalties to the Ethiopian famine appeal.
"Last Christmas" did make #1 in various other countries.
The single sold well over a million copies and became the biggest selling single in UK chart history not to reach #1. A year later, it was re-issued for Christmas again (this time without a billed flip-side) and got to #6. A second re-issue at Christmas 1986 - by which time Wham! had split - stalled outside the top 40.
The song gradually sold in Japan, and finally became the best-selling single that did not reach that country's top-10 chart, selling more than 600,000 copies and peaking on the chart at #12 in 1992.
Since 1997, the song enters the German Singlecharts every year and peaked at #4 in 2007. In the airplay charts the songs enters every year the Top 5.
In 2007, the track re-entered the UK Top 20 and hit the UK iTunes Top 10.
In 2008, the song re-entered the UK Singles Chart again, this time at #36 and peaked at #26.
In 2009, the song re-entered the UK Singles Chart at number #39.
[edit]"Can't Smile Without You" settlement
Due to perceived similarities between "Last Christmas" and the song "Can't Smile Without You" as popularised by Barry Manilow, an out of court settlement was reached in which the first year's royalties were donated to the one-year-old "Band Aid" charity.[citation needed]
[edit]Music video
The video to "Last Christmas" saw George and partner Andrew Ridgeley accompanying girlfriends to see friends at their home in an unspecified ski resort, although the cable-car that can be seen in two shots is from Saas-Fee, Switzerland. It became clear early on, however, that Andrew's girlfriend had previously been in a relationship with George, and it was to her character the song was aimed. The video also featured the duo's erstwhile backing singers Pepsi and Shirlie and Spandau Ballet bassist Martin Kemp, the boyfriend and future husband of Shirlie Holliman. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.