I'm Your Man (song)
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| Single by Wham! | ||
| from the album The Final | ||
| Released | 1985 | |
| Format | 12", 7" | |
| Recorded | 1985 | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 4:04 | |
| Label | Epic Records, (UK) Columbia Records |
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| Producer(s) | George Michael | |
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| Wham! singles chronology | ||
| "Last Christmas" / "Everything She Wants" (1984) |
"I'm Your Man" (1985) |
"The Edge of Heaven" / "Where Did Your Heart Go" (1986) |
I'm Your Man was a song by British pop duo Wham!, released on Epic Records in 1985. It was written by George Michael, one half of the duo.
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[edit] History
The song was long-awaited, as Wham! had spent much of 1985 touring and then resting. A groundbreaking appearance in China had been followed by a stint at Live Aid, but there had been no new Wham! material until November and the release of I'm Your Man, a straightforward song of seduction through personality.
The video was similar to that of previous hit Wake Me Up Before You Go Go, in that it was essentially an "as live" performance of the song in front of a crowd of fans, although the occasional appearance of a counter clock revealed George's lyrical thinking with the word SEX appearing instead of SIX. It was also shot in black and white rather than colour.
I'm Your Man became Wham!'s third #1 but did not feature on a studio album, and was essentially an isolated single which was only followed up by a re-issue of the previous year's Christmas hit, Last Christmas. Already the signs were there that George, now bearded, was ready to move his career into an adult market.
Within six months of I'm Your Man, Wham! had announced their split. They had a fourth and final number one and released a farewell album, prior to a concert at Wembley Stadium, at which I'm Your Man was the last song George performed with partner Andrew Ridgeley.
An extended mix of the song was released on Wham!'s 1986 album Music from the Edge of Heaven (the U.S. version of their final album The Final). In this extended mix, added to the song are a bass solo, tape effects (including several repeating words and phrases), and a segment which feathured the sounds of a car crashing, maniacal laughing from Andrew Ridgeley, and Ridgeley saying "Now where's the bar?".
I'm Your Man was subsequently covered by Lisa Moorish in 1995. Shane Richie also covered the song in 2003 as a fundraising song for the BBC charity Children In Need. In addition, George Michael re-recorded the song in a funkier style in 1996; "I'm Your Man '96" appeared on the "Fastlove" CD single.
[edit] Tracklisting
[edit] 7": Epic / A 6716 (UK)
- "I'm Your Man" (4:05)
- "Do It Right" (4:05)
[edit] 12": Epic / TA 6716 (UK)
- "I'm Your Man [Extended Simulation]" (6:53)
- "Do It Right" (4:05)
- "I'm Your Man [Acapella]" (4:17)
- also released as a picture disc (WTA 6716) and cassette (TA40 6716)
| Preceded by: "A Good Heart" by Feargal Sharkey |
UK number one single November 24, 1985 |
Succeeded by: "Saving All My Love For You" by Whitney Houston |
