One More Try (George Michael song)

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An unrelated number-one hit song by Timmy T was also titled "One More Try".

"One More Try" is a song written and performed by George Michael and released by Epic Records in 1988.

A heavy-duty ballad at six minutes in length, the song lyrically explored Michael's unwillingness to return to a new relationship because he had been emotionally hurt so many times previously. The song concludes with temptation taking over, and Michael ends by singing the title for the first and only time.

The song was the fourth of six singles to be released from George's debut solo album Faith. It reached number eight in the UK singles chart but was his fifth number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA. Four of the six singles issued from Faith went to number one in America, while by comparison, none managed to do so in the UK.

"One More Try" remained a live favourite at Michael's concerts in the years which followed, although its radio airplay tends to be restricted to specific "Love Songs"-esque features because of both the tempo and the length.

Preceded by "Anything for You" by Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine

Billboard Hot 100 number one single May 28, 1988

Succeeded by "Together Forever" by Rick Astley