The Edge of Heaven
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| "The Edge of Heaven" | ||
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| Single by Wham! | ||
| from the album The Final | ||
| Released | 1986 | |
| Format | 12", 7" | |
| Recorded | 1986 | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 4:34 | |
| Label | Columbia Records | |
| Producer(s) | George Michael | |
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| Wham! singles chronology | ||
| "I'm Your Man" (1985) |
"The Edge of Heaven" (1986) |
"Where Did Your Heart Go" (1986) |
The Edge Of Heaven was a song by British pop duo Wham!, released on Epic Records in 1986. It was written by George Michael, one half of the duo, and was promoted in advance as Wham!'s farewell single.
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[edit] 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 of 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 for the 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 the Was (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 the UK Top 40 as a result.
Two months earlier, George Michael had achieved his second solo #1 with A Different Corner, and he was back in the charts as a permanent solo artist within six months of The Edge Of Heaven.
[edit] Tracklisting
[edit] 7": Epic / A FIN 1 (UK)
- "The Edge of Heaven" (4:37)
- "Wham Rap '86" (6:33)
[edit] 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
[edit] 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)
| Preceded by: "Spirit In The Sky" by Doctor and the Medics |
UK number one single June 22, 1986 |
Succeeded by: "Papa Don't Preach" by Madonna |
