One More Try (George Michael song)
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| Single by George Michael from the album Faith |
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| Released | 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Format | CD, Cassette | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Pop, R&B, Gospel music | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 5:52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Epic Records | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | George Michael | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Producer | George Michael | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Certification | Gold (RIAA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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"One More Try" is a U.S. number-hit song written and performed by George Michael and released by Epic Records in 1988 as fourth single from Faith.
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[edit] History
The song was the fourth of six singles to be released from George's debut solo album Faith. A 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.
"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.
[edit] Chart Performance
It reached #8 in the UK singles chart but became his seventh #1 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" was the third consecutive #1 single from the Faith album. "One More Try" debuted at an impressive #40 the week of April 16, 1988, and matching the speed of "Father Figure", reached #1 by its seventh week, May 28, 1988, this time staying there for three consecutive weeks. "One More Try" was the second-longest running #1 of 1988, tied with "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" by Poison, and behind the four-week run of Steve Winwood's "Roll With It". In total, "One More Try" spent 7 weeks in the Top 10 and 14 weeks in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. "One More Try" was the last number-one single on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart by a white male artist until Robin Thicke's "Lost Without U" (2007). Since the United World Chart began tracking number one hits from 20,30,40 and 50 year ago they caculated that One More Try proved too Faith the album with the most number one hits on the United World Chart from a single album.
In Total "One More Try" Hit number one on:
- U.S. Hot 100
- U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
- U.S. Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
Which make it the first single in the history of the billboard to reach #1 on three different charts inside America.
[edit] Peak positions
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| Dutch Top 40[1] | 4 |
| United States Hot 100 | 1 |
| United States Hot Dance Club Play | - |
| United States Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 1 |
| United States Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |
| UK Single Charts | 8 |
| United World Chart | 1 |
| Preceded by "Anything for You" by Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single May 28, 1988- June 11, 1988 |
Succeeded by "Together Forever" by Rick Astley |
| Preceded by "Little Walter" by Tony! Toni! Toné! |
Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks number one single June 18, 1988 |
Succeeded by "Joy" by Teddy Pendergrass |
| Preceded by "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" by Billy Ocean |
United World Chart number one single May 14, 1988 - |
Succeeded by incumbent |
[edit] Track Listings
One More Try [Maxi-CD]
- One More Try - 7" Version 5:54
- One More Try - 12" Version 6:25
- One More Try - More 7" Remix Style 3:41
[edit] Official Remixes and Versions
- One More Try [Album Version] 6:27
- One More Try [Instrumental] 6:12
- One More Try [Video Version] 6:21
- One More Try [More 7' Remix Style] 5:35
- One More Try [More 7' Remix Version] 5:41
- One More Try [12 Version] 7:20
[edit] References
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