Outside (George Michael song)
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| Single by George Michael from the album Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael |
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| Released | 1998 | ||||
| Format | CD single | ||||
| Recorded | 1998 | ||||
| Genre | Dance | ||||
| Length | 5:21 | ||||
| Label | Epic Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | George Michael | ||||
| Producer | George Michael | ||||
| Certification | Silver (BPI) | ||||
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"Outside" was a song written and performed by George Michael and released on Epic Records in 1998.
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[edit] History
The song was seen as a fine self-deprecating public relations exercise by Michael, as it was the first single since he was infamously arrested for engaging in a lewd act six months earlier by an undercover police officer in a Beverly Hills public lavatory; an incident which prompted him to declare the homosexuality which had been rumoured for some years but never confirmed.
Michael took a swipe at the incident in the lyrics, claiming he wanted an alfresco sex life because he was bored with lovemaking behind closed doors. Reference to the Beverly Hills affair came with the line "I'd service the community, but I already have, you see" (he was sentenced to 80 hours of community service for the offense) and direct samples of radio reports of his arrest.
[edit] Music video
The video was especially satirical, featuring disco ball urinals and policemen kissing.
In 1999 police officer who arrested him, Marcelo Rodriguez brought a $10 million court case in California against the singer who has amassed an estimated personal fortune of 70 million pounds ($100 million). The court dismissed the case, but an appeals court reinstated the case on 3 December 2002.[1]
The court then ruled Rodriguez, as a public official, could not legally recover damages for emotional distress.[2]
[edit] Chart performance
"Outside" reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart; one of many songs to be held off by a seven-week run at the top by Cher with "Believe". It did not feature on a studio album, but was included on his solo hits collection Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael - the title of which was also a sly dig at his activity in the lavatory.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ca9/newopinions.nsf/6BEA0A1BA36F0D2A88256C84000643EA/$file/0056923.pdf?openelement
- ^ "George Bust 'Bad Karma' Says U.S. Cop", Sunday Star, 5 March 2006
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