Make It Big

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This article is about the album by Wham!. For the song sung by the Beach Boys, see Make It Big (song). For the film, see Make It Big (film).

Make It Big

Studio album by Wham!

Released

23 October 1984

Recorded

1984

Genre

New Wave, synthpop, post-disco, blue-eyed soul

Length

38:02

Label

Columbia
CK-39595

Producer

George Michael

Wham! chronology

Fantastic
(1983)

Make It Big
(1984)

Music from the Edge of Heaven
(1986)

Singles from Make It Big

"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"
Released: May 1984
"Careless Whisper"
Released: July 1984
"Freedom"
Released: August 1984
"Everything She Wants"
Released: December 1984

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	B^[2]
Rolling Stone	^[3]

Make It Big is the second album from British pop duo Wham!, released in 1984. The album was a critical and commercial success, hitting No. 1 in both the UK and the USA and spawning four singles, all topping the charts on both sides of the Atlantic.

Outside the US "Careless Whisper" was credited as a George Michael solo effort upon its release as a single, while "Everything She Wants" was released as a double A-side with "Last Christmas" which would later appear on the following album Music from the Edge of Heaven.

It was certified 6× Platinum in the US within weeks of the album's tenth anniversary.^[4]

Track listing

CD

All songs written and composed by George Michael except where indicated.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"		3:50
2.	"Everything She Wants"		5:01
3.	"Heartbeat"		4:42
4.	"Like a Baby"		4:12
5.	"Freedom"		5:05
6.	"If You Were There"	The Isley Brothers	3:38
7.	"Credit Card Baby"		5:08
8.	"Careless Whisper"	George Michael, Andrew Ridgeley	6:30
Total length:			38:02

LP and Cassette

All songs written and composed by George Michael except where indicated.

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"		3:50
2.	"Everything She Wants"		5:01
3.	"Heartbeat"		4:42
4.	"Like a Baby"		4:12
Total length:			17:45

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Freedom"		5:01
6.	"If You Were There"	The Isley Brothers	3:38
7.	"Credit Card Baby"		5:08
8.	"Careless Whisper"	George Michael, Andrew Ridgeley	6:30
Total length:			20:17

Certifications

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Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)^[5]	6× Platinum	600,000^{^}
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)^[6]	Platinum	53,465^[6]
France (SNEP)^[7]	2× Gold	429,500^[8]
Germany (BVMI)^[9]	Gold	250,000^{^}
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)^[10]	Platinum	20,000^*
Japan (Oricon Charts)		821,000^[11]
United Kingdom (BPI)^[12]	4× Platinum	1,200,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[13]	6× Platinum	6,000,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Charts

Chart positions

Chart (1984–85)	Peak position
Australian Kent Music Report^[14]	1
Austrian Albums Chart^[15]	4
Canadian RPM Albums Chart^[16]	1
Dutch Albums Chart^[17]	1
European Top 100 Albums^[18]	1
French SNEP Albums Chart^[19]	5
Italian Albums Chart^[20]	1
Japanese Oricon LP Chart^[21]	1
New Zealand Albums Chart^[22]	1
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart^[23]	1
Swedish Albums Chart^[24]	3
Swiss Albums Chart^[25]	1
UK Albums Chart^[26]	1
US Billboard 200 †^[27]	1
West German Media Control Albums Chart^[28]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1984)	Position
Australian Albums Chart^[14]	55
Canadian Albums Chart^[29]	44
French Albums Chart^[30]	19
UK Albums Chart^[31]	4
Chart (1985)	Position
Australian Albums Chart^[14]	20
Austrian Albums Chart^[32]	13
Canadian Albums Chart^[33]	8
Italian Albums Chart^[20]	9
Japanese Albums Chart^[34]	2
Swiss Albums Chart^[35]	14
UK Albums Chart^[31]	18
US Billboard 200^[36]	4

Decade-end charts

Chart (1980–89)	Position
Japanese Albums Chart^[11]	17

Personnel

Lead vocals: George Michael
Additional vocals: George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, Pepsi & Shirley
Acoustic guitar: Hugh Burns and Andrew Ridgeley
Bass guitar: Deon Estus
Drums: Trevor Morrell
Electric guitar: Hugh Burns and Andrew Ridgeley
Keyboards: Tommy Eyre, George Michael, Andy Richards, Anne Dudley
Percussion: Danny Cummings
Saxophone: David Baptiste and Steve Gregory
Trumpet: Colin Graham and Paul Spong
Arranger: George Michael
Assistant engineer: Paul Gomersall
Engineer: Chris Porter
Photography: Tony McGee
Producer: George Michael

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ Robert Christgau review
↑ Rolling Stone review
↑ RIAA Certification for Make It Big
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↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Wham; 'Make It Big')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
↑ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1985". IFPI Hong Kong.
↑ 11.0 11.1 Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9. |accessdate= requires |url= (help)
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Chart precession and succession

Preceded by Welcome to the Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes to Hollywood	UK number one album 17 November 1984 – 30 November 1984	Succeeded by Hits 1 by Various Artists
Preceded by Purple Rain by Prince and the Revolution Diamond Collection 13 by Various artists	Dutch Mega Chart number-one album 17 – 24 November 1984 12 – 26 January 1985	Succeeded by 5 by Kinderen Voor Kinderen Diamond Life by Sade
Preceded by The Woman in Red (soundtrack) by Stevie Wonder	Norwegian VG-lista number-one album 46 – 50 / 1984	Succeeded by Don't Suppose by Limahl
Preceded by Seiko Town by Seiko Matsuda	Japanese Oricon Weekly number-one album 3 December 1984	Succeeded by No Side by Yumi Matsutoya
Preceded by Perfect Strangers by Deep Purple	Swiss Music Chart number-one album 16 December 1984	Succeeded by Odissea veneziana by Rondo Veneziano
Preceded by I miei americani by Adriano Celentano	Italian Chart number-one album 13 January – 1 March 1985	Succeeded by Arena by Duran Duran
Preceded by Welcome to the Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes to Hollywood	European Top 100 number-one album 19 January 1985	Succeeded by Arena by Duran Duran
Preceded by Welcome to the Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes to Hollywood	New Zealand Chart number-one album 3 February 1985	Succeeded by Born in the USA by Bruce Springsteen
Preceded by Choose 1985 by Various artists	Australian Kent Music Report number-one album 4–17 February 1985	Succeeded by 1985 Comes Alive by Various artists
Preceded by Like a Virgin by Madonna	Billboard 200 number-one album 2 March 1985 – 16 March 1985	Succeeded by Centerfield by John Fogerty
Preceded by Reckless by Bryan Adams	Canadian RPM Top 100 number-one album 9 March 1985	Succeeded by No Jacket Required by Phil Collins

v t e Wham!

George Michael Andrew Ridgeley

Studio albums	Fantastic Make It Big Music from the Edge of Heaven

Compilations	The Final If You Were There (The Best of Wham)

Singles	"Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)" "Young Guns (Go for It!)" "Bad Boys" "Club Tropicana" "Club Fantastic Megamix" "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" "Freedom" "Everything She Wants" "Last Christmas" "I'm Your Man" "The Edge of Heaven" "Where Did Your Heart Go?"

Related articles	Boogie Box High Deon Estus Pepsi & Shirlie Tommy Eyre Discography

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