It discusses how they put together their first demo tape with a full version of " Wham Rap!" and a portion of " Careless Whisper" recorded in Ridgeley's front room, eventually signing a record deal with Innervision Records in March 1982.

Ultratop.be – Wham! – The Singles - Echoes from the Edge of Heaven" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 July 2023.Wham! was released theatrically on 27 June 2023, in the United Kingdom by Altitude Film Distribution and was released on Netflix on 5 July 2023. ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 17 July 2023 . Retrieved 14 July 2023.

a b Ryan, Gary (4 July 2023). "Andrew Ridgeley on 'Wham!': 'The music has a vibrancy and energy which appeals to Gen Z' ". NME . Retrieved 12 July 2023. WHAM! toured the world. The Big Tour of 1984 and ‘85, comprised thirty-nine shows in support of the multi-platinum British and American Number One album – Make It Big. It took in the UK, Ireland, Japan, Australia, United States, Hong Kong and China and in the summer of 1985, their WHAMAMERICA! stadium tour played to hundreds of thousands of WHAM! fans the length and breadth of the USA. OLiS - oficjalna lista sprzedaży - albumy" (in Polish). OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Note: Change the date to 07.07.2023–13.07.2023 under "zmień zakres od–do:". Retrieved 20 July 2023.

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It was directed by Chris Smith and relies primarily on rare archive footage and audio interviews by the duo, including television appearances, concert footage, private home video, behind-the-scenes outtakes, and family comments all linked together using scrapbooks created by Ridgeley's mother. [5] The Netflix film was co-produced by Ventureland / Passion Pictures, Nemperor Production, and Library Films with Altitude Film and Netflix serving as distributors. [6] [7] [8] Wham!’ enjoyed huge success in the first half of the 1980s before splitting in 1986. George then went on to enjoy a successful solo career but Andrew felt that the band’s progress took them by surprise.

Wham! discuss the big success of their first number 1 single " Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" and how Michael was inspired by a note Ridgeley had left on his bedroom door for his mum to wake him up the next morning. Ridgeley wrote it with a mistake, so at the end added "go go". Andrew Ridgley (below) appeared on BBC Breakfast this morning to talk about this exciting new release. With pieces such as Careless Whisper and wham rap that George Michael wrote when he was only 16 years old, he proved what a great music person he was 43 years ago. Top 10 By Country: Weekly Top 10 lists of the most watched TV and films in countries around the world (UK)". Netflix. 9 July 2023 . Retrieved 15 July 2023.Clover, Julian (13 July 2023). "Wham! doc leads Netflix UK most watched films list". Broadband TV News . Retrieved 15 July 2023. Wham! announce stunning singles box set Echoes from the Edge of Heaven". Smooth Radio. 27 April 2023 . Retrieved 12 July 2023. In other Wham! news, it’s been announced that Netflix is to screen a new documentary about the band. According to Netflix, Wham! was watched by 4.4 million people in its first five days of digital release worldwide in any language and ranked 8th for the most watched TV and film. [28] It was the most-watched film in the United Kingdom debuting at number one for the week 3 July to 9 July 2023. [29] The collection also includes, ‘WHAM! RAP! (Enjoy What You Do)’, ‘Bad Boys’, ‘Club Tropicana’, ‘Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, ‘Freedom’, ‘Last Christmas’, ‘Everything She Wants’ and ‘I’m Your Man!’

On June 28, 1986, WHAM! The Final saw the duo depart in a blaze of glory in front of seventy-two thousand people at Wembley Stadium. The concert included performances by their friend Elton John! Maglio, Tony (13 July 2023). "Netflix's 'Wham!' Documentary Put the Boom-Boom Into My Heart". IndieWire . Retrieved 15 July 2023. With unprecedented access to both George and Andrew’s personal archive including remarkable and never-before-seen footage, alongside rare, candid and previously unheard interviews, ‘WHAM!’ charts their incredible journey from school friends to superstars. Staff, MusicWeek (3 July 2023). "Andrew Ridgeley launches Wham!'s catalogue renaissance". Music Week . Retrieved 14 July 2023. This; An impressive store of information about the entire world music industry over the England of the period.Top 10 By Country: Weekly Top 10 lists of the most watched TV and films in countries around the world (UK)". Netflix. 16 July 2023 . Retrieved 23 July 2023.