Swisscharts.com – Wham! – The Singles - Echoes from the Edge of Heaven". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 July 2023. Blistein, Jon (15 June 2023). "Friendship and Creative Fire Fuel Wham!'s World-Conquering Pop in New Doc Trailer". Rollingstone . Retrieved 24 June 2023.

Edwards, Chris (7 June 2022). "New Wham! documentary featuring Andrew Ridgeley in the works". NME . Retrieved 27 June 2023.In a positive 4/5 star review for the London Evening Standard, El Hunt called it an "illuminating film" with it being "Cleverly stitched together and drawing on a vast archive of audio recordings, their narrative does not shy away from reappraising the band’s past and even calling themselves out." [38] Wham!’s 40th anniversary will be marked with the release of ‘The Singles: Echoes From The Edge Of Heaven’ on July 7. Speaking on TV show ‘This Morning’, he said: “The last time I saw George was over a game of Scrabble, making up for a humiliating beating the previous week.

Wham! announce stunning singles box set Echoes from the Edge of Heaven". Smooth Radio. 27 April 2023 . Retrieved 12 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. This; A depiction of how volatile, forgetful the 80s were, despite not having the social media of today.

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An important turning point for the band after the release of their first single "Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)" which failed to enter the UK singles chart, was an opportunity to appear on Top of the Pops in November 1982 performing " Young Guns (Go for It)" which rose in the chart from 42 eventually reaching number 3. In late 1984, Michael describes how he felt attending the event to record Band Aid's " Do They Know It's Christmas?" at Sarm West Studios which would coincide with the release of their own release "Last Christmas". Showing outtakes from "Last Christmas" video shoot filmed in Saas-Fee, Switzerland. ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 17 July 2023 . Retrieved 14 July 2023. In other Wham! news, it’s been announced that Netflix is to screen a new documentary about the band. 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]

Christy Lemire of RogerEbert.com wrote, "a total blast, regardless of your level of fandom. On the most superficial level, it’s just a joy to relive this time of pop culture excess and sing along with these insanely catchy tunes." [46] See also [ edit ] 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!’ 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. 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. Eames, Tom (29 June 2023). "Wham documentary is 'a story of friendship': Director Chris Smith reveals how he made the Netflix film". Smooth Radio . Retrieved 2 July 2023.Hit after hit - Club Tropicana, Wake Me Up Before You Go Go, Freedom, I'm Your Man and of course Last Christmas. The following week 10-16 July 2023, the film was the second most-watched film in the U.K. and Ireland and remained as a top 10 film in eight other countries. [31] [32] [33] Reception [ edit ] Critical response [ edit ]

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. 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. Hit after hit – Club Tropicana, Wake Me Up Before You Go Go, Freedom, I’m Your Man and of course Last Christmas.

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Andrew said: “It’s heart-warming to know that the TikTok generation embrace Wham!’s vibrancy and its appeal to the young and youthful endures.”