Faith

by

George Michael

Album: Faith     Released: 1987

US Chart: 1      UK Chart: 2

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This was Michael's first solo album, and second single as a solo artist (after "I Want Your Sex"). He was previously a member of the Pop duo Wham!, and was trying to change his image so he would appeal to a more adult audience and be taken seriously as an artist, something that wasn't easy after hit singles like "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" and "I'm Your Man." In the video, he appeared with stubble, a biker jacket, and strategically torn Levi's.

The album won the Grammy for Album Of The Year.

In 1990, Michael released the song "Freedom '90," where he denounced the image he created in the video for "Faith." In the video for "Freedom '90," he blows up the jukebox from the "Faith" video and sings, "When you shake your ass, they notice fast, and some mistakes were built to last." Also, the black leather jacket he wore in the "Faith" video (and several other videos based on songs from that album such as "Father Figure") is set on fire. (thanks, Ari - Elizabeth, NJ)

Limp Bizkit covered this on their first album in 1997, and for a while it was their best-known song. On their album, the song is track 9. After it ends, a "special track" called "Stereotype Me" is heard. The special track can't be heard if you were to hit play on track 10, the only way to hear it is to wait until the end of track 9. Limp Bizkit continued to use these special kind of tracks more on their later CD's. (thanks, Nick - Paramus, NJ)

The Wham! hit "Freedom" (not "Freedom 90") is played during the organ-sounding intro to this song. (thanks, Ari - Elizabeth, NJ)

At the 2003 BRIT Awards, Ms. Dynamite performed this with lyrics changed to show opposition to the war in Iraq. Michael, himself a vocal campaigner against the war, did not appear at the ceremony but duetted on the song in a pre-recorded video. (thanks, Donovan Berry - El Dorado, AR)

This song plays a key role in the ABC TV series Eli Stone. In the first episode, Eli hears this song in his head and has visions of George Michael. This leads to a major lifestyle change, and focus on faith, as Eli begins using his job as a lawyer to do the right thing. George Michael and his music would appear throughout the first season of the show.

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Comments:

Yes actually George Micheal is a homosexual. Most people figured this out (as speculation grew) by watching his videos. Despite this he has proved to be a good artist, despite several major complications in the 90's (drug addiction, DUI's, etc).
- Jim , Philadelphia, PA

What, George Michael is gay? Noooo.
- OG , Los Angeles, CA

George Michaels had nothing to do with Glass Tiger, except they were even cheesier than him, and mostly copied his vocal style. I think George Michael has one of the best voices in rock - he was the only singer at the Freddy Mercury tribute concert that could belt it out like Freddy - but I mostly hated his tunes.
- Liquid Len , Ottawa, Canada

Wow, how old is this thread? "George Michael MIGHT be gay?" Anyway, the album is actually very good and I was glad it won the grammy way back then. I always thought George was just kind of a puppet based on the stuff he did with Wham and Glass Tiger, but he actually did most of the work on the album, writing, producing, programming and playing. It's a hell of an accomplishment.
- Dennis , Anchorage, AK

George Michael is gay. He and his boyfriend/partner were on Oprah.
- Jessamine , albany, NY

Ah, doesn't matter to me, I love this song!
- John , Millersville, MD

It has been rumoured that George Michael is a gay, though he has never spoken publicly about his sexual orientation
- ronnie , Huddersfield, England

one hell of a happy uplifting song
- Zola , Dublin, OH

I like this song pretty well...it's one I like to yell at the top of my lungs.
- Megan , Ozark, AL

this song reminds me of when i was a little kid and my sister would blare this song and sing it completely off-key with his poster on her wall
- Natasha , Chico, CA

The first song Fred Durst ever ripped off.
- Chris , Victoria, TX

Alvin and the Chipmunks also had a version of this song.
- Eddie , Lachine, MI

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