Question 1

Did Wham! write their own songs?

Accepted Answer

George Michael did. He is credited on 21 of the 24 tracks across three albums and writes 17 of them entirely alone. Andrew Ridgeley shares four songs, all from 1982 to 1986, and the remaining three tracks are covers by other writers.

Question 2

Who wrote "Careless Whisper"?

Accepted Answer

George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley together. It is the last song they share, and it topped the Hot 100 in 1985.

Question 3

Who wrote "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"?

Accepted Answer

George Michael, alone. It was the duo's first American number one.

Question 4

How many albums did Wham! release?

Accepted Answer

Three studio albums between 1983 and 1986, plus the farewell compilation The Final.

Question 5

How many records did they sell?

Accepted Answer

More than 30 million certified records worldwide between 1982 and 1986.

Question 6

What did Andrew Ridgeley write?

Accepted Answer

"Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)" and "Club Tropicana" on the debut, "Careless Whisper" on Make It Big, and the 1986 rewrite "Wham! Rap '86".

Question 7

Which songs are covers?

Accepted Answer

"Love Machine" on Fantastic, "If You Were There" on Make It Big and "Where Did Your Heart Go?" on Music from the Edge of Heaven.

Question 8

Why did they split up?

Accepted Answer

They disbanded in 1986. Michael wanted to write for an adult audience rather than the teenage one the duo had.

Question 9

Is "Last Christmas" on an album?

Accepted Answer

Yes, on Music from the Edge of Heaven in 1986. George Michael wrote it alone and gave the proceeds to charity.

Question 10

What happened in China?

Accepted Answer

Wham! played a ten-day visit in 1985, the first by a Western pop group, which was treated as a moment in China's relations with the West.