CARELESS WHISPER

Writer: MICHAEL, GEORGE / RIDGELEY, ANDREW
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.

1. Recorded : 1984

Released : 24 July 1984 (UK), 1 February 1985 (U.S.)
Producer : George Michael
Writer(s) : George Michael, Paul McConkey
Genre : Pop, smooth jazz
B-side : "Careless Whisper" (Instrumental version)
Certification : Platinum (RIAA, BPI)
Length : 5:04 (Single version) 6:30 (Album version)
Format : 12" maxi 7" single
Label : Columbia 

"Careless Whisper" is a 1984 single by George Michael (credited to Wham! featuring George Michael in the US), released by Epic Records in the UK, Japan, and other countries; and by Columbia Records in North America. The song was George Michael's first solo single although he was still performing in Wham! at the time (the song is included on Wham!'s album Make It Big). The song features a prominent saxophone riff, and has been covered by a number of artists since its first release. It was released as a single and became a huge commercial success on both sides of the Atlantic. It reached number one in nearly 25 countries, selling about six million copies worldwide.

Lyrick:

I feel so unsure,
As I take your hand and lead you to the dance floor.
As the music dies, 
Something in your eyes,
Calls to mind the silver screen,
And all its sad goodbyes.

CHORUS
I'm never gonna dance again,
Guilty feet have got no rhythm.
Though it's easy to pretend,
I know you're not a fool.
I should have known better than to cheat a friend,
And waste the chance that I'd been given.
So I'm never gonna dance again,
The way I danced with you.

Time can never mend,
The careless whispers of a good friend.
To the heart and mind,
Ignorance is kind.
There's no comfort in the truth,
Pain is the heart you'll fight.

CHORUS
I'm never gonna dance again,
Guilty feet have got no rhythm.
Though it's easy to pretend,
I know you're not a fool.
I should have known better than to cheat a friend,
And waste the chance that I'd been given.
So I'm never gonna dance again,
The way I danced with you.

Tonight the music seems so loud,
I wish that we could lose this crowd.
Maybe it's better this way,
We'd hurt each other with the things we want to say.

We could have been so good together,
We could have lived this dance forever.
But now, who's gonna dance with me?
Please stay.

CHORUS
And I'm never gonna dance again,
Guilty feet have got no rhythm.
Though it's easy to pretend,
I know you're not a fool.
I should have known better than to cheat a friend,
And waste the chance that I'd been given.
So I'm never gonna dance again,
The way I danced with you.

Now that you're gone (Now that you're gone) 
Now that you're gone
Was what I did so wrong?
So wrong, that you had to leave me alone?