Faith (George Michael song)



















"Faith"
Faith - George Michael - CD Single.jpg

Single by George Michael
from the album Faith
Released12 October 1987
Format
  • 7"

  • 12"

  • CD

Recorded1987
Genre
  • Rock and roll
Length3:16
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)George Michael
Producer(s)George Michael

George Michael singles chronology




"I Want Your Sex"
(1987)
"Faith"
(1987)
"Hard Day"
(1987)

"Faith" is a song written and performed by George Michael, from his 1987 debut solo album of the same name.


It held the number one position on Billboard Hot 100 chart for four weeks and, according to Billboard magazine, it was the number one single of the year in the United States in 1988. The song also reached number one in Australia and Canada and number two on the UK Singles Chart. In 2001 it placed at number 322 on the Songs of the Century list.[1]




Contents





  • 1 History


  • 2 Music video


  • 3 Chart performance


  • 4 Track listing


  • 5 Mixes


  • 6 Personnel


  • 7 Charts and certifications

    • 7.1 Weekly charts


    • 7.2 Year-end charts


    • 7.3 All-time charts


    • 7.4 Certifications and sales



  • 8 Limp Bizkit cover


  • 9 Other covers


  • 10 References


  • 11 External links




History


Having disbanded Wham! the previous year, there was a keen expectation for Michael's solo career and "Faith" would go on to become one of his most popular and enduring songs, as well as being the most simplistic in its production. It was the second of six singles released from the well-received album.


As with the rest of the album, the track was written, arranged, and produced by Michael.[2] It is claimed that the idea came from producer Dick Leahy's suggestion that Michael write a rock and roll pastiche.[3] The song incorporates the famous Bo Diddley beat, a classic rock and roll rhythm.[4] It begins with organ played by Chris Cameron, referencing Wham's song "Freedom", followed by guitar strumming, finger clicking, hand-claps, tambourine and hi-hat.[3]


The song was featured in the film Bitter Moon, directed by Roman Polanski.[5]



Music video


The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan.[6] It features Michael, with noticeable stubble on his face, wearing a black leather jacket with ‘Rockers Revenge’ and BSA logo, Ray-Ban Aviator sunglasses and a pair of Levi's blue jeans with cowboy boots, playing a guitar near a classic-design Wurlitzer jukebox. Writers Bob Batchelor and Scott Stoddart say the music video positions him as a "masculine sex object", breaking him up into individual body parts such as "stubbled" [sic] chin and butt.[7]


The music video also features parts of two other songs by Michael. The jukebox starts by playing "I Want Your Sex", and then is interrupted by a pipe organ version of Wham!'s "Freedom" before starting into the song.



Chart performance


The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number two on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in late October and early November 1987. It entered the UK chart at number 10 but was kept off the top spot by "You Win Again" from the Bee Gees.[8]


On the Hot 100 chart, "Faith" rocketed from number 54 to number 37, the week of 31 October 1987, reaching number one on 12 December 1987 and remaining there for four consecutive weeks. Altogether, "Faith" lingered in the top 10 for nine weeks, the top 20 for 11 weeks and the top 40 for 15 weeks.



Track listing


7": UK / Epic EMU 2


  1. "Faith" – 3:16

  2. "Hand To Mouth" – 4:36

12": UK / Epic EMU T2


  1. "Faith" – 3:16

  2. "Faith" (Instrumental) – 3:07

  3. "Hand to Mouth" – 4:36


Mixes


  1. Album version – 3:16

  2. Instrumental – 3:07


Personnel


  • Vocals, programming, percussion – George Michael

  • Bass – Deon Estus

  • Guitars – Hugh Burns

  • Cathedral organ – Chris Cameron


Charts and certifications









Limp Bizkit cover


















"Faith"

Single by Limp Bizkit
from the album Three Dollar Bill, Yall$
Released31 October 1998
FormatCD
RecordedMay 1997 at Indigo Ranch Studio in Malibu, California
GenreNu metal
Length2:26
Label
  • Flip

  • Interscope

  • MCA

Songwriter(s)George Michael
Producer(s)
  • Fred Durst

  • Ross Robinson

  • DJ Lethal


Limp Bizkit singles chronology




"Counterfeit"
(1997)
"Faith"
(1998)
"Nookie"
(1999)

American rap rock group Limp Bizkit covered the song "Faith" in their live performances, using the cover to attract attention to the band. Word of mouth attendance and energetic live performances in which guitarist Wes Borland appeared in bizarre costumes increased the band's cult following. Audiences, in particular, were attracted to Borland's guitar playing and appearance.[44]


Despite the success of the song in Limp Bizkit's live performances, producer Ross Robinson was opposed to recording the cover for their debut album, Three Dollar Bill, Yall$, and tried to persuade the band not to play it on the album. However, the final recording, which incorporated heavier guitar playing and drumming, as well as DJ scratching, impressed Robinson.[44] "I love George Michael and decided to cover 'Faith' for fun. We like to do really aggressive versions of cheesy pop hits," lead singer Fred Durst told Billboard. "I didn't expect him to get busted in that bathroom but his misfortune actually helped us. We couldn't ask for more of a buzz."[45]


Peter Berg directed a music video featuring a bizarre wedding monologue for the song in promotion for its appearance in his film Very Bad Things,[46] but Fred Durst was unsatisfied with it and directed a second video which paid tribute to tourmates like Primus, Deftones and Mötley Crüe, who appeared in the video.[47] Borland stated in an interview that George Michael, the writer of the song, hated the cover and "hates us for doing it".[47]



Other covers



  • Alvin and the Chipmunks covered this song as the opening track to their 1988 album The Chipmunks and The Chipettes: Born to Rock. In this version, they changed the lyric "If I could touch your body" to "If you could be my baby".

  • The Russian pop duo Smash!! produced a cover of this song on its 2004 album 2Nite and was later released as a single.


  • Joel McHale's character Jeff Winger sang a different version of this song on the episode "Intro to Political Science" on the NBC sitcom Community.


  • John Mayer and Keith Urban sang this song on CMT Crossroads.

  • The Tamil language song "Mundhinam Paarthene" from the Indian film Vaaranam Aayiram (2008) uses the same background music as "Faith".[48][49]

  • The British musical comedy film Walking on Sunshine covered the song.


  • Hugh Laurie's character Gregory House sang a brief cover of this song at the beginning of the episode "Wilson" on the Fox medical drama House.


References




  1. ^ “The RIAA/NEA's Top 365 Songs of the 20th Century”. Music Database. Retrieved 5 November 2018


  2. ^ Simpson, Paul (2003). The Rough Guide to Cult Pop. Rough Guides. p. 144..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  3. ^ ab Lucy Ellis, Bryony Sutherland (1998). The Complete Guide to the Music of George Michael & Wham!. Music Sales Group. pp. 38–39. ISBN 9780711968226.


  4. ^ Huey, Steve. "Faith (album review)". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 August 2013.


  5. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104779/soundtrack


  6. ^ Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com - George Michael - "Faith"". Music Video DataBase. Retrieved 1 November 2015.


  7. ^ Bob Batchelor, Scott Stoddart (2007). The 1980s. Greenwood. p. 125.


  8. ^ Official Singles Chart 25 October 1987 - 31 October 1987


  9. ^ "Australian Top 50 Chart Week Ending 23rd September, 1984". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 19 November 2017.


  10. ^ "Austriancharts.at – George Michael – Faith" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 24 November 2017.


  11. ^ "Ultratop.be – George Michael – Faith" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 24 November 2017.


  12. ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 5 December 1987. p. 62. Retrieved 24 November 2017.


  13. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 8678." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 24 November 2017.


  14. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 8742." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 24 November 2017.


  15. ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 19 December 1987. p. 60. Retrieved 24 November 2017.


  16. ^ "Singlet 1987-10 lokakuu" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 24 November 2017.


  17. ^ "Lescharts.com – George Michael – Faith" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 24 November 2017.


  18. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – George Michael – Faith". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 24 November 2017.


  19. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 24 November 2017.


  20. ^ "George Michael Chart History". RÚV. Retrieved 7 November 2018.


  21. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Faith". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 24 November 2017.


  22. ^ "Indice per Interprete: M: Michael, George" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved 24 November 2017.


  23. ^ "George Michael Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 November 2017.


  24. ^ ジョージ・マイケルのランキング (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 24 November 2017.


  25. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 46, 1987" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 24 November 2017.


  26. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – George Michael – Faith" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 24 November 2017.


  27. ^ "Charts.nz – George Michael – Faith". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 24 November 2017.


  28. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – George Michael – Faith". VG-lista. Retrieved 24 November 2017.


  29. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – George Michael – Faith". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 24 November 2017.


  30. ^ Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.


  31. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – George Michael – Faith". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 24 November 2017.


  32. ^ "Swisscharts.com – George Michael – Faith". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 24 November 2017.


  33. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 November 2017.


  34. ^ "George Michael Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 November 2017.


  35. ^ "George Michael Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 November 2017.


  36. ^ "George Michael Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 November 2017.


  37. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.


  38. ^ "Top 100 Singles of 1988 in Canada". RPM. 5 December 1987. Retrieved 19 June 2018.


  39. ^ "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 10 December 2018.


  40. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 August 2016.


  41. ^ "Canadian single certifications – George Michael – Faith". Music Canada. Retrieved 15 August 2016.


  42. ^ "Dutch single certifications – George Michael – Faith" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
    Enter Faith in the "Artiest of titel" box.


  43. ^ "American single certifications – George Michael – Faith". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
    If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 


  44. ^ ab Devenish, Colin (2000). Limp Bizkit. St. Martin's. pp. 21–49. ISBN 0-312-26349-X.


  45. ^ Bell, Carrie (13 February 1999). "The Modern Age". Billboard. Retrieved 27 September 2015.


  46. ^ DeSalvo, Kathy (25 September 1998). "Tool of North America signs Peter Berg". Shoot. 39 (39). ISSN 1074-5297.


  47. ^ ab Devenish, Colin (2000). Limp Bizkit. St. Martin's. pp. 51–78. ISBN 0-312-26349-X.


  48. ^ "Harris Jayaraj - A Kollywood Copycat?". SS Music. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014.


  49. ^ "George Michael: When George Michael inspired tunes in Indian films". The Times of India. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2017.



External links



  • Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics









-

這個網誌中的熱門文章

What does pagestruct do in Eviews?

圖片
0 I have a panel data with column name dateid and an ID variable crossid and several other variables over a period of time. What does the following command do in Eviews (I am very new to Eviews) pagestruct crossid @date(dateid) structure eviews share | improve this question edited Nov 12 at 4:19 asked Nov 8 at 9:13 Dom Jo 42 6 add a comment  |  0 I have a panel data with column name dateid and an ID variable crossid and several other variables over a period of time. What does the following command do in Eviews (I am very new to Eviews) pagestruct crossid @date(dateid) structure eviews share | improve this question edited Nov 12 at 4:19 asked Nov 8 at 9:13 Dom Jo 42 6 add a comment  |  0 0 0 I have a panel data with column name dateid and an ID variable crossid and several other variables over a period of time. Wh...
閱讀完整內容

Dutch intervention in Lombok and Karangasem

圖片
Dutch intervention in Lombok and Karangasem (1894) Attack of the Dutch on a Balinese stronghold in Lombok in 1894. Date July–November 1894 Location Lombok Result Decisive Dutch victory. Dutch control of Lombok and Karangasem. Belligerents Netherlands Eastern Sasak Lombok Mataram Western Sasak Commanders and leaders General-Major Jacobus Augustinus Vetter (Commander) General-Major P.P.H. van Ham (Second in command)   † Strength 2,200 (July expedition) Casualties and losses 500 (August 1894) 166 (November 1894) Thousands v t e Dutch interventions in Bali Northern Bali (1846) Northern Bali (1848) Bali (1849) Lombok and Karangasem (1894) Southern Bali (1906) Southern Bali (1908) v t e Dutch colonial campaigns 17th Century Bantam (1601) Malacca (1606) Cape Rachado (1606) Banda Islands (1621) Macau (1622) Pescadores (1622–1624) Bahia (1624) Persian Gulf (1625) Elmina (1625) Cuba (1628) Recife (1630) Albrolhos (1631) Liaoluo Bay (1633) Taiwan (1635–36) Lamey...
閱讀完整內容

Channel Islands

圖片
This article is about the Crown dependencies. For the islands off Southern California, see Channel Islands (California). For the French Channel Islands, see Chausey. Channel Islands Îles Anglo-Normandes    (French) Îles d'la Manche    (Norman) Satellite photo of the Channel Islands in 2012 Location of the Channel Islands Geography Location Western Europe Coordinates 49°26′N 2°19′W  /  49.433°N 2.317°W  / 49.433; -2.317 Coordinates: 49°26′N 2°19′W  /  49.433°N 2.317°W  / 49.433; -2.317 Adjacent bodies of water English Channel Total islands 8 inhabited Major islands Jersey and Guernsey Area 198 km 2 (76 sq mi) Highest point Les Platons Administration Bailiwick of Guernsey Capital and largest settlement Saint Peter Port, Guernsey Area covered 78 km 2 (30 sq mi;  7001394000000000000♠ 39.4%) Bailiwick ...
閱讀完整內容