Fastlove
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Fastlove was a song written and performed by George Michael which was released by Virgin Records in the UK and Dreamworks Records in the US in 1996.
The song was the second of five singles to be taken from George's comeback album Older, which was his first studio album in six years and only the third of his solo career, even though Wham! had been split for a whole decade.
Fastlove was an energetic tune about the need for gratification and fulfilment without a worry regarding commitment, a theme George had touched upon in a similar but more sensual vain on his first album Faith.
Towards the end of the song the lyrics betray something deeper that wasn't present in the shallow first verses..
In the absence of security I made my way into the night Stupid cupid keeps on calling me (but) I see nothing in his eyes I miss my baby..This reveals, possibly, a man hurt by a previous love.. which is why he wants to make room in his BMW for something meaningless with the audience of the song.
A re-sung but otherwise identical chorus of the Patrice Rushen hit Forget Me Nots was used in the closing bars, although no co-writing credit was initially given.
The song reached #1 in the UK singles chart, where it stayed for three weeks. Forget Me Nots was used again—this time as an orthodox sample—on another UK #1 just 14 months later, when Men In Black by Will Smith went to the top in August 1997.
In the US, "Fastlove" peaked at no.8, and has since become a classic in George Michael's catalog. This would go on to be the last time that George reached the top ten on the charts.
For the single's b-side, a remake of the Wham! classic "I'm Your Man" was used. Entitled "I'm Your Man 96", it was an update of the duo's final single, a decade on.
Track Listing
MC: UK / Virgin VSC 1579
- "FastLove (Part I)" (5:23)
- "I'm Your Man 96" (4:04)
12\": UK / Virgin VST 1579
- "FastLove (Part II) (Fully Extended Mix)" (9:27)
- "I'm Your Man 96" (4:04)
- "FastLove (Part I)" (5:23)
CD: UK / VSCDG 1579
- "FastLove (Part II) [Fully Extended Mix]" (9:27)
- "I'm Your Man 96" (4:04)
- "FastLove (Part I)" (5:23)
- "FastLove (Part II)" cleverly links "Fastlove" with the new version of "I'm Your Man" into one 'fully extended mix'.
CD: US / Dreamworks DRMDS-59001
- "FastLove [Full Version]" (5:24)
- "I'm Your Man '96" (4:04)
- "FastLove [Summer Mix]" (4:40)
- "Full Version" is the album version.
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