Fantastic

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begins with Ridgeley and Michael who first met at Bushey Meads School in 1975 when they were 12 and 11 years old, respectively. Shortly after the breakup, Ridgeley moved to Monaco and tried his hand at Formula Three motor racing. Their very first single-release "Wham Rap" was not playlisted by BBC Radio 1 for the profanity of its lyrics. Although not on the album, " Club Fantastic Megamix" (a medley of songs from the album) was released against the band's wishes by Innervision soon after Fantastic, and whilst they were in proceedings to leave the label. really were the leather-clad rebellious miscreants they made themselves out to be in the video for “Bad Boys”, the album’s punchy opener, is debatable.

and a portion of " Careless Whisper" recorded in Ridgeley's front room, eventually signing a record deal with Innervision Records in March 1982. Club Tropicana", however, was a homage to the hedonistic London nightclubs that George and Andrew used to frequent in the early days of the band.

Upon hearing of Michael's death, Ridgeley paid his respects on Twitter, saying, "Heartbroken at the loss of my beloved friend Yog. Ridgeley announced he was dating socialite Amanda Cronin in summer 2022; they separated in May 2023. Elsewhere on the album, there’s splashing, post-disco fun to be had with “Club Tropicana”, which is as colourful and frivolous as a bouquet of cocktail umbrellas.

The initial song inspiration came from their excitement over the glamour and escapism of the then burgeoning New Romantic club scene, and Michael, Ridgeley and Shirlie Holliman's occasional visits to one such club in London, Le Beat Route. tells a sweet story", he continued "but also a goofy and entertaining one, because these guys were more ’80s than anybody, more even than “ Miami Vice” and Duran Duran. Toward this end, Napier-Bell devised a publicity scheme that he believed would turn them into major international stars: In April 1985, he took Wham! Around this time, Ridgeley began a relationship with Keren Woodward of Bananarama, and also took up the hobby of rally driving.British graphic design studio Stylorouge was credited with adding the exclamation mark to the name of the band. Halfon then pitched the project to Kate Townsend, the VP for original feature documentaries at Netflix and John Battsek. Robert Moran from The Sydney Morning Herald felt the film was "as bright as the band’s short-shorts and as satisfying as their enduring hits.

While the legal battle raged, Innervision released a medley of non-single album tracks from Fantastic, entitled " Club Fantastic Megamix".

The film ends with unseen alternative music video footage of " I'm Your Man", with the song playing over the credits. s festive classic did finally get its moment of glory, reaching Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart a whole 36 years after the song's release.