For several years after becoming a solo artist, George Michael spoke negatively, in public, about his time with Wham!. Michael complained of the constant pressure he felt, and he claimed that the duo had been mistreated financially. He also spoke disparagingly about some of the songs from the Wham! repertoire, especially the songs from the first album. However, his perspective on the era has softened somewhat in recent years. He still performs Im Your Man and Everything She Wants, one of the more critically acclaimed songs from the Wham! era, at his solo concerts. A Different Corner is a song written and performed by George Michael which was released on Epic Records (Columbia Records in the U.S.) in 1986. At the time of its release in April 1986, Michael was still a member of pop duo Wham! (the song is included on Wham!s album Music from the Edge of Heaven only released in Japan and North America as well as their compilation album The Final released worldwide), though he and partner Andrew Ridgeley had announced that they would split in the summer after a farewell single, album and concert. Michael had already enjoyed a solo #1 in the UK Singles Chart in 1984 with Careless Whisper, which was credited as Wham! featuring George Michael in the US. After radio DJ Simon Bates first aired A Different Corner on Radio 1, he rated the song so highly that he immediately played it again from the beginning. Michael went back to the top of the UK chart with A Different Corner, he became the first solo act in the history of the UK chart to reach #1 with his first two releases, although he was hardly an unknown or new act on either occasion due to his previous hits with Wham!. The song was also credited with being the second #1 (after I Just Called to Say I Love You by Stevie Wonder) which was written, sung, played, arranged, and produced by the same person.[citation needed] The song reached #7 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, becoming the first single credited solely to Michael to become an American top-ten hit. The song was also remixed for his compilation Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael. This version omitted the guitar and the chorus from Andrew Ridgeley. The video is set in a sparse white room with a window. George is dressed in white as well and is shown sitting and wandering around the room singing the song. https://youtube/watch?v=IPWHkK-_a_A
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