{"id":118397,"date":"2024-09-10T21:01:17","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T21:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/09\/10\/careless-whisper-merch-now-available-to-mark-40th-anniversary-of-george-michael-hit\/"},"modified":"2024-09-10T21:01:17","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T21:01:17","slug":"careless-whisper-merch-now-available-to-mark-40th-anniversary-of-george-michael-hit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/09\/10\/careless-whisper-merch-now-available-to-mark-40th-anniversary-of-george-michael-hit\/","title":{"rendered":"“Careless Whisper” merch now available to mark 40th anniversary of George Michael hit"},"content":{"rendered":"
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You may never wanna dance again, but you’ll definitely want to shop again when you see the merchandise that’s just dropped celebrating the 40th anniversary of “Careless Whisper<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

A lyric from the timeless George Michael<\/strong> hit\u00a0\u2014 “Tonight the music seems so loud”\u00a0\u2014\u00a0is featured on the<\/a>\u00a0collection, available via Amazon. It includes T-shirts<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0hoodies<\/a>\u00a0of varying designs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As previously reported, in addition to the merch, a ruby marbled\u00a0vinyl edition<\/a> of a special “Careless Whisper” EP is available for preorder. It features a remix, an instrumental and a previously unheard live version of the song recorded at New York’s Madison Square Garden in 2008. That will become available Oct. 18.<\/p>\n

“Careless Whisper” has been RIAA-certified seven-times Platinum in the U.S. alone. Released as a “solo” single because the style was so different from Wham!<\/strong>‘s music at the time, it led to George, at age 21, becoming the youngest recipient of the U.K.’s prestigious Ivor Novello Award for songwriting.<\/p>\n

The song has gone on to earn more than 1 billion streams on both YouTube and Spotify. In November 2023, when George was posthumously inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, R&B singer Miguel<\/strong> performed<\/a>\u00a0“Careless Whisper” in his honor.<\/p>\n