Amazing (George Michael song)

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"Amazing"
Amazing single.jpg
Single by George Michael
from the album Patience
B-side "Freeek! '04"
Released1 March 2004 (2004-03-01)
Length4:25
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Jon Douglas
  • George Michael
Producer(s) George Michael
George Michael singles chronology
"Shoot the Dog"
(2002)		"Amazing"
(2004)		"Flawless (Go to the City)"
(2004)
Music video
"Amazing" on YouTube

"Amazing" is a song co-written, produced, and performed by English singer-songwriter George Michael, released by Aegean and Sony Music on 1 March 2004. It was included on Michael's fifth studio album, Patience . The song is about and dedicated to Michael's then-partner, Kenny Goss. The song reached No. 1 in Hungary, Italy, Poland and Spain, and it also topped three US Billboard dance charts.

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Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic chose the track as one of the album's track picks. [1] BBC News Online's Michael Osborn said the song "sends us hurtling back to the late 80s." [2] Sal Cinquemani called the song "catchy yet un-amazing." [3]

On 26 December 2016, a day after Michael's death, Rolling Stone compiled a list of "20 Essential Songs" by Michael, and described "Amazing" as "a dancey soft-rock number." [4]

Chart performance

On 1 March 2004, "Amazing" was released in the United Kingdom. The song debuted at number four on the UK Singles Chart, selling 41,000 copies in its first week. [5] Outside of the UK, the song was also successful. It reached number one in Spain, Italy, Poland, and Hungary.

When Michael appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show on 26 May 2004 to promote the album, he performed the song on the show. "Amazing" was released in the United States. Michael had previously found success in the dance clubs with "Monkey" (1988) and "Star People" (1997), and "Amazing" became his third release to reach the top on Billboard 's Dance Club Songs chart. It also performed well on the Hot Dance Airplay chart, where it reached the top spot and stayed there for four weeks.

Music video

The song's music video (directed by Matthew Rolston) was filmed in London, in late 2003. It shows a modern club-like setting where a holographic performance by Michael is projected in front of a long lounge. He is also shown amongst the crowd, and in small intervals singing in front of a black background.

Track listing

UK CD1 [6]

  1. "Amazing" – 4:25
  2. "Freeek! '04" – 4:28

UK CD2 [7]

  1. "Amazing" (album version) – 4:25
  2. "Amazing" (Jack 'n' Rory 7-inch vocal mix) – 5:56
  3. "Amazing" (Full Intention club mix) – 8:05

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [55] Gold35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [56] Silver200,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
Australia1 March 2004CD [57]
Denmark [58]
United Kingdom
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 [59]
United States5 April 2004 Contemporary hit radio Epic [60]
8 June 2004 Hot adult contemporary radio [61]

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