Make It Big

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Make It Big
Wham! Make It Big European cover.jpeg
Studio album by
Wham!
Released22 October 1984 (1984-10-22) (US) [1]
5 November 1984 (1984-11-05) (UK) [2]
Recorded1984
Studio
Genre
Length38:02
Label
Producer George Michael
Wham! chronology
Fantastic
(1983)		Make It Big
(1984)		 Music from the Edge of Heaven
(1986)
Alternative cover
Wham! - Make It Big (North American album artwork).png
Album cover in North America
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"3:50
2."Everything She Wants"5:01
3."Heartbeat"4:42
4."Like a Baby"4:12
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Freedom" 5:01
6."If You Were There"
3:38
7."Credit Card Baby" 5:08
8."Careless Whisper"
6:30
Total length:38:02

Personnel

Wham!

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Make It Big
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [44] Platinum70,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [45] 6× Platinum600,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [46] Gold10,000‡
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [47] Platinum53,465 [47]
France (SNEP) [48] 2× Gold200,000*
Germany (BVMI) [49] Gold250,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong) [50] Platinum20,000*
Japan (Oricon Charts)—821,000 [23]
Netherlands (NVPI) [51] Platinum100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [52] Platinum15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [53] 4× Platinum1,300,000 [54]
United States (RIAA) [55] 6× Platinum6,000,000^
Summaries
Worldwide—10,000,000 [56]

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

The Big Tour

Wham! embarked on a world tour to promote the album in December 1984, opening at Whitley Bay's Ice Rink, before going on to dates in Japan, Australia, United States, United Kingdom, Hong Kong and China, ending in April 1985 at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Canton.

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