You Have Been Loved

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"You Have Been Loved"
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Single by George Michael
from the album Older
A-side "The Strangest Thing '97"
Released8 September 1997 (1997-09-08) [1]
Genre
Length5:30
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) George Michael
George Michael singles chronology
"Waltz Away Dreaming"
(1997)		"You Have Been Loved" / "The Strangest Thing '97"
(1997)		"Outside"
(1998)
Music video
"You Have Been Loved" on YouTube

"You Have Been Loved" is a song by English singer and songwriter George Michael, recorded for his third studio album, Older (1996). It was written by Michael and David Austin and produced by Michael. On 8 September 1997, "You Have Been Loved" was released as a double A-side single with "The Strangest Thing '97" and reached number two in the United Kingdom, behind Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997" charity record.

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Background

Michael wrote "You Have Been Loved" about his lover, Anselmo Feleppa, who died of an AIDS-related illness in 1993. [2] It was released as the sixth single from Older . "The Strangest Thing", also from the album, was remixed and re-recorded for this release as a more up-tempo track, the original version more a Middle Eastern and bossa-nova song. [3]

Critical reception

Matthew Hocter from Albumism said "You Have Been Loved" is "one of the album’s most heartbreaking and painfully personal love songs". [4] A reviewer from Music Week rated it four out of five, describing it as "a gorgeous but painfully sad ballad about the lost of a loved one. May be too downbeat to get his usual feverish radio support, but should go Top 10." [5] The magazine's Alan Jones felt it is "George at his most laidback." He added, "Beautifully sung mood music, it meanders melliflously for more than five minutes and is like a breath of fresh air, though the fact that Older has sold so many copies already, and the track's lack of a commercial hook, will limit its chart potential." [6] An editor from Sunday Mirror wrote, "A beautiful ballad. Considering recent events, it strikes the perfect chord. Enough said." [7] Alan Jackson from The Times declared it as a "lush, achingly tasteful ballad on bereavement" from "pop's King of Sorrows." [8]

Track listings

  1. "You Have Been Loved" – 5:29
  2. "The Strangest Thing '97" (radio mix) – 4:40
  3. "Father Figure" (live from MTV Unplugged) – 6:13
  4. "Praying for Time" (live from MTV Unplugged) – 5:22
  1. "The Strangest Thing '97" (Loop Ratz mix) – 8:46
  2. "The Strangest Thing '97" (radio mix) – 4:40
  3. "You Have Been Loved" – 5:29
  1. "You Have Been Loved" – 5:29
  2. "The Strangest Thing '97" (radio mix) – 4:40

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [22] Silver200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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