Club Fantastic Megamix

"Club Fantastic Megamix"
Single by Wham!
B-side "A Ray of Sunshine"
Released 1983
Format 12", 7"
Recorded 1983
Genre Pop
Length 3:54
Label CBS
Writer(s) George Michael
Producer(s) Steve Brown
George Michael
Wham! singles chronology
"Club Tropicana"
(1983)		 "Club Fantastic Megamix"
(1983)		 "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"
(1984)

"Club Fantastic Megamix" was a single released by Wham! in 1983, and was the last single release for the duo on Innervision Records. It was approved by Mark Dean, the manager of Innervision Records.[1] The single was released three months after Wham! had begun proceedings to leave the label, and was disapproved of by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. The single, which consisted of a mix of the tracks "A Ray of Sunshine", "Love Machine", and "Come On" off the album Fantastic, reached number 15 on the UK Singles Chart.

The only reason why the Club Fantastic Megamix was able to be released was because the songs had already been released. Prior to a song being released a publisher has the right to grant the first license of a tune of which he holds the copyright.[1] Because those three tracks had already been released into the public domain, they were unable to do anything about preventing the release.

Track listing

7": Innervision / A 3586 (UK)
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Club Fantastic Megamix"  George Michael, Moore-Griffin 3:54
2. "A Ray of Sunshine" (Instrumental mix)George Michael 4:03
12": Innervision / TA 3586 (UK)
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Club Fantastic Megamix" (12" version)George Michael, Moore-Griffin 8:35
2. "A Ray of Sunshine" (Instrumental Remix)George Michael 5:39

Weekly charts

Chart (1983) Peak
Position
Germany (Official German Charts)[2] 56
Ireland (IRMA)[3] 16
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] 44
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[5] 15

References

  1. 1 2 Bare by George Michael and Tony Parsons, Penguin Books, 1991. Page 112 ISBN 0-14-013235-X
  2. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Wham! – Club Fantastic Megamix". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  3. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Club Fantastic Megamix". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Wham! – Club Fantastic Megamix" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1983-12-17" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
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