Last Christmas
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| Released | 3 December 1984 | |||||||||||||||
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| Recorded | 1984 | |||||||||||||||
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| Writer(s) | George Michael | |||||||||||||||
| Producer(s) | George Michael | |||||||||||||||
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| Single by Whigfield | ||||
| from the album Whigfield and Whigfield II | ||||
| Released | 3 December 1995 | |||
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| Recorded | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 4:16 | |||
| Label | Various labels internationally | |||
| Writer(s) | George Michael | |||
| Producer(s) | George Michael | |||
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| Single by Billie Piper | ||||
| Released | 1999 | |||
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| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 4:27 | |||
| Label | Innocent | |||
| Writer(s) | George Michael | |||
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| Single by Jimmy Eat World | ||||
| Released | 10 December 2001 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 10:29 | |||
| Label | Better Looking | |||
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Eat World | |||
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| Recorded | 2006 |
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| Label | Warner Bros. |
| Writer(s) | George Michael |
| Producer(s) | Mark Hammond |
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| Single by Crazy Frog | ||||
| from the album Crazy Frog Presents More Crazy Hits Ultimate Edition | ||||
| Released | December 2006 | |||
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| Recorded | 2006 | |||
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| Length | 4:27 | |||
| Label | Ministry of Sound | |||
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| Single by Cascada | ||||
| from the album It's Christmas Time | ||||
| Released | 21 November 2007 | |||
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| Recorded | 2007 | |||
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| Length | 3:27 | |||
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| Producer(s) | George Michael | |||
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| Single by Alcazar | ||||
| from the album Disco Defenders – Special Edition | ||||
| Released | 20 November 2009 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:33 | |||
| Label | Love No Limit | |||
| Writer(s) | George Michael | |||
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| Single by Joe McElderry | ||||||||
| from the album Classic Christmas | ||||||||
| Released | 4 November 2011 | |||||||
| Recorded | October 2011 | |||||||
| Genre | Pop | |||||||
| Label | Decca | |||||||
| Writer(s) | George Michael | |||||||
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| Single by Ariana Grande | ||||
| from the album Christmas Kisses | ||||
| Released | 19 November 2013 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||
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| Length | 3:24 | |||
| Label | Republic | |||
| Writer(s) | George Michael | |||
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"Last Christmas" is a song by English pop duo Wham!, released on Epic Records in 1984, on a double A-side with "Everything She Wants". Originally written and produced by George Michael, it has been covered by many artists since its original release.
Wham! had already had two number ones in the UK Singles Chart in 1984 and news that they were planning a Christmas single meant that a battle for the coveted Christmas number one spot in the UK seemed set to be between Wham! and the year's other big act, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, who had achieved a third number one in early December with "The Power of Love". However, the Band Aid project helmed by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, produced the number one single "Do They Know It's Christmas?". Wham!'s offering peaked at number two for much of the period, although George's involvement in Band Aid meant that Wham! still had an input. Wham! subsequently donated all of their "Last Christmas/Everything She Wants" royalties to the Ethiopian famine.
In subsequent years, the song managed to reach the middle echelons of the UK Singles Chart on a regular basis:
"Last Christmas" has sold over 2 million copies as of January 2017 and is the biggest-selling single in UK chart history not to reach number one.
The song gradually sold in Japan and became the best-selling single that did not reach that country's top 10 chart, selling more than 600,000 copies and peaking on the chart at number 12 in 1992.
In 2009, the song re-entered the Spanish Lista de Canciones (singles chart) at number 9.
In 2013, it was the most streamed single on Christmas Day (in the UK) according to Spotify.
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