7" : Epic A 6716
12" : Epic TA 6716
12" : Epic WTA 6716 (Picture Disc)
Cassette : Epic TA40 6716
CHARTED : 23 NOV 85
HIGHEST CHART POSITION : 1
Number of Weeks : 13
12" : Epic TA 6716
12" : Epic WTA 6716 (Picture Disc)
Cassette : Epic TA40 6716
CHARTED : 23 NOV 85
HIGHEST CHART POSITION : 1
Number of Weeks : 13
FRONT COVER
"Do it with me"
I'm Your Man was long-awaited, as Wham! had spent much of 1985 touring and then resting. A groundbreaking appearance in China had been followed by a stint at Live Aid, but there had been no new Wham! material until November and the release of I'm Your Man, a straightforward song of sedution through personality.
I'm Your Man became Wham!'s third #1 but did not feature on a studio album, and was essentially an isolated single. Already the signs were there that George, now bearded, was ready to move his career into an adult market.
The song also reached #3 in the US singles chart.
An extended mix of the song was released on Wham!'s 1986 album Music From The Edge Of Heaven (the U.S. version of their final album The Final). Added to the song are tape effects (including several repeating words and phrases), a bass solo at the halfway mark, and a segment based on Andrew Ridgeley's race car driving hobby : an announcer saying, "He's brave! He's tough! Mr. Ridgeley, do your stuff!", racing cars zooming past, the sounds of a car crashing, maniacal laughing from Ridgeley, and Ridgeley saying "Now where's the bar?" in a high-pitched voice. Furthermore, the 12-inch version features even more new material added, with dialogue between a man and a woman (really Michael and Ridgeley with their voices altered), with the man trying to persuade the woman in a "magic car", replacing an entire verse in the song.
I'm Your Man became Wham!'s third #1 but did not feature on a studio album, and was essentially an isolated single. Already the signs were there that George, now bearded, was ready to move his career into an adult market.
The song also reached #3 in the US singles chart.
An extended mix of the song was released on Wham!'s 1986 album Music From The Edge Of Heaven (the U.S. version of their final album The Final). Added to the song are tape effects (including several repeating words and phrases), a bass solo at the halfway mark, and a segment based on Andrew Ridgeley's race car driving hobby : an announcer saying, "He's brave! He's tough! Mr. Ridgeley, do your stuff!", racing cars zooming past, the sounds of a car crashing, maniacal laughing from Ridgeley, and Ridgeley saying "Now where's the bar?" in a high-pitched voice. Furthermore, the 12-inch version features even more new material added, with dialogue between a man and a woman (really Michael and Ridgeley with their voices altered), with the man trying to persuade the woman in a "magic car", replacing an entire verse in the song.
7" single (U.K / Europe)
A. I'm Your Man — 4:04
B. Do It Right (Instrumental) — 4:03
A. I'm Your Man — 4:04
B. Do It Right (Instrumental) — 4:03
12" single (U.K / Europe)
A. I'm Your Man (Extended Stimulation) — 6:53
B1. Do It Right (Instrumental) — 4:03
B2. I'm Your Man (Acappella) — 4:14
A. I'm Your Man (Extended Stimulation) — 6:53
B1. Do It Right (Instrumental) — 4:03
B2. I'm Your Man (Acappella) — 4:14
UK 12" Front Cover
MUSIC VIDEO
Andy Morahan directed the black and white video at London's Marquee Club, on Wardour Street. At the beginning of the video, George and Andrew are desperately trying to sell remaining tickets for the concert. Then the video turns essentially to an "as live" performance of the song in front of a crowd of fans, although the occasional appearance of a counter clock revealed George's lyrical thinking with the word SEX appearing instead of SIX.
12" U.K Picture Disc
U.S 7" Front Cover
U.S 7" Back Cover
Sort of wacky that they'd think of incorporate the sound of cars crashing
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