"Careless Whisper" is a contemporary pop song with R&B and soul influences. It features a saxophone part composed by Michael and played by Steve Gregory. Michael composed it as a teenager and recorded several versions, auditioning several saxophone players, before he was satisfied. "Careless Whisper" topped the charts in the UK, the US, and several other countries. It is one of the best-selling songs of all time, selling more than eleven million copies, including seven million in the US. It has been covered by acts including Brian McKnight, Seether, Roger Williams, Kenny G, and Julio Iglesias. Michael wrote "Careless Whisper" on a bus at the age of 17, while he was travelling to his job as a DJ at a restaurant near Bushey, Hertfordshire.He worked on the song "in his head" for three months. Michael wrote in his autobiography, Bare, that he based the lyrics on events from his childhood. He said the lyrics were inspired by his experience of infidelity, imagining a situation in which his partner discovered him. He wrote, "'Careless Whisper' was us dancing, because we danced a lot, and the idea was – we are dancing... but she knows... and it's finished." Andrew Ridgeley, Michael's bandmate in the pop group Wham!, wrote the chord sequence on the Fender Telecaster he received for his 18th birthday, with Michael singing the saxophone line. The pair worked on the song at Michael's family home in Radlett, and the basement flat in Peckham, where Ridgeley was living. Michael and Ridgeley recorded the first demo on a Portastudio with a local producer, Paul Mex, in Ridgeley's family home on 18 January 1982, for a fee of £20. It featured a Doctor Rhythm drum machine, an acoustic guitar played by Ridgeley, and a bass guitar played by Dave West. Michael's vocal was recorded with a microphone attached to a broom handle. They recorded it quickly in a single take, as they had spent most of the session recording a demo for their song "Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)". On 24 March 1982, Michael recorded a more complete demo, including a backing band, at Halligan Band Centre, Holloway, London. According to the Wham! manager, Simon Napier-Bell, the saxophone part was recorded by a hobbyist friend of Michael's who lived nearby. Michael wrote that hearing "Careless Whisper" recorded with a band was "one of the most incredible moments of my life ... that day I finally believed we had number-one material". On Michael's final night working as a DJ, he played the "Careless Whisper" demo. He wrote in his memoir: "They had never heard it before and... the floor filled. I remember thinking – that's a good sign." | #fyp #viralvideos #georgemichael #music #trending - @jessieandjesslovegm