I Want Your Sex

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"I Want Your Sex"
Single by George Michael
from the album Faith and Beverly Hills Cop II Soundtrack
B-side "I Want Your Sex"
(Rhythm 2: Brass In Love)
Released June 1, 1987 (1987-06-01)
Format 7", 12", CD
Recorded 1986
Genre Synthpop, funk
Length 4:44 (Part 1)
4:38 (Part 2)
3:48 (Part 3)
Label Epic - LUST 1
Writer(s) George Michael
Producer George Michael
George Michael singles chronology
"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"
(1987)		 "I Want Your Sex"
(1987)		 "Hard Day"
(1987)
Alternative covers
Dutch 7-Inch single cover

"I Want Your Sex" was a single which first charted in June 1987, appearing on George Michael's Faith album, and the soundtrack to Beverly Hills Cop II.

The song consists of three separate versions called "Rhythms." The first one, subtitled "Lust," is the version released as a single and banned by the BBC. It appears both on Faith and the Beverly Hills Cop II soundtrack. The second, subtitled "Brass in Love," is the B-side of the "Lust" Rhythm, and appears on Faith. The third and final Rhythm, "A Last Request", appears only on the 12" single of the song and on Faith.

Contents

[edit] Chart performance

"I Want Your Sex" became George Michael's second number-one single in the World after the song "I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me)" (Duet With Aretha Franklin)

Despite censorship and airplay issues, a censored version of the song's music video received ample airplay on North America's music channels, fueling its popularity there. The single eventually reached #2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, the week of August 8, 1987, behind I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For by U2. Moreover, the single remained in the Top 10 for six weeks and the Top 40 for a total of 14 weeks, becoming one of the most popular dance-pop singles of the summer of 1987. It also climbed to #2 in Canada, where it ended up becoming the 13th most popular single of the year.[1]

The song charted up to #3 in Britain, where the song's reprise maintained an audience for many years thanks to BBC Radio 1 breakfast show host Simon Mayo using a looped version as backing music for his daily feature On This Day in History.

[edit] Music video

The video featured George Michael's girlfriend at the time (make-up artist Kathy Jeung) to emphasize that he was in a monogamous relationship; at one point, he is shown using lipstick to write the words "explore" and "monogamy" on her back. A Spanish model was also used for naked scenes in a way that allowed the audience to assume they were the same woman; these shots are interspersed with intentionally blurred footage of George Michael dancing and singing the song.

In 2002, MTV2's countdown of MTV's Most Controversial Videos Ever to Air on MTV included the video for I Want Your Sex at #3.

[edit] Charts and certifications

[edit] Charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart[2] 2
Canadian RPM Top Singles[3] 2
Dutch Singles Chart[4] 1
French Singles Chart[2] 11
German Singles Chart[5] 3
Irish Singles Chart[6] 1
Italian Singles Chart[7] 2
New Zealand Singles Chart[2] 2
Norwegian Singles Chart[2] 3
Spanish Singles Chart[8] 4
Swedish Singles Chart[2] 8
Swiss Singles Chart[2] 4
UK Singles Chart[9] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 2
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs[11] 2
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[11] 43

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification
Canada Gold[12]
Netherlands Gold[13]
United States Platinum[14]

[edit] Track listing

[edit] 7": Epic / LUST 1 (UK)

  1. "I Want Your Sex" (Rhythm 1 Lust) – 4:44
  2. "I Want Your Sex" (Rhythm 2 Brass in Love) – 4:43

[edit] 12": Epic / LUST T1 (UK)

  1. "I Want Your Sex" (Monogamy Mix) – 13:12
    • "Rhythm 1 Lust"
    • "Rhythm 2 Brass in Love"
    • "Rhythm 3 A Last Request"
  2. "Hard Day" – 4:51

[edit] CD: Epic / CD LUST 1 (UK)

  1. "I Want Your Sex" (Monogamy Mix) – 13:12
    • "Rhythm 1 Lust"
    • "Rhythm 2 Brass in Love"
    • "Rhythm 3 A Last Request"

[edit] CD: Epic / 654 601-3 (UK)

  1. "I Want Your Sex" (Parts 1 & 2) – 9:13
  2. "A Different Corner" – 3:59
  3. "Careless Whisper" (Extended mix) – 6:30
  • released in 1989

[edit] Trivia

  • In 2008, the ABC television show Eli Stone featured a teenage girl who was expelled from her school for playing "I Want Your Sex" in protest of her school's abstinence-only sex education program.

[edit] Cover versions

It was also covered by Big Daddy in 1991.

In 2010 British house duo Freemasons have remixed the song, and is being played on Gaydar Radio.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles of 1987". http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.0920&volume=47&issue=12&issue_dt=December%2026%201987&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=2brc3e5p2efs1u9u1nro47cs44. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f George Michael - I Want Your Sex (song). Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  3. ^ Top Singles - Volume 46, No. 24, September 19 1987. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  4. ^ Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  5. ^ Single-Chartverfolgung. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  6. ^ The Irish Charts. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  7. ^ Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  8. ^ Listas de Afyve. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  9. ^ Top 75 Releases. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  10. ^ Billboard singles. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  11. ^ a b I Want Your Sex - George Michael. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  12. ^ Canadian Certifications. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  13. ^ Goud/Platina Muziek. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  14. ^ Gold & Platinum: Searchable Database. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
George Michael
Studio albums
Faith (1987) · Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 (1990) · Older (1996) · Songs from the Last Century (1999) · Patience (2004)
Compilations
Extended plays
Five Live (1993)
Singles
"Careless Whisper" (1984) · "A Different Corner" (1986) · "I Want Your Sex" (1987) · "Hard Day" (1987) · "Faith" (1987) · "Father Figure" (1988) · "One More Try" (1988) · "Monkey" (1988) · "Kissing a Fool" (1988) · "Praying for Time" (1990) · "Waiting for That Day" (1990) · "Mother's Pride" (1990) · "Freedom! '90" (1990) · "Heal the Pain" (1991) · "Cowboys and Angels" (1991) · "Too Funky" (1992) · "Killer"/"Papa Was a Rolling Stone" (1993) · "Jesus to a Child" (1996) · "Fastlove" (1996) · "Spinning the Wheel" (1996) · "Older" (1997) · "Star People '97" (1997) · "You Have Been Loved"/"The Strangest Thing '97" (1997) · "Outside" (1998) · "Freeek!" (2002) · "Shoot the Dog" (2002) · "Amazing" (2004) · "Flawless (Go to the City)" (2004) · "Round Here" (2004) · "John and Elvis Are Dead" (2005) · "An Easier Affair" (2006) · "December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas)" (2008) · "True Faith" (2011)
Duets
"Wrap Her Up" (1985) · "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (1987) · "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1991)  · "Waltz Away Dreaming" (1997) · "As" (1999) · "If I Told You That" (2000) · "This Is Not Real Love" (2006) · "Heal the Pain" (2008)
Video albums
Faith (1988) · George Michael (1990) · Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael (1999) · Twenty Five (2006) · George Michael Live in London (2009)
Tours
Faith World Tour (1988-89) · Cover to Cover tour (1991) · 25 Live (2006-08) · Live in Australia (2010) · Symphonica Tour (2011)
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