Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)

"Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)"
Single by Wham!
from the album Fantastic
Released	June 16, 1982
Format	12", 7"
Recorded	1982
Genre	Post-disco, dance-rock, rap rock
Length	3:35 (single) 6:41 (extended)
Label	CBS
Writer(s)	George Michael, Andrew Ridgeley
Producer	Steve Brown, George Michael
Wham! singles chronology
"Wham Rap!" (1982) "Young Guns (Go For It!)" (1982)

"Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)"' is a 1982 song by British pop duo Wham! on Innervision Records. It was written by Wham! members George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley.

The song, which had been tentatively released in June 1982 when Wham! were unknowns and failed to make any impact, was re-issued in January 1983 after the duo had achieved their breakthrough with "Young Guns (Go For It!)".

Although rap was still an underground and almost exclusively American phenomenon in the early 1980s, as the title implies, Michael rapped a number of verses about the joys of living every day to the fullest, which meant that being gainfully employed was not an option, and 'having fun with the boys down the (welfare) line'. The chorus asked the question "Do you enjoy what you do?", which brought about the bracketed section of the title. The video depicted Michael and Ridgeley in their leather jackets, combining their moody image with a bright, effervescent choreography.

"Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)" – the full version of which was almost seven minutes long – reached #8 in the UK singles chart, the second of four hits from Wham!'s debut album Fantastic. The duo would go on to enjoy four UK #1 hits before splitting at their height in 1986. On the flip side of their farewell single "The Edge of Heaven" was an updated version of the song, entitled "Wham! Rap '86."

The song was explicitly political and slightly revolutionary. It flew in the face of the conventional British left-wing who were talking about the 'Right to work' at the time.

Track listing

1982 release

7"

Innervision (UK)

1. "Wham Rap! [7" version]" (3:30)
2. "Wham Rap! [Club Mix]" (4:02)

12"

Innervision (UK)

1. "Wham Rap! [Unsocial Mix]" (6:36) *
2. "Wham Rap! [Social Mix]" (6:46)

• Due to an error in labeling, the "Unsocial Mix" is listed as the single's A side despite Michael specifically referring to it as the B side in the song's lyrics: "Hey, everybody, now listen to me / 'Cause of radio bulls**t this is side B."

1983 reissue

7"

Innervision (UK)

1. "Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do) [Special U.S. Remix Part 1]" (3:30)
2. "Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do) [Special U.S. Re-Mix Part 2]" (3:03)

• Part 1 aka "Special US Re-mix"
• Part 2 aka "Special Club Re-Mix"

12"

Innervision (UK)

1. "Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do) [Special US Re-mix]" (6:43)
2. "Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do) [Special Club Re-mix]" (3:34)

Chart performance

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Australia	9
UK	8