"A Different Corner" was written by Michael while Wham! were at their peak as a duo, and during a low point in his life:
"I felt like shit. I went in and recorded exactly the way I felt, and that's the way it sounds. It was partly Wham! and partly the end of a relationship. It was the farthest I'd ever fallen, and in a very short period of time. I had to get rid of it somehow, I had to write about it. That's a really perverse side that I'm sure a lot of writers have—'I feel like shit, but maybe I'll get a good song out of it.'"[2]
Michael admitted that "A Different Corner" was the "most honest" and personal song he had ever done.[3] He elaborated further on the song's meaning:
"That was about a very quick relationship, a here today gone tomorrow one. It's amazing how emotional you can get in a short period of time and how long it can last. Someone can really shake you up and it takes you a long time to get yourself back on your feet; that was what that was about."[4]
According to Michael, the song took roughly 14 hours to write and record from beginning to end.[5] The synthesizer textures were created with a Roland Juno-60 synthesizer.[6]
HistoryEdit
At the time of its release in March 1986, Michael was still a member of pop duo Wham! (the song is included on Wham!'s album Music from the Edge of Heaven only released in Japan and North America, as well as their compilation album The Final, released worldwide), though he and partner Andrew Ridgeley had announced that they would split in the summer after a farewell single, album and concert. Michael had already enjoyed a solo number one on the UK Singles Chart in 1984 with "Careless Whisper", which was credited as Wham! featuring George Michael in the US.
After radio DJ Simon Bates first aired "A Different Corner" on Radio 1, he rated the song so highly that he immediately played it again from the beginning. Michael went back to the top of the UK chart with "A Different Corner", becoming the first solo act in the history of the UK chart to reach number one with his first two releases, although he was hardly an unknown or new act on either occasion due to his previous hits with Wham!. The song reached number 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100, thus becoming the first single credited solely to Michael to become an American top-ten hit which was enough to make American executives at Epic Records confident that Michael would be viable as a solo artist and helped get the gears in motion for his solo album debut Faith. It was the first song to reach number one in the UK charts to be written, performed and produced by the same person.
The song was also remixed for his compilation Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael. This version omitted the guitar and Michael's background vocals during the instrumental break.
The song was featured in a 1986 episode of the US daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives.
The music video is set in a sparse white room with a window. George Michael is also dressed in white, and is shown sitting and walking around the room whilst singing the song.
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A Different Corner is a song written and performed by George Michael that was released on Epic Records Columbia Records in the US in 1986 A Different Corner Single by George Michaelfrom the album Music from the Edge of Heaven and The FinalReleased24 March 1986 1986 03 24 RecordedAutumn 1985 1 GenrePopLength4 32 LP version 3 57 single edit LabelEpicColumbiaSongwriter s George MichaelProducer s George MichaelGeorge Michael singles chronology Careless Whisper 1984 A Different Corner 1986 I Knew You Were Waiting For Me 1987 Music video A Different Corner on YouTube Contents 1 Background and writing 2 History 3 Cover versions 4 Music video 5 Track listing 5 1 7 Epic A 7033 UK 5 2 12 Epic GTA 7033 UK 6 Charts 6 1 Weekly charts 6 2 Year end charts 7 Certifications 8 ReferencesBackground and writing Edit A Different Corner was written by Michael while Wham were at their peak as a duo and during a low point in his life I felt like shit I went in and recorded exactly the way I felt and that s the way it sounds It was partly Wham and partly the end of a relationship It was the farthest I d ever fallen and in a very short period of time I had to get rid of it somehow I had to write about it That s a really perverse side that I m sure a lot of writers have I feel like shit but maybe I ll get a good song out of it 2 Michael admitted that A Different Corner was the most honest and personal song he had ever done 3 He elaborated further on the song s meaning That was about a very quick relationship a here today gone tomorrow one It s amazing how emotional you can get in a short period of time and how long it can last Someone can really shake you up and it takes you a long time to get yourself back on your feet that was what that was about 4 According to Michael the song took roughly 14 hours to write and record from beginning to end 5 The synthesizer textures were created with a Roland Juno 60 synthesizer 6 History EditAt the time of its release in March 1986 Michael was still a member of pop duo Wham the song is included on Wham s album Music from the Edge of Heaven only released in Japan and North America as well as their compilation album The Final released worldwide though he and partner Andrew Ridgeley had announced that they would split in the summer after a farewell single album and concert Michael had already enjoyed a solo number one on the UK Singles Chart in 1984 with Careless Whisper which was credited as Wham featuring George Michael in the US After radio DJ Simon Bates first aired A Different Corner on Radio 1 he rated the song so highly that he immediately played it again from the beginning Michael went back to the top of the UK chart with A Different Corner becoming the first solo act in the history of the UK chart to reach number one with his first two releases although he was hardly an unknown or new act on either occasion due to his previous hits with Wham The song reached number 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 thus becoming the first single credited solely to Michael to become an American top ten hit which was enough to make American executives at Epic Records confident that Michael would be viable as a solo artist and helped get the gears in motion for his solo album debut Faith It was the first song to reach number one in the UK charts to be written performed and produced by the same person The song was also remixed for his compilation Ladies amp Gentlemen The Best of George Michael This version omitted the guitar and Michael s background vocals during the instrumental break The song was featured in a 1986 episode of the US daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives The song was performed by Chris Martin as part of a tribute to Michael during the 2017 BRIT Awards A note on the back of the sleeve proclaims This record is dedicated to a memory Cover versions Edit1992 Pepsi amp Shirlie 2017 ColdplayMusic video EditThe music video is set in a sparse white room with a window George Michael is also dressed in white and is shown sitting and walking around the room whilst singing the song Track listing Edit7 Epic A 7033 UK Edit A Different Corner 3 57 A Different Corner instrumental 4 1312 Epic GTA 7033 UK Edit A Different Corner 3 57 A Different Corner instrumental 4 13released in gatefold sleeveCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 1986 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 7 4Austria O3 Austria Top 40 8 6Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 9 2Canada Top Singles RPM 10 1Canada Adult Contemporary RPM 11 2Europe European Hot 100 Singles 12 1Finland Suomen virallinen lista 13 3France SNEP 14 16Germany Official German Charts 15 7Iceland RUV 16 7Ireland IRMA 17 2Japan Oricon 18 78Netherlands Dutch Top 40 19 1Netherlands Single Top 100 20 2New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 21 3Norway VG lista 22 1Portugal AFP 23 1Spain PROMUSICAE Top 40 Radio 24 28Sweden Sverigetopplistan 25 18Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 26 3UK Singles OCC 27 1US Billboard Hot 100 28 7US Adult Contemporary Billboard 29 6Zimbabwe ZIMA 30 1 Year end charts Edit Chart 1986 PositionAustralia Kent Music Report 31 58Belgium Ultratop Flanders 32 8Canada RPM 33 27Germany Official German Charts 34 72Netherlands Dutch Top 40 35 3Netherlands Single Top 100 36 5New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 37 49Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 38 20US Top Pop Singles Billboard 39 98Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesNetherlands NVPI 40 Platinum 100 000 United Kingdom BPI 41 Gold 500 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone References Edit George Michael Interview on New Musical Express 1985 Idoling Away the Years Gmforever com Retrieved 24 April 2021 George Michael Artist or Airhead Musician 1988 Gmforever com George Michael Andrew Knew He Was There For A Purpose 1986 Gmforever com Retrieved 24 April 2021 1987 Smash Hits Magazine Interview with George Michael Gmforever com Retrieved 24 April 2021 George Michael Interview on Countdown 1988 Gmforever com Retrieved 24 April 2021 George Michael Wham solo songs comments amp research 12 January 2021 Archived from the original on 25 January 2021 David Kent 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 Illustrated ed Sydney Australian Chart Book p 199 ISBN 0 646 11917 6 George Michael A Different Corner in German O3 Austria Top 40 Retrieved 21 November 2017 George Michael A Different Corner in Dutch Ultratop 50 Retrieved 21 November 2017 Top RPM Singles Issue 0685 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved 21 November 2017 Top RPM Adult Contemporary Issue 8220 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved 21 November 2017 Eurochart Hot 100 Singles PDF Music amp Media Retrieved 26 June 2021 Singlet 1986 04 huhtikuu in Finnish Musiikkituottajat IFPI Finland Retrieved 21 November 2017 George Michael A Different Corner in French Les classement single Retrieved 21 November 2017 George Michael A Different Corner in German GfK Entertainment charts Retrieved 21 November 2017 George Michael Chart History RUV 22 March 2016 Retrieved 7 November 2018 The Irish Charts Search Results A Different Corner Irish Singles Chart Retrieved 21 November 2017 ジョージ マイケルのランキング in Japanese Oricon Retrieved 21 November 2017 Nederlandse Top 40 week 20 1986 in Dutch Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 21 November 2017 George Michael A Different Corner in Dutch Single Top 100 Retrieved 21 November 2017 George Michael A Different Corner Top 40 Singles Retrieved 21 November 2017 George Michael A Different Corner VG lista Retrieved 21 November 2017 Top 3 Portugal PDF Music amp Media 2 August 1986 p 8 Retrieved 28 February 2021 Fernando Salaverri September 2005 Solo exitos ano a ano 1959 2002 1st ed Spain Fundacion Autor SGAE ISBN 84 8048 639 2 George Michael A Different Corner Singles Top 100 Retrieved 21 November 2017 George Michael A Different Corner Swiss Singles Chart Retrieved 21 November 2017 Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 21 November 2017 George Michael Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved 21 November 2017 George Michael Chart History Adult Contemporary Billboard Retrieved 21 November 2017 Kimberley Christopher Zimbabwe Singles Chart Book 1965 1996 National Top 100 Singles for 1986 Kent Music Report No 650 December 1986 Retrieved 24 January 2023 via Imgur Jaaroverzichten 1986 Ultratop Retrieved 30 May 2020 Top 100 Singles of 86 RPM 27 December 1986 Archived from the original on 21 October 2012 Retrieved 6 December 2010 Top 100 Single Jahrescharts GfK Entertainment in German offiziellecharts de Retrieved 30 May 2020 Top 100 Jaaroverzicht van 1986 Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 30 May 2020 Jaaroverzichten Single 1986 dutchcharts nl Retrieved 30 May 2020 Top Selling Singles of 1986 The Official NZ Music Charts Retrieved 25 December 2020 Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1986 hitparade ch Retrieved 30 May 2020 1986 The Year in Music amp Video Top Pop Singles Billboard Vol 98 no 52 Nielsen Business Media Inc 27 December 1986 p Y 21 Dutch single certifications Wham A Different Corner in Dutch Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld 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