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Faith (George Michael song)

January 08, 2024

"Faith" is a song by English singer-songwriter George Michael. Written and produced by Michael, it was released via Columbia Records as the second single from his 1987 debut solo album of the same name. It held the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for four weeks and, according to Billboard magazine, was the number-one single of the year in the United States in 1988. The song also reached number one in Australia and Canada and number two on the UK Singles Chart. In 2001, it placed at number 322 on the Songs of the Century list.[3]

"Faith"
Single by George Michael
from the album Faith
B-side"Faith (Instrumental)" and "Hand to Mouth"
Released12 October 1987
RecordedMay, 1–2 September 1987
StudioPUK Studios, Denmark (tracking), Sarm West Studio 2, London (guitar solo & middle section, mixing)[1]
Genre
Length3:16
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)George Michael
Producer(s)George Michael
George Michael singles chronology
"I Want Your Sex"
(1987) 		"Faith"
(1987) 		"Hard Day"
(1987)
Music video
"Faith" on YouTube

Writing and recording edit

As with the rest of the album, the track was written, arranged, and produced by Michael.[4] It is claimed that the idea came from publisher Dick Leahy's suggestion that Michael write a rock and roll pastiche.[5] The song began life in May 1987 at PUK Studios, Denmark with Michael doing a 2-bar LinnDrum loop and Hugh Burns playing the Bo Diddley-style acoustic rhythm guitar part on a nameless metal-bodied acoustic.[6][1] Long-time bassist Deon Estus laid down a bass part, while the cathedral organ part was recorded with a Yamaha DX7 (although some sources state it is from a Roland D-50).[1][7] While recording the vocals on the Faith album and other subsequent solo albums, Michael would usually write lyrics in front of the mic, and build the lead vocal by singing a line, each time he had Chris Porter rewind the tape so he could drop in at certain points to create the right emotional effect with his voice.[1] For this song, George wanted the vocals to be "dry and in-your-face", like on Prince's songs at the time, which Porter noted "had a very tight delay on the vocals, making him sound very growly but dry and aggressive"—it was that kind of effect they managed to recreate with an AMS digital delay.[1]

Work on the song later resumed on 1 September 1987, when a new bridge added and a 1950s-inspired guitar solo by Burns—played on a Geffen custom Stratocaster[6]—were added at Sarm West Studio 2 in London.[1] According to Porter, the solo was constructed bar-by-bar over a period of 4 hours in a similar fashion to recording George's vocals.[1]

Michael never thought of releasing "Faith" as a single in the beginning but once he decided it was going to be released he extended the song length to add the guitar solo, as explained in an interview with Countdown in 1988:

"Faith was never actually intended as a single when I first recorded it. And then I listened to it more and more and... 'cause in fact, originally it was two minutes long. Originally there was no guitar solo. There was no real guitar sound on it or anything. And everyone said it's great, it's great but it's too short, you know. And everyone kept saying that 'I love Faith, I love Faith'. So I thought, well maybe I should put it out as a single when it came to that. I said, I think a two-minute long single is a bit, you know... so I went in and extended it. But it was originally never intended as a single. It was just gonna be a small track on the album, a really short track."[8]

History edit

The song incorporates the famed Bo Diddley beat, a classic rock and roll rhythm.[9] It begins with organ played by Chris Cameron, referencing Wham's song "Freedom", followed by guitar strumming, finger clicking, hand-claps, tambourine and hi-hat.[5]

The song was featured in the film Bitter Moon, directed by Roman Polanski.[10] More recently, it featured in Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One[11] and plays during the wedding scene in Ridley Scott's House of Gucci.[12] It also featured in TV show Eli Stone with a cameo from George Michael.

Music video edit

The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan.[13] It features Michael, with noticeable stubble on his face, wearing a black leather jacket with 'Rockers Revenge' and BSA logo, Ray-Ban Aviator sunglasses and a pair of Levi's blue jeans with cowboy boots, playing a guitar near a classic-design Wurlitzer jukebox, and a woman's bare legs. Writers Bob Batchelor and Scott Stoddart say the music video positions him as a "masculine sex object", breaking him up into individual body parts such as "stubbled" [sic] chin and butt.[14]

The music video also features part of another song by Michael. The video starts by playing "I Want Your Sex", and then is interrupted by the jukebox starting into "Faith". The intro of "Faith" is the chorus of Wham!'s song "Freedom", played on a church organ.

Chart performance edit

The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number two on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in late October and early November 1987. It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 10 but was kept off the top spot by "You Win Again" from the Bee Gees.[15]

On the Billboard Hot 100 chart, "Faith" went from number 54 to number 37, the week of 31 October 1987. It reached number one on 12 December 1987 and remained there for four consecutive weeks. Altogether, "Faith" stayed in the top 10 for nine weeks, the top 20 for 11 weeks and the top 40 for 15 weeks.[citation needed]

Track listing edit

7": UK / Epic EMU 2

  1. "Faith" – 3:16
  2. "Hand to Mouth" – 4:36

12": UK / Epic EMU T2

  1. "Faith" – 3:16
  2. "Faith" (instrumental) – 3:07
  3. "Hand to Mouth" – 4:36

Personnel edit

Credits sourced from Sound on Sound.[1]

Charts and certifications edit

Limp Bizkit version edit

"Faith"
 
Promotional single by Limp Bizkit
from the album Three Dollar Bill, Yall$
Released31 October 1998
Recorded1997
StudioIndigo Ranch Studio, Malibu, California
Genre
Length2:26
Label
Songwriter(s)George Michael
Producer(s)
Limp Bizkit singles chronology
"Sour"
(1998) 		"Faith"
(1998) 		"Nookie"
(1999)

American rap rock band Limp Bizkit covered the song "Faith" in their live performances, using the cover to attract attention to the band. Word of mouth attendance and energetic live performances in which guitarist Wes Borland appeared in bizarre costumes increased the band's cult following. Audiences, in particular, were attracted to Borland's guitar playing and appearance.[63]

Despite the success of the song in Limp Bizkit's live performances, producer Ross Robinson was opposed to recording the cover for their debut album, Three Dollar Bill, Y'all, and tried to persuade the band not to play it on the album. However, the final recording, which incorporated heavier guitar playing and drumming, as well as DJ scratching, impressed Robinson.[63] "I love George Michael and decided to cover 'Faith' for fun. We like to do really aggressive versions of cheesy pop hits," lead singer Fred Durst told Billboard. "I didn't expect him to get busted in that bathroom but his misfortune actually helped us. We couldn't ask for more of a buzz."[64]

Peter Berg directed a music video featuring a bizarre wedding monologue for the song in promotion for its appearance in his film Very Bad Things,[65] but Durst was unsatisfied with it and directed a second video which paid tribute to tourmates such as Primus, Deftones and Mötley Crüe, who appeared in the video.[66] Borland stated in an interview that George Michael, the writer of the song, hated the cover and "hates us for doing it".[66]

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Faith is a song by English singer songwriter George Michael Written and produced by Michael it was released via Columbia Records as the second single from his 1987 debut solo album of the same name It held the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for four weeks and according to Billboard magazine was the number one single of the year in the United States in 1988 The song also reached number one in Australia and Canada and number two on the UK Singles Chart In 2001 it placed at number 322 on the Songs of the Century list 3 Faith Single by George Michaelfrom the album FaithB side Faith Instrumental and Hand to Mouth Released12 October 1987RecordedMay 1 2 September 1987StudioPUK Studios Denmark tracking Sarm West Studio 2 London guitar solo amp middle section mixing 1 GenrePoprock and rollR amp Brockabilly 2 Length3 16LabelColumbiaSongwriter s George MichaelProducer s George MichaelGeorge Michael singles chronology I Want Your Sex 1987 Faith 1987 Hard Day 1987 Music video Faith on YouTube Contents 1 Writing and recording 2 History 3 Music video 4 Chart performance 5 Track listing 6 Personnel 7 Charts and certifications 7 1 Weekly charts 7 2 Year end charts 7 3 All time charts 7 4 Certifications and sales 8 Limp Bizkit version 9 ReferencesWriting and recording editAs with the rest of the album the track was written arranged and produced by Michael 4 It is claimed that the idea came from publisher Dick Leahy s suggestion that Michael write a rock and roll pastiche 5 The song began life in May 1987 at PUK Studios Denmark with Michael doing a 2 bar LinnDrum loop and Hugh Burns playing the Bo Diddley style acoustic rhythm guitar part on a nameless metal bodied acoustic 6 1 Long time bassist Deon Estus laid down a bass part while the cathedral organ part was recorded with a Yamaha DX7 although some sources state it is from a Roland D 50 1 7 While recording the vocals on the Faith album and other subsequent solo albums Michael would usually write lyrics in front of the mic and build the lead vocal by singing a line each time he had Chris Porter rewind the tape so he could drop in at certain points to create the right emotional effect with his voice 1 For this song George wanted the vocals to be dry and in your face like on Prince s songs at the time which Porter noted had a very tight delay on the vocals making him sound very growly but dry and aggressive it was that kind of effect they managed to recreate with an AMS digital delay 1 Work on the song later resumed on 1 September 1987 when a new bridge added and a 1950s inspired guitar solo by Burns played on a Geffen custom Stratocaster 6 were added at Sarm West Studio 2 in London 1 According to Porter the solo was constructed bar by bar over a period of 4 hours in a similar fashion to recording George s vocals 1 Michael never thought of releasing Faith as a single in the beginning but once he decided it was going to be released he extended the song length to add the guitar solo as explained in an interview with Countdown in 1988 Faith was never actually intended as a single when I first recorded it And then I listened to it more and more and cause in fact originally it was two minutes long Originally there was no guitar solo There was no real guitar sound on it or anything And everyone said it s great it s great but it s too short you know And everyone kept saying that I love Faith I love Faith So I thought well maybe I should put it out as a single when it came to that I said I think a two minute long single is a bit you know so I went in and extended it But it was originally never intended as a single It was just gonna be a small track on the album a really short track 8 History editThe song incorporates the famed Bo Diddley beat a classic rock and roll rhythm 9 It begins with organ played by Chris Cameron referencing Wham s song Freedom followed by guitar strumming finger clicking hand claps tambourine and hi hat 5 The song was featured in the film Bitter Moon directed by Roman Polanski 10 More recently it featured in Steven Spielberg s Ready Player One 11 and plays during the wedding scene in Ridley Scott s House of Gucci 12 It also featured in TV show Eli Stone with a cameo from George Michael Music video editThe official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan 13 It features Michael with noticeable stubble on his face wearing a black leather jacket with Rockers Revenge and BSA logo Ray Ban Aviator sunglasses and a pair of Levi s blue jeans with cowboy boots playing a guitar near a classic design Wurlitzer jukebox and a woman s bare legs Writers Bob Batchelor and Scott Stoddart say the music video positions him as a masculine sex object breaking him up into individual body parts such as stubbled sic chin and butt 14 The music video also features part of another song by Michael The video starts by playing I Want Your Sex and then is interrupted by the jukebox starting into Faith The intro of Faith is the chorus of Wham s song Freedom played on a church organ Chart performance editThe song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number two on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in late October and early November 1987 It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 10 but was kept off the top spot by You Win Again from the Bee Gees 15 On the Billboard Hot 100 chart Faith went from number 54 to number 37 the week of 31 October 1987 It reached number one on 12 December 1987 and remained there for four consecutive weeks Altogether Faith stayed in the top 10 for nine weeks the top 20 for 11 weeks and the top 40 for 15 weeks citation needed Track listing edit7 UK Epic EMU 2 Faith 3 16 Hand to Mouth 4 3612 UK Epic EMU T2 Faith 3 16 Faith instrumental 3 07 Hand to Mouth 4 36Personnel editCredits sourced from Sound on Sound 1 George Michael lead and harmony vocals LinnDrum programming handclaps fingersnaps Deon Estus bass guitar Hugh Burns electric and acoustic guitars Chris Cameron Yamaha DX7 cathedral organ sound Charts and certifications editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Faith Chart 1987 2017 PeakpositionAustralia Australian Music Report 16 1Austria O3 Austria Top 40 17 4Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 18 1Canada The Record s Retail Singles Chart 19 1Canada Top Singles RPM 20 1Canada Adult Contemporary RPM 21 1Denmark IFPI 22 2Europe European Hot 100 Singles 23 1Finland Suomen virallinen lista 24 6France SNEP 25 22Germany Official German Charts 26 5Hungary Single Top 40 27 32Iceland RUV 28 7Ireland IRMA 29 2Japan Japan Hot 100 30 48Japan Oricon 31 86Netherlands Dutch Top 40 32 1Netherlands Single Top 100 33 1New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 34 1Norway VG lista 35 3Portugal AFP 36 95Spain PROMUSICAE 37 3Sweden Sverigetopplistan 38 9Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 39 4UK Singles OCC 40 2US Billboard Hot 100 41 1US Adult Contemporary Billboard 42 5US Dance Club Songs Billboard 43 17 Year end charts edit 1987 year end chart performance for Faith Chart 1987 PositionAustralia Australian Music Report 44 73Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 45 23European Hot 100 Singles Music amp Media 46 68Netherlands Dutch Top 40 47 14Netherlands Single Top 100 48 15UK Singles OCC 49 291988 year end chart performance for Faith Chart 1988 PositionAustralia ARIA 50 19Austria O3 Austria Top 40 51 29Canada RPM Singles Chart 52 33US Billboard Hot 100 1All time charts edit All time chart performance for Faith Chart PositionUS Billboard Hot 100 53 150Certifications and sales edit Certifications and sales for Faith Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 54 2 Platinum 140 000 Canada Music Canada 55 Gold 50 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 56 Gold 45 000 Italy FIMI 57 Gold 50 000 Netherlands NVPI 58 Platinum 100 000 United Kingdom BPI 59 Platinum 1 000 000 United States RIAA 60 Gold 500 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Limp Bizkit version edit Faith nbsp Promotional single by Limp Bizkitfrom the album Three Dollar Bill Yall Released31 October 1998Recorded1997StudioIndigo Ranch Studio Malibu CaliforniaGenreNu metal 61 rap metal 62 Length2 26LabelFlip Interscope MCASongwriter s George MichaelProducer s Fred Durst Ross Robinson DJ LethalLimp Bizkit singles chronology Sour 1998 Faith 1998 Nookie 1999 American rap rock band Limp Bizkit covered the song Faith in their live performances using the cover to attract attention to the band Word of mouth attendance and energetic live performances in which guitarist Wes Borland appeared in bizarre costumes increased the band s cult following Audiences in particular were attracted to Borland s guitar playing and appearance 63 Despite the success of the song in Limp Bizkit s live performances producer Ross Robinson was opposed to recording the cover for their debut album Three Dollar Bill Y all and tried to persuade the band not to play it on the album However the final recording which incorporated heavier guitar playing and drumming as well as DJ scratching impressed Robinson 63 I love George Michael and decided to cover Faith for fun We like to do really aggressive versions of cheesy pop hits lead singer Fred Durst told Billboard I didn t expect him to get busted in that bathroom but his misfortune actually helped us We couldn t ask for more of a buzz 64 Peter Berg directed a music video featuring a bizarre wedding monologue for the song in promotion for its appearance in his film Very Bad Things 65 but Durst was unsatisfied with it and directed a second video which paid tribute to tourmates such as Primus Deftones and Motley Crue who appeared in the video 66 Borland stated in an interview that George Michael the writer of the song hated the cover and hates us for doing it 66 References edit a b c d e f g h Buskin Richard March 2013 Classic Tracks George Michael Faith Retrieved 22 December 2020 Breihan Tom 2 April 2021 The Number Ones George Michael s Faith Stereogum Retrieved 8 November 2023 Michael threw himself into the task coming up with a playful homage to American rockabilly The RIAA NEA s Top 365 Songs of the 20th Century Music Database Retrieved 5 November 2018 Simpson Paul 2003 The Rough Guide to Cult Pop Rough Guides p 144 a b Lucy Ellis Bryony Sutherland 1998 The Complete Guide to the Music of George Michael amp Wham Music Sales Group pp 38 39 ISBN 9780711968226 a b Interview with Hugh Burns Archived from the original on 7 July 2011 Roland D 50 Famous Examples George Michael Interview on Countdown 1988 Huey Steve Faith album review AllMusic Retrieved 21 August 2013 Bitter Moon 1992 Soundtracks IMDb IMDb Ready Player One 2018 Soundtracks IMDb IMDb House of Gucci 2021 Soundtracks IMDb IMDb Garcia Alex S mvdbase com George Michael Faith Music Video DataBase Retrieved 1 November 2015 Bob Batchelor Scott Stoddart 2007 The 1980s Greenwood p 125 Official Singles Chart Official Charts Company 31 October 1987 Retrieved 8 April 2020 Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart Week Ending 24th January 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Hanglemezkiadok Szovetsege Retrieved 24 November 2017 George Michael Chart History RUV Retrieved 7 November 2018 The Irish Charts Search Results Faith Irish Singles Chart Retrieved 24 November 2017 George Michael Chart History Japan Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved 24 November 2017 ジョージ マイケルのランキング in Japanese Oricon Retrieved 24 November 2017 Nederlandse Top 40 week 46 1987 in Dutch Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 24 November 2017 George Michael Faith in Dutch Single Top 100 Retrieved 24 November 2017 George Michael Faith Top 40 Singles Retrieved 24 November 2017 George Michael Faith VG lista Retrieved 24 November 2017 George Michael Faith AFP Top 100 Singles Retrieved 24 November 2017 Fernando Salaverri September 2005 Solo exitos ano a ano 1959 2002 1st ed Spain Fundacion Autor SGAE ISBN 84 8048 639 2 George Michael Faith Singles Top 100 Retrieved 24 November 2017 George Michael Faith Swiss Singles Chart Retrieved 24 November 2017 Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 24 November 2017 George Michael Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved 24 November 2017 George Michael Chart History Adult Contemporary Billboard Retrieved 24 November 2017 George Michael Chart History Dance Club Songs Billboard Retrieved 24 November 2017 Australian Music Report No 701 28 December 1987 gt National Top 100 Singles for 1987 Australian Music Report via Imgur com Retrieved 11 December 2019 Jaaroverzichten 1987 in Dutch Ultratop Hung Medien Retrieved 8 April 2022 European Charts of the Year 1987 Singles PDF Music amp Media Vol 4 no 51 52 26 December 1987 p 34 Retrieved 8 April 2022 Top 100 Jaaroverzicht van 1987 Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 5 September 2020 Jaaroverzichten Single 1987 Single Top 100 Retrieved 5 September 2020 Gallup Year End Charts 1987 Singles PDF Record Mirror 23 January 1988 p 36 Retrieved 8 April 2022 1988 ARIA Singles Chart ARIA Retrieved 12 December 2019 N B This page is missing some ARIA certifications Jahreshitparade 1988 Austrian Charts Portal in German Retrieved 8 April 2022 Top 100 Singles of 1988 in Canada RPM 5 December 1987 Retrieved 19 June 2018 Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart Billboard Retrieved 10 December 2018 ARIA Charts Accreditations 2016 Singles PDF Australian Recording Industry Association Retrieved 15 August 2016 Canadian single certifications George Michael Faith Music Canada Retrieved 15 August 2016 Danish single certifications George Michael Faith IFPI Danmark Retrieved 25 April 2021 Italian single certifications George Michael Faith in Italian Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana Retrieved 31 October 2023 Dutch single certifications George Michael Faith in Dutch Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld en geluidsdragers Retrieved 16 February 2020 EnterFaith in the Artiest of titel box Select 1987 in the drop down menu saying Alle jaargangen British single certifications George Michael Faith British Phonographic Industry Retrieved 6 October 2020 American single 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