1988 was definitely George Michael's year. This song and album of the same name became one of the biggest sellers of the year. George had just struck out on his own after the break-up of the pop duo Wham!, with which George Michael rose to stardom in the mid-80's. Other songs from this album that hit the charts were "I Want Your Sex", "Father Figure", "Monkey", "One More Try" and "Kissing A Fool". Yes this was a big album indeed!