Careless Whisper (extended mix)

~ Recording by George Michael

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.8Careless Whisper6:32Wham!Make It BigWham!Album
  • JP1984-11-21
Epic/Sony (logo of the Japanese company Epic/Sony Inc., Aug 1978–Mar 1988)28•3P-555
1.8Careless Whisper6:32Wham!Make It BigWham!Album
  • JP1984-12-08
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)32・8P-60
1.1Careless Whisper6:30Wham!Careless Whisper / FreedomWham!Single
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)EN 5682
1.1Careless Whisper = Susurro Indiferente?:??Wham!Careless Whisper / FreedomWham!Single
Discos CBS (imprint used by Discos CBS, S.A. branches in various Spanish‐speaking markets, see notes)S 30496
1.8Careless Whisper6:32Wham!Make It BigWham!Album
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)EPC 465576 2
1.8Careless Whisper6:32Wham!Make It Big (Carrollton pressing)Wham!Album
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)FC 39595
1.8Careless Whisper6:32Wham!Make It BigWham!Album
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)CDEPC 86311
1.8Careless Whisper6:32Wham!Make It BigWham!Album
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)465576 2
1.8Careless Whisper6:33Wham!Make It BigWham!Album
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 39595
1.8Careless Whisper6:32Wham!Make It BigWham!Album
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)EPC 40‐86311
1.8Careless Whisper6:32Wham!Make It BigWham!Album
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)EPC 86311
1.5Careless Whisper6:30George MichaelStereoplay Highlights CD 8: Meisterwerke Aus Pop und RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
stereoplayCDSP 15738
1.6Careless Whisper (extended mix)6:30George MichaelThe FinalWham!Album + Compilation
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)EPC 88681
1.6Careless Whisper (extended mix)6:30George MichaelThe FinalWham!Album + Compilation
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)40-88681
1.8Careless Whisper6:32Wham!Make It BigWham!Album
  • JP1989-03-01
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)25•8P-5182
1.5Careless Whisper (extended mix)6:31George MichaelThe Best RemixesWham!Album + Remix
  • JP1989-04-21
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)20・8P-5225
1.7Careless Whisper6:30George MichaelFine TimeVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
wea (has logo with just “wea” on it)246 408-2
2.10Careless Whisper6:30George MichaelGallo Goes GoldVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia), Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Gallo GRCGRC 50
1.6Careless Whisper6:30George MichaelHet beste uit de top 100 aller tijden, volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Dino Music (subsidiary of EMI Netherlands BV)DNCD 1211
1.8Careless Whisper6:32Wham!Make It BigWham!Album
  • US1990-10-25
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 39595
1.1Careless Whisper6:28Wham!Hifi Visionen: Pop-CD 18Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Hifi Vision982413-2
3.3Careless Whisper6:32Wham! feat. George MichaelLovin’ FeelingsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -1991
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)CSP 982666 2
1.5Careless Whisper6:31George MichaelPop Classics: The Long Versions, Volume 4Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint)01607062
1.2Careless Whisper6:30George MichaelLOVE feelingVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
BMG France74321130112
1.3Careless Whisper6:26George MichaelSuperballads 1 (Sold by Mr Music)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Mr Music (Swedish compilation label)MMCD EX4-93
1.17Careless Whisper6:32George MichaelCandlelightVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)477868-2
1.19Careless Whisper6:29George Michael38 Songs of Pure AttractionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)SONYTV1 CD
1.5Careless Whisper6:28George MichaelRock Romances Vol. 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -1997-06-17
Sound Design (UK house label)
1.8Careless Whisper6:32Wham!Make It Big (club edition)Wham!Album
Columbia House Canada (only use this entry when a release actually mentions "Columbia House Canada"), Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)537241T, CCK 39595
1.8Careless Whisper6:32Wham!Make It BigWham!Album
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)EPC 465576 2
1.8Careless Whisper6:32Wham!Make It BigWham!Album
  • JP2001-02-07
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)ESGA 514
1.5Careless Whisper (extended mix)6:31George MichaelThe Best RemixesWham!Album + Remix
  • JP2004-04-07
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)MHCP 226
1.18Careless Whisper6:28Wham!Top 100 Pop Love SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2007
2.8Careless Whisper (extended mix)6:34Wham!Original Album ClassicsWham!Album + Compilation
  • XE2013-03-20
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88875074442
1.8Careless Whisper6:32Wham!Make It BigWham!Album
  • DE2013-09-13
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)88883751722
1.8Careless Whisper6:32Wham!Make It Big (2024 Reissue)Wham!Album
  • XW2024-03-22
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)19658834681, 196588346811
1.8Careless Whisper6:32Wham!Make It Big (2024 Blu-Ray Deluxe Edition)Wham!Album
  • XW2024-04-26
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)19658870759
1.2Careless Whisper (extended mix)6:31George MichaelCareless WhisperGeorge MichaelSingle
  • XE2024-10-18
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)19802833772
1.2Careless Whisper (Extended Mix)?:??George MichaelCareless WhisperGeorge MichaelSingle
  • -2024-10-18
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)19802833761
1.2Careless Whisper (extended mix)6:31George MichaelCareless WhisperGeorge MichaelSingle
  • -2024-10-18
Sony Music CG
1.15Careless Whisper6:29Wham!Electric 80’sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.8Careless Whisper6:33Wham!Make It BigWham!Album
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 39595
1.8Careless Whisper6:32George MichaelMake It Big (streaming)Wham!Album
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
1.8Careless Whisper6:33Wham!Make It BigWham!Album
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 39595
7.4Careless Whisper6:24Wham!Original-Hit-118-Pops-DiaryVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
SunJin Media
Promotion
1.2Careless Whisper6:26George MichaelGreatest HitsGeorge MichaelAlbum
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)QY・8P-90075
(unknown)
1.3Careless Whisper6:29George MichaelI Want Your Sex / Different Corner / Careless WhisperGeorge MichaelSingle
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)654601 3, EPC 654601 3

Relationships

assistant engineer:Paul Gomersau
engineer:Chris Porter (engineer and producer)
producer:George Michael
bass guitar:Deon Estus
drums (drum set):Trevor Morrell
electric piano:Anne Dudley (English score composer)
guitar:Hugh Burns
keyboard:Chris Cameron (British pianist, singer-songwriter, arranger and producer)
Andy Richards (Strawbs keyboard player/record producer)
percussion:Danny Cummings (British drummer and percussionist)
saxophone:Steve Gregory (English jazz saxophonist)
lead vocals:George Michael
arranger:George Michael
phonographic copyright (℗) by:CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1984)
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1984)
mash-ups:1900 Careless or Dead by The Kleptones (British mashup artist Eric Kleptone)
Careless or Dead (Bon Jovi vs. George Michael) (Best of Bootie 2006 DJ-mix) by The Kleptones (British mashup artist Eric Kleptone)
recording of:Careless Whisper

Related works

Careless Whisper

writer:George Michael
Andrew Ridgeley
publisher:Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
Chappell Music (UK)
Morrison Leahy Music Ltd.
Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
Warner Chappell Music Limited (2019–present)
Wham! Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
later parody versions:Careless Surgeon
later translated versions:Aşk Dansı
夢幻的擁抱
抱きしめてジルバ-Careless Whisper-
無心快語
later versions:Dansen met verdriet
is the basis for:Belly of the Whale
Hidden Bonus Track (In Loving Memory of Pedro's Self Respect)