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"'''Spinning the Wheel'''" is a song by [[George Michael]]. The song was co-written by Michael and Jon Douglas. It was performed by [[George Michael]] and released on [[Virgin Records]] in 1996.
"'''Spinning the Wheel'''" is a song by [[George Michael]]. The song was co-written by Michael and Jon Douglas. It was performed by [[George Michael]] and released on [[Virgin Records]] in 1996. The song was the third single taken from ''[[Older (album)|Older]]'' and depicts the worry of a lover whose partner is sexually promiscuous during the period when AIDS was newly discovered and rampant in the West. It peaked at number 2 in the UK, kept off the top by the [[Spice Girls]]' "[[Wannabe (song)|Wannabe]]". The single also peaked within the Top 10 in Denmark, Hungary and Spain.

The song was the third single taken from ''[[Older (album)|Older]]'' and it peaked at number 2 in the UK, kept off the top by the [[Spice Girls]]' "[[Wannabe (song)|Wannabe]]". It also peaked within Top 10 in Denmark, Hungary and Spain.


"Spinning the Wheel" subsequently appeared on both of George Michael's compilations ''[[Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael]]'' and ''[[Twenty Five (album)|Twenty Five]]''.
"Spinning the Wheel" subsequently appeared on both of George Michael's compilations ''[[Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael]]'' and ''[[Twenty Five (album)|Twenty Five]]''.


==Critical reception==
The song depicts the worry of a lover whose partner is sexually promiscuous during the period when AIDS was newly discovered and rampant in the West.
''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' complimented the Forthright-remix of "Spinning the Wheel" as a "hard-driving dance record". They explained further that the "sleek and jazzy interlude" from the ''Older'' album had been reconstructed "with a textured house music sound." They also complimented that Michael "breaks interesting new ground" and that the "sophistication of the original recording remains fully intact, though Forthright darkens the groove to complimentary effect".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1996/BB-1996-09-21.pdf|title=Single Reviews|work=Billboard magazine|date=21 September 1996|accessdate=5 February 2020|page=64|format=PDF}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==

Revision as of 21:33, 5 February 2020

"Spinning the Wheel"
Single by George Michael
from the album Older
B-side
  • "You Know That I Want To"
  • "Safe"
Released19 August 1996
Recorded1995
Genre
Length6:22
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)
  • George Michael
  • Jon Douglas
George Michael singles chronology
"Fastlove"
(1996) 		"Spinning the Wheel"
(1996) 		"Older"
(1997)
Music video
"Spinning the Wheel" on YouTube

"Spinning the Wheel" is a song by George Michael. The song was co-written by Michael and Jon Douglas. It was performed by George Michael and released on Virgin Records in 1996. The song was the third single taken from Older and depicts the worry of a lover whose partner is sexually promiscuous during the period when AIDS was newly discovered and rampant in the West. It peaked at number 2 in the UK, kept off the top by the Spice Girls' "Wannabe". The single also peaked within the Top 10 in Denmark, Hungary and Spain.

"Spinning the Wheel" subsequently appeared on both of George Michael's compilations Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael and Twenty Five.

Critical reception

Billboard complimented the Forthright-remix of "Spinning the Wheel" as a "hard-driving dance record". They explained further that the "sleek and jazzy interlude" from the Older album had been reconstructed "with a textured house music sound." They also complimented that Michael "breaks interesting new ground" and that the "sophistication of the original recording remains fully intact, though Forthright darkens the groove to complimentary effect".[1]

Track listing

UK CD (VSCDG 1595)
  1. "Spinning the Wheel" (radio edit) – 4:57
  2. "You Know That I Want To" – 4:35
  3. "Safe" – 4:25
  4. "Spinning the Wheel" (Forthright Edit) – 4:41
EU CD The Dance Remixes (VSCDX 1595)
  1. "Spinning the Wheel" (Forthright Club Mix) – 8:11
  2. "Fastlove" (Forthright Edit) – 4:23
  3. "Spinning the Wheel" (Jon Douglas Remix) – 6:40

Charts and certifications

References

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  7. ^ "Top 10 Denmark" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  9. ^ "George Michael: Spinning the Wheel" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Top 10 Hungary" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
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  12. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Spinning the Wheel EP". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  13. ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 42. 19 October 1996. p. 18. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  14. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – George Michael" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  15. ^ "George Michael – The Spinning the Wheel E.P." (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  16. ^ "George Michael – The Spinning the Wheel E.P.". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  17. ^ "Notowanie nr770" (in Polish). LP3. 1 November 1996. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  18. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  19. ^ Listas de Afyve. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  20. ^ "George Michael – The Spinning the Wheel E.P.". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  21. ^ "George Michael – The Spinning the Wheel E.P.". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  22. ^ "George Michael: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  23. ^ "George Michael Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  24. ^ "British single certifications – George Michael". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 July 2012. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type George Michael in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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