Freedom (Wham! song) Freedom (Wham! song) "Freedom" is a hit song by British pop duo Wham!. It became the group's second number one hit on the UK Singles Chart and reached number three in America. It was written and produced by George Michael, one half of the duo. Wham! had already enjoyed a successful 1984 by the time "Freedom" was released in August of the year. "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" had given them their first UK number one and had then reached the top of the "Billboard" Hot 100 in the United States. George had then gone to number one with
Wham! and was simply promoted as a Wham single. Wham used a video edited together from footage of their tour in China for "Freedom"'s US single release. Their second album, "Make It Big", climbed to #1 on the album charts and the band set off on an arena tour at the end of 1984. The double A-side single "Last Christmas/Everything She Wants" became the highest-selling single ever to peak at No. 2 in the UK charts. It stayed at No. 2 for five weeks and, to date, is the 24th best-selling single of all time in the United Kingdom, selling over