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! in China: Foreign Skies to China in April 1985. The second leg in east Asia began with two concerts at the Coliseum indoor arena in Hong Kong and then moved to China where Wham! performed in Beijing (Peking) and Canton on 7 and 10th April. The film shot over two weeks, was then edited over summer and autumn 1985 in London. Anderson called his one-hour and 18 minute film "If You Were There". In the final stages of editing, Anderson was dismissed in October 1985 by Wham!'s management, the editing team quit, and the film was entirely re-edited, renamed and released as "Wham! in