Wham! their tour of China, received its world premiere as part of the festivities. For several years after becoming a solo artist, Michael spoke negatively, in public, about his time with Wham, partly because of the negativity of intense media coverage on Ridgeley. Michael complained of the constant pressure he felt, and he claimed that the duo had been mistreated financially. He also spoke disparagingly about some of the videos and songs from the Wham repertoire, especially the video from "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go", and the songs from Fantastic. However, his perspective on the era softened somewhat in the
Wham Bar (a standard bar usually costs ten pence). At the peak of their popularity, sales of Wham Bars were 30 million per year. In 2009, Wham XTRM Sherbet Dips were added to the range. Each packet includes a blackcurrant lollipop and a sherbet dip. In 2010, the 'Luscious Strawberry' flavour Glam Bar was introduced. On 21 September 2011 it was announced that New McCowans Ltd, the makers of Wham Bars, were going into administration. On 14 October 2011 it was announced that the Wham Bar and Highland Toffee brands had been bought by Tangerine Confectionery. Original flavour: Glucose syrup, Sugar, vegetable