The Final (album)

The Final
Compilation album / Studio album by Wham!
Released	31 May 1986
Recorded	1981–1986
Genre	Pop dance-pop post-disco
Length	80:20 (Double LP and Cassette version) 71:07 (CD version)
Label	Epic 88681
Producer	George Michael, Andrew Ridgeley, Steve Brown
Wham! chronology
Music From The Edge of Heaven (1986) The Final (1986) If You Were There (The Best of Wham) (1997)
Singles from The Final
"Last Christmas" Released: 10 December 1984 "I'm Your Man" Released: 14 September 1985 "A Different Corner" Released: 2 April 1986 "The Edge of Heaven" Released: 18 June 1986 "Where Did Your Heart Go?" Released: 14 October 1986

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The Final is a compilation and the third studio album (in the UK) released in 1986 to summarise the career of British pop duo Wham!. The album was not initially released in North America, where Wham's third and final studio album Music from the Edge of Heaven was released instead. Four songs from that album appear on this compilation. For many, it remains the definitive Wham! purchase containing all the hits, most of them in their single mixes. The double LP and cassette versions of the album included all the band's 12" Mixes apart from "Freedom", and also included the "Club Tropicana" B-side, "Blue (Armed with Love)". This was not included on the CD version and was also overlooked for the remaster, and remains only available on CD on a Japanese "Club Tropicana" CD single.

A deluxe edition of the album was released on CD/DVD and download in November 2011, with the DVD featuring all of Wham!'s music videos, including the video for "Young Guns (Go for It!)", "Last Christmas", and a remix version of the video for "Everything She Wants". It follows the track listing of the CD, with the exception of "Battlestations", as it was a B-side and not an official single. The CD omits "Blue (Armed with Love)" and the extended mixes.

Track listing

All songs written by George Michael, except where indicated.

Double LP/Cassette

Side one

1. "Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)" (Special US Re-Mix) (Michael, Andrew Ridgeley) – 6:43
2. "Young Guns (Go for It!)" (12" version) – 5:09
3. "Bad Boys" (12" version) – 4:52
4. "Club Tropicana" (Michael, Ridgeley) – 4:25

Side two

5. "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" – 3:51
6. "Careless Whisper" (12" version) (Michael, Ridgeley) – 6:30
7. "Freedom" (7" version) – 5:20
8. "Last Christmas" (Pudding Mix) – 6:47

Side three

9. "Everything She Wants" (Remix) – 6:30
10. "I'm Your Man" (Extended Stimulation) – 6:50
11. "Blue (Armed with Love)" – 3:50

Side four

12. "A Different Corner" – 3:59
13. "Battlestations" – 5:27
14. "Where Did Your Heart Go?" (David Was, Don Was) – 5:45
15. "The Edge of Heaven" – 4:37

CD

Track listing

"Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)" (Special US Re-Mix) (Michael, Ridgeley) – 6:43 from Fantastic "Young Guns (Go for It!)" – 5:09 from Fantastic "Bad Boys" – 3:20 from Fantastic "Club Tropicana" (Michael, Ridgeley) – 4:25 from Fantastic "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" – 3:51 from Make It Big "Careless Whisper" (7" version) (Michael, Ridgeley) – 5:02 from Make It Big "Freedom" (7" version) – 5:20 from Make It Big "Last Christmas" (Pudding Mix) – 6:47 Previously unreleased "Everything She Wants" (Remix) – 6:30 from Make It Big "I'm Your Man" – 4:04 Previously unreleased "A Different Corner" – 3:59 Previously unreleased "Battlestations" – 5:27 Previously unreleased "Where Did Your Heart Go?" (Was, Was) – 5:45 Previously unreleased "The Edge of Heaven" – 4:37 Previously unreleased

DVD

Track listing
"Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do?)" (Michael, Ridgeley) "Young Guns (Go for It!)" "Bad Boys" "Club Tropicana" (Michael, Ridgeley) "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" "Careless Whisper" (Michael, Ridgeley) "Freedom" "Last Christmas" "Everything She Wants" (Remix) "I'm Your Man" "A Different Corner" "Where Did Your Heart Go?" (Was, Was) "The Edge of Heaven"

VHS

Track listing
(CBS Fox Video / 3846) "Freedom" (not included on UK editions) "I'm Your Man" (not included on UK editions) "The Edge of Heaven" "A Different Corner" "Where Did Your Heart Go?"

Certifications

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Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
France (SNEP)[2]	Platinum	392,200[3]
Germany (BVMI)[4]	Gold	250,000^^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[5]	Platinum	20,000^*
Japan (RIAJ)[6]	Platinum	147,000[7]
New Zealand (RMNZ)[8]	Platinum	15,000^^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[9]	Gold	50,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[10]	Platinum	300,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1986) Position Australian Kent Music Report[11] 5 Austrian Albums Chart[12] 3 Dutch Albums Chart[13] 1 French SNEP Albums Chart[14] 13 Italian Albums Chart[15] 2 Japanese Oricon LPs Chart[7] 11 New Zealand Albums Chart[16] 1 Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart[17] 7 Swedish Albums Chart[18] 16 Swiss Albums Chart[19] 2 UK Albums Chart[20] 2 West German Media Control Albums Chart[21] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1986) Position Australian Albums Chart[11] 49 Austrian Albums Chart[22] 21 Dutch Albums Chart[23] 3 French Albums Chart[24] 32 Italian Albums Chart[15] 20 Chart (1989) Position Dutch Albums Chart[25] 95

Chart succession

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