Fantastic

About Fantastic

Fantastic is the debut studio album by British pop duo Wham! released on 9 July 1983. It reached number one on the UK Albums Chart. It included the previously released singles "Young Guns", "Wham! Rap" and "Bad Boys". "Club Tropicana" was released as a single to coincide with the album's release. Although not on the album "Club Fantastic Megamix" (a medly of songs from the album) was released against the band's wishes by Innervision soon after Fantastic, and whilst they were in proceedings to leave the label. Two songs, Golden Boy and Soul Boy, were written by George and Andrew for the album but both were shelved as 'neither of them were any good'. It was during the writing and recording of this album that the pair realised how much more of a stronger songwriter George was, and they resolved amicably to let George take over all future Wham! songwriting duties in order to achieve the success they both wanted for the band. The album features a hidden track (played on a honky-tonk-style piano), after the final 20 seconds of "Young Guns (Go for It!)". more »