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The Edge of Heaven

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"The Edge of Heaven"
Single by Wham!
from the album The Final and Music from the Edge of Heaven
B-side
Released9 June 1986
RecordedMarch 1986
GenreDance-pop
Length4:34
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)George Michael
Producer(s)George Michael
Wham! singles chronology
"I'm Your Man"
(1985)		 "The Edge of Heaven"
(1986)		 "Where Did Your Heart Go?"
(1986)
Music video
"The Edge of Heaven" on YouTube

"The Edge of Heaven" is a 1986 song by English pop duo Wham!. It was taken from their albums The Final and Music from the Edge of Heaven. It went to number 1 in Belgium, Greece, Ireland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, number 2 in Australia, Iceland, Italy and Norway, number 3 in Finland and New Zealand, number 4 in Germany and Switzerland and number 10 in Canada, Sweden and the United States.

Track listing

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All songs written and composed by George Michael except where indicated. 

7-inch: Epic / A FIN 1 (UK)
No. Title Length
1. "The Edge of Heaven"   4:37
2. "Wham Rap '86"   6:33
7-inch: Columbia / 38-06182 (US)
No. Title Length
1. "The Edge of Heaven"   4:37
2. "Blue" (Live in China) 5:18
2×7-inch: Epic / FIN 1 (UK) – Limited edition double 7-inch pack
No. Title Length
1. "The Edge of Heaven"   4:37
2. "Wham Rap '86"   6:33
3. "Battlestations"   5:25
4. "Where Did Your Heart Go?"   5:43
12-inch: Epic / FIN T1 (UK)
No. Title Length
1. "Battlestations"   5:25
2. "Where Did Your Heart Go?"   5:43
3. "The Edge of Heaven"   4:37
4. "Wham Rap '86"   6:33

Weekly charts

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Chart (1986) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1]11
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2]1
France (SNEP)[3]22
Ireland (IRMA)[4]1
Germany (Official German Charts)[5]4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6]1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7]3
Norway (VG-lista)[8]2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9]10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10]4
UK Singles (OCC)[11]1
US Billboard Hot 100[12]10
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[13]22

Certifications

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Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[14]
The Edge of Heaven/Where Did Your Heart Go 		Silver 250,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

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  1. ↑ "Wham! – The Edge Of Heaven" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  2. ↑ "Wham! – The Edge Of Heaven" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  3. ↑ "Wham! – The Edge Of Heaven" (in French). Les classement single.
  4. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Edge Of Heaven". Irish Singles Chart.
  5. ↑ "Wham! – The Edge Of Heaven" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  6. ↑ "Wham! – The Edge Of Heaven" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  7. ↑ "Wham! – The Edge Of Heaven". Top 40 Singles.
  8. ↑ "Wham! – The Edge Of Heaven". VG-lista.
  9. ↑ "Wham! – The Edge Of Heaven". Singles Top 100.
  10. ↑ "Wham! – The Edge Of Heaven". Swiss Singles Chart.
  11. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  12. ↑ "Wham! Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  13. ↑ "Wham! Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  14. ↑ "British single certifications – Wham! – The Edge of Heaven". British Phonographic Industry.
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