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词条 Father Figure (song)
释义

  1. Music video

  2. Chart performance

  3. Track listings

  4. Charts and certifications

     Weekly charts  Certifications and sales 

  5. Cover versions

  6. Samples

  7. References

  8. External links

{{Use British English|date=December 2016}}{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}}{{Infobox song
| name = Father Figure
| cover = Father Figure.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = George Michael
| album = Faith
| B-side = "Love's in Need of Love Today" {{small|(live at Wembley Arena)}}
| released = {{Start date|1987|12|28|df=y}}
| format = {{hlist|7"|12"|CD|cassette}}
| recorded = 1987
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 5:40
| label = Columbia
| writer = George Michael
| producer = George Michael
| prev_title = Hard Day
| prev_year = 1987
| next_title = One More Try
| next_year = 1988
}}

"Father Figure" is a song by English singer George Michael from his debut studio album, Faith (1987). It was released on 28 December 1987 as the album's fourth single by Columbia Records. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. Additionally it was a top 5 hit in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands and Spain.

Music video

The music video depicts a relationship between a cab driver (Michael) and a high-fashion model (Tania Coleridge). Various intercut flashbacks tell a backstory. Michael and Andy Morahan[1] won "Best Direction of a Video" at the 1988 MTV Video Music Awards for the video.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}}

Chart performance

Released in the United Kingdom in December 1987, "Father Figure" reached number eleven on the UK Singles Chart – the first time Michael had failed to reach the top ten in his home country. The song remained a live favourite at Michael's concerts for many years and is also one of his most frequently aired songs on the radio in the United Kingdom.

In the United States, "Father Figure" became George Michael's sixth number one single (including three number one singles garnered as half of Wham!). "Father Figure" debuted at number 49 on 16 January 1988, while "Faith" was still prominent (at number nine) in the top ten of the chart. In the subsequent weeks, "Father Figure" was a surefire hit, reaching number one by its seventh week, 27 February 1988, staying at the top for two weeks. Altogether, the single spent six weeks in the top ten, nine weeks in the top twenty, and 14 weeks in the top forty.

Track listings

  • UK single (7")
    1. "Father Figure" – 5:40
    2. "Love's In Need Of Love Today" {{small|(Live at Wembley Arena, 1 Apr '87)}} – 4:42
  • US single (CD and cassette)
    1. "Father Figure" – 5:40
    2. "Look at Your Hands" – 4:37
  • International single (CD and cassette maxi single)
    1. "Father Figure" – 5:28
    2. "Love's In Need Of Love Today" {{small|(Live at Wembley Arena, 1 Apr '87)}} – 4:42
    3. "Father Figure" {{small|(Instrumental version)}} – 5:28

Charts and certifications

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1988–2016)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2]5
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[3]23
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4]9
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 10)[5]3
Iceland (RÚV)[6] 9
Italy (Hit Parade)[7]14
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[8]4
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Certifications and sales

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Cover versions

  • Ace Young covered the song during top 24 week on the fifth season of American Idol in 2006. It was included on the compilation album Encores.
  • The song was covered by Noah Guthrie (as his character Roderick Meeks) in the fifth episode of the sixth and final season of Glee.

Samples

  • P.M. Dawn - Looking Through Patient Eyes (1993)
  • L.L. Cool J - Father (1997)
  • Destiny's Child - Winter Paradise (2001)

References

1. ^Profile of Andy Morahan; www.andymorahan.com. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/dqGPGdh.jpg|title=Australian Top 50 Chart Week Ending 23rd September, 1984|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=19 November 2017}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/80s/1988/BB-1988-02-20.pdf|title=Hits of the World|work=Billboard|page=69|date=20 February 1988|accessdate=25 November 2017}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://wiki.pomus.net/wiki/Singlet_1988-01_tammikuu|title=Singlet 1988-01 tammikuu|language=Finnish|publisher=Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland|accessdate=25 November 2017}}
5. ^{{cite magazine|url=http://timarit.is/files/19989954.pdf#navpanes=1&view=FitH|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 10 (18. mars 1988)|publisher=Dagblaðið Vísir|accessdate=26 July 2018|language=is}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ruv.is/persona/george-michael|publisher=RÚV|title= George Michael Chart History| accessdate=7 November 2018}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_interprete/am.htm|title=Indice per Interprete: M: Michael, George|publisher=Hit Parade Italia|language=Italian|accessdate=25 November 2017}}
8. ^{{cite book|author=Fernando Salaverri|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st|date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2}}

External links

  • {{MetroLyrics song|george-michael|father-figure}}
{{George Michael singles}}

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