The film offers “unprecedented access to both George and Andrew’s personal archive including remarkable and never-before-seen footage, alongside rare, candid and previously unheard interviews, WHAM! charts their incredible journey from school friends to superstars.”

Wendy Ide from The Guardian gave the film 4 stars out of 5, said "The film, which creates a dialogue between recent interviews with Ridgeley and older archive recordings of Michael, pays tribute to the close bond between the two Bushey Meads school friends who found themselves living the dream." [39] Wham! discuss the big success of their first number 1 single " Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" and how Michael was inspired by a note Ridgeley had left on his bedroom door for his mum to wake him up the next morning. Ridgeley wrote it with a mistake, so at the end added "go go". During the post-production editing process, some material that did not make the final cut was footage of Wham! visiting the United States for the first time in 1983 to perform on television shows. [21] Music [ edit ] George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley formed WHAM! in 1981.The lifelong friends who met at secondary school in the small town of Bushey became one of the most globally successful pop acts of the 1980s, selling more than thirty million records worldwide. Several pop generations down the line, this treasure trove of musical gems continues to inspire legions of new fans! Eames, Tom (29 June 2023). "Wham documentary is 'a story of friendship': Director Chris Smith reveals how he made the Netflix film". Smooth Radio . Retrieved 1 July 2023.George and Andrew released eleven singles as WHAM!, incredibly, five of them (‘Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go’, ‘Freedom’, ‘Last Christmas’, ‘I’m Your Man’ and ‘The Edge Of Heaven’) were British Number 1s. Meanwhile, in the United States, ‘Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go’, ‘Careless Whisper’ and ‘Everything She Wants’ were chart toppers: remarkably, all three were from the same album, ‘Make It Big’, which sold six million copies in America alone. Elsewhere, the boys topped the charts in a host of countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Holland, Italy, Ireland, South Africa and Switzerland! In 1982, the best of friends and still teenagers - George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley as WHAM! set out to conquer the world.

Spanishcharts.com – Wham! – The Singles - Echoes from the Edge of Heaven". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2023. Further screenings with Smith in attendance followed in June at the Paris Theater in Manhattan and July at the Bay Theater in Palisades Village, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles. [24] [25] An official trailer was released on 15 June 2023 and featured the songs " Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)" and " Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go". [26] This; A depiction of how volatile, forgetful the 80s were, despite not having the social media of today. ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 17 July 2023 . Retrieved 14 July 2023.Featuring all 11 hit singles on strictly limited blue vinyl in a gatefold sleeve exclusive to HMV & Indies.

George and Andrew met at school and the 60-year-old singer previously admitted he particularly misses doing “ordinary” things with his late pal.

Christy Lemire of RogerEbert.com wrote, "a total blast, regardless of your level of fandom. On the most superficial level, it’s just a joy to relive this time of pop culture excess and sing along with these insanely catchy tunes." [46] See also [ edit ]