The Edge of Heaven

"The Edge of Heaven" is a song by British pop duo Wham!, released on Epic Records in 1986. It was written by George Michael, one half of the duo, and was promoted in advance as Wham!'s farewell single.

History

With the known desire of George Michael to move into a more adult market, Wham! had announced in the spring of 1986 that Michael and his musical partner Andrew Ridgeley would go their separate ways after a farewell single, album and concert. The album was called "The Final" and the concert was held in front of 72,000 fans at London's Wembley Stadium on Saturday 28 June 1986.

The single, a five-minute tale of emotional and physical frustration within a relationship, was a slick and upbeat — albeit harder-edged than earlier works — pop tune which became the fourth and final No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart (and the final US Top Ten hit, reaching #10) for the duo. Elton John, a friend of Michael and Ridgeley, played piano on the track.

Michael has said the lyrics to the song were "deliberately and overtly sexual, especially the first verse". The reason for this, he says, was he thought no one would care "because no one listens to a Wham! lyric. It had got to that stage."

Edge of Heaven

Edge of Heaven is a British sitcom centred on a 1980s-themed guest house in Margate. The show is produced by Hartswood Films for ITV and began airing on 21 February 2014 for six episodes. In March and April it was repeated on Thursday nights. The first episode set a record for lowest ever ratings debut on ITV.

On 5 May 2014 it was confirmed that, due to disappointing ratings, ITV would not be commissioning a second series of the sitcom. Talking to local media, executive producer Beryl Vertue said: “We had a very tough programming slot and were up against popular shows such as Sport’s Relief on the BBC. We had such a great time making the show and the sad thing is everyone at ITV loved it but unfortunately the ratings meant we couldn’t continue for a second series.”

Overview

The show is centred on 'Edge of Heaven', a 1980s-themed guest house in Margate.

Response

The show has received reviews described as "dire." The Guardian review was negative. Its IMDB user-rating was 5.6 out of 10 by 108 users, as of December 2015.

Edge of Heaven (2 Unlimited song)

"Edge of Heaven" is a song recorded by Dutch Eurodance band 2 Unlimited.

Release and reception

"Edge of Heaven" was released as the second single from 2 Unlimiited to feature Romy van Oojen and Marjon van Iwaarden as the lead vocalists. It was the second single to be taken from 2 Unlimited's fourth studio album II.

The release scored chart success in few European countries most notably peaking at #7 in Belgium and #8 in Spain. The single failed to chart in many territories and was the first 2 Unlimited single not to chart in the UK.

Track listing

Charts

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