Faith
Song by George MichaelWikipedia
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Oct 21, 2026
Zach CopelandHOST
Well, what are some of your go-to songs?
Brian CopelandHOST
My number one is Faith by George Michael.
Brian CopelandHOST
Oh, yeah.
Brian CopelandHOST
Yeah.
BenPANELIST
performances
BirchHOST
covering George Michael's Faith and Paula Abdul's Straight Up.
BirchHOST
That's how they blew up and became so big.
BirchHOST
I remember Faith was the first thing I heard them
KylePANELIST
do.
KylePANELIST
I like to hear that straight up.
BirchHOST
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel music critic John Gibbertson criticized Durst's performance, stating, quote, the one attention-grabbing moment of Limp Bizkit's rap thrash show was when the lead singer expressed a desire for gay men to be stomped.
BirchHOST
which isn't remotely rebellious, it's just putrid.
DaveHOST
[laughs] Okay, continue.
JoshHOST
Billboard's number one song of the year was Faith by George Michael, which actually had been released in 1987, but dominated the music charts in 1988, so obviously a very big hit.
JoshHOST
Now, Billboard's year-end top five were, again, Faith by George Michael, Need You Tonight by INXS-
DaveHOST
[laughs]
JoshHOST
...
JoshHOST
Got My Mind Set On You by George Harrison, a song I love, Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley, and Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N' Roses.
PhilHOST
Yes.
JoshHOST
George Michael's Faith album turned the former Wham! singer into one of the biggest solo stars in music.
speaker_0HOST
From the Music History Today podcast network, this is the Music History Today podcast for October the 12th.
speaker_0HOST
On today's show, Faith Hill debuts, Sid Vicious gets arrested, and John Denver passes away.
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34 MINS LATER
speaker_0HOST
Go figure.
speaker_0HOST
In 1987, two huge singles were released.
speaker_0HOST
One of them, George Michael, Faith.
speaker_0HOST
This one launched him as a solo icon, dominated the charts everywhere, hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, stayed there for four weeks.
TopherHOST
Yeah.
TopherHOST
Uh, Limp Bizkit did a version of George Michael's Faith.
MarkHOST
[laughs] Yeah, that was horrible.
TopherHOST
[laughs] S- it featured screaming, guitar scratching, and an excess of aggression.
MarkHOST
Mm-hmm.
TopherHOST
And the song's called Faith? Okay.
MarkHOST
And that's all what-
TopherHOST
[laughs]
Justin AcriHOST
Six.
Justin AcriHOST
On this day in history, Faith by George Michael, it would become the Billboard song of the year, the following year.
Justin AcriHOST
It-
MooseHOST
He...
Mark MillerHOST
President of Egypt, Anwar Sadat, executed on the anniversary of the Yom Kippur War.
Mark MillerHOST
The single Faith by George Michael, it was the song of the year in 88, released today in 87.
Mark MillerHOST
MJ announced his retirement from the NBA for the first time today in 93.
Mark MillerHOST
Does that have anything to do with his gambling? Not at all.
Logan WedgwoodGUEST
And I didn't choose their debut album because their biggest song wasn't theirs.
Logan WedgwoodGUEST
That was Mike- uh, George Michael's Faith.
Logan WedgwoodGUEST
And-
Danny McCrumHOST
They did Faith?
Logan WedgwoodGUEST
Yeah.
Logan WedgwoodGUEST
[laughs]
Danny McCrumHOST
Oh, I didn't know they did Faith.
Mike HarringtonHOST
They did.
KaitlynHOST
You know?
Greg KretschmarHOST
It's not, it's not Faith.
KaitlynHOST
Yeah, I love that song.
Greg KretschmarHOST
All right.
Greg KretschmarHOST
Okay.
RoadkillHOST
Because I play them too.
Greg KretschmarHOST
Okay, I, it's not Faith.
RoadkillHOST
Oh, well, I guess it would be nice.
Danielle MonaroPANELIST
I knew it looked familiar.
Danielle MonaroPANELIST
That fur jacket? Yeah, that's his Faith.
Danielle MonaroPANELIST
No, no, not the one that he performed in.
Danielle MonaroPANELIST
The Faith one.
Danielle MonaroPANELIST
No, he arrived in the fur.
Danielle MonaroPANELIST
Right.
Danielle MonaroPANELIST
He performed in the little leather bomber thing.
Danielle MonaroPANELIST
And that's from the Faith story.
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