I Want Your Sex

"I Want Your Sex"
Single by George Michael
from the album Faith and Beverly Hills Cop II (The Motion Picture Soundtrack Album)
B-side"I Want Your Sex" ("Rhythm Two: Brass in Love")
Released
  • 18 May 1987 (1987-05-18) (US)[1]
  • 1 June 1987 (1987-06-01) (UK)[2]
Recorded
  • August 1986 (part 1)
  • February 1987 (parts 2 and 3)[3]
Studio
Genre
Length
  • 4:44 (part one)
  • 4:38 (part two)
  • 3:48 (part three)
  • 13:13 (Monogamy mix)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)George Michael
Producer(s)George Michael
George Michael singles chronology
"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"
(1987) 		"I Want Your Sex"
(1987) 		"Faith"
(1987)
Music video
"I Want Your Sex" on YouTube

"I Want Your Sex" is a song by English singer and songwriter George Michael. Released as a single on 18 May 1987 (US)[1] and 1 June 1987 (UK),[1] it was the third hit from the soundtrack to Beverly Hills Cop II and the first single from Michael's debut solo album Faith. It peaked at number two in the US and number three in the UK, and was a top five single in many other countries.

The single was certified platinum by the RIAA for sales in excess of two million in the United States. It was also the recipient for Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song. The song's radio airplay on the BBC was restricted to post-watershed hours due to concerns that it might promote promiscuity and could be counterproductive to contemporary campaigns about AIDS awareness.[5]

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  3. ^ a b Buskin, Richard (March 2013). "Classic Tracks: George Michael 'Faith'". Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  4. ^ Breihan, Tom (2 April 2021). "The Number Ones: George Michael's "Faith". Stereogum. Retrieved 8 November 2023. ['I Want Your Sex' is] a frisky, silly pop-funk track with a pronounced Prince influence...
  5. ^ "30 songs banned by the BBC". The Daily Telegraph. 17 December 2015.