Careless Whisper
- Key
- D minor
- Camelot
- 7A
- BPM
- 152.0
Key confidence high · relative F major (7B) · BPM confidence medium · half-time 76.0 · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13 · essentia.js@2.1-beta6-dev
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As of 2026-09-22, "Careless Whisper" by George Michael has charted in 67 markets across 4 platforms, peaking at #5 (KR) on the Rotation chart. Measured from the full recording, it reads D minor (7A) at 152.0 BPM.
- Markets
- 67
- First seen
- 2026-07-20
- Latest chart date
- 2026-09-22
- Peak
- #5 kr
Started in 35 markets, now in 67.
Why it's moving
- Shazam's #19 across 41 marketsAug 6
Score 57.0
Why it's here
George Michael Entertainment and Sony Music issued a "Careless Whisper" EP on 18 October 2024 marking the single's 40th anniversary, keeping the 1984 recording in active catalogue release. [1] That anniversary package was a re-release of the track rather than new material, framed by the estate as a thank-you to listeners. [2]
In culture
Every place this record has lived. A solid chip states a fact and carries the citation that earns it; a dashed one is a connection somebody drew, and carries their name instead.
- Written by George Michaelsource
- Written by Andrew Ridgeleysource
- Covered 鄧麗君source
- Covered Ben Folds feat. Rufus Wainwrightsource
- Covered Gossipsource
- Covered Ivete Sangalosource
- Covered Anthony Vincentsource
- Covered Gloria Groovesource
- Covered De’Loursource
- Covered Gloria Gaynorsource
- Covered Richard Claydermansource
- Covered Dave Kozsource
- Covered Free the Spiritsource
- Covered Tamiasource
- Remixed by George Michael, Careless Whisper (Kizomba Remix by Dj Radikal)source
- Remixed by Georgios Michaelos, Careless Discosource
- Remixed by Mac Glocky, Careless Whispersource
- Sampled by yuria kiritani, belonging consciousnesssource
- Sampled by KAROL G, Cuando me muera te olvidosource
Across markets · earliest pickup first
Every date here is the date the source chart covers, never the date we fetched it. Sources publish on different lags: the Spotify mirror runs about two days behind, TurnTable publishes weekly. One recording, one history: this table also counts the rows sources published under 1 other handle of this record (remasters, official videos).
- MarketFirst seenPeak
- Mexicomx · shazam · 3 cities#20#9#20
- Perupe · deezer shazam · 1 city#30#12#30
- Venezuelave · deezer shazam#80#12#80
- Brazilbr · shazam · 1 city#15#14#15
- Argentinaar · deezer shazam · 1 city#30#17#30
- Israelil · deezer shazam#18#17#18
- Polandpl · deezer shazam#87#25#87
- South Africaza · shazam#52#25#52
Worldwide feeds · not markets
A source's own worldwide chart. These are feeds, not places, so they are kept out of the market count above.
- MarketFirst seenPeak
- World feedworld · shazam#25#21#25
- Global feedglobal · youtube#336#282#336
City pickups
City charts record their parent country as the market, so these do not add to the market count above. One line per country: how many of its rooms picked the song up, and the best of them.
- us 5 cities · best #29 los angeles
- mx 3 cities · best #38 puebla
- ar 1 city · best #17 buenos aires
- br 1 city · best #22 rio de janeiro
- cl 1 city · best #35 santiago
- pe 1 city · best #16 lima
- ua 1 city · best #37 kyiv
Listen
Editions
- 2026-08-06Chart-only edition#49
Identity
- ISRC
- GBBBM8400003
- Slug
- george-michael__careless-whisper
- Sources
- applemusic, deezer, shazam, youtube
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Every source whose chart has ever carried this song.
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