: The track notably plays during a scene where Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) visits Club 685 North in Beverly Hills.
George Michael's 1987 hit "" served as a bridge between his pop-star roots in Wham! and his mature solo debut album, Faith . Released in May 1987 in the US and June in the UK, it became a cultural flashpoint for its provocative title and themes. Movie Connection & Soundtrack : The track notably plays during a scene
: The BBC and many US radio stations banned the song or restricted it to late-night airplay. Released in May 1987 in the US and
: Some stations played a sanitized version titled " I Want Your Love ". American Top 40 host Casey Kasem famously refused to say the title, referring to it only as "the new single by George Michael". American Top 40 host Casey Kasem famously refused
: Heavy radio play of the song as part of the movie soundtrack actually rushed its US single release on the MCA label before it was moved to Epic and Columbia. Censorship and Controversy
: He argued the song was about attaching "lust to love" and that the media had unfairly separated emotion from physical intimacy. Chart & Legacy