Fastlove

"Fastlove" is a song by the English singer-songwriter George Michael, released on 22 April 1996 as the second single from his third album, Older (1996). It was written by Michael, Patrice Rushen, Freddie Washington and Terri McFaddin and produced by Michael and Jon Douglas. It interpolates Rushen's 1982 single "Forget Me Nots". The single was issued in the US by DreamWorks Records and Virgin and Aegean Records elsewhere. "Fastlove" received positive reviews and topped the charts in Australia, Hungary, Italy, Spain, and the UK. It also reached number one on the Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary chart. In the US, it reached number eight and number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the US Cash Box Top 100. It was Michael's seventh and final number one in the UK during his lifetime and is his seventh-most downloaded track there, earning a gold certification for selling and streaming over 600,000 units. It was nominated for Best Single at the 1997 Brit Awards. The music video, directed by Vaughan Arnell and Anthea Benton, was nominated for the video category at the Brit Awards and three MTV Video Music Awards in 1996. It won the International Viewer's Choice Award—MTV Europe.