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===Break-up (1986)=== Michael was keen to create music targeted at a more sophisticated adult market rather than the duo's primarily teenage audience, and therefore, he and Ridgeley officially announced the break-up of Wham! in the spring of 1986. Before going their separate ways, a farewell single "[[The Edge of Heaven]]", and a greatest hits double album titled ''[[The Final (album)|The Final]]'' would be forthcoming, along with a farewell concert at London's [[Wembley Stadium]] also entitled [[The Final (concert)|The Final]]. Announcing the break-up, Michael said: "I think it should be the most amicable split in pop history."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.george.michael.szm.com/Esection/E1986sh.html|title=Press 1986 β Smash Hits|access-date=11 December 2015}}</ref> The farewell single reached No. 1 in June 1986. "[[Where Did Your Heart Go?]]" was the group's final single in the United States. The song was a cover of a [[Was (Not Was)]] song. While ''The Final'' was the duo's last album release, it was not released in North America, Instead, Columbia released a pared down album called ''[[Music from the Edge of Heaven]]'' with some alternate tracks from The Final. At Wembley Stadium on 28 June 1986, Wham! bid goodbye to their fans and each other with an emotional embrace at the end of its final concert. 72,000 people attended the eight-hour event,<ref name="tours.yogsbackyard.co.uk"/> which included support artists, on a scorching hot day in London. The duo had been together for five years, selling over 28 million records and 15 million singles. ''Foreign Skies'', the documentary of their tour of China, received its world premiere as part of the festivities.
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