[2019-11-06]George Michael "This Is How (We Want You To Get High)" (Virgin EMI)

ericsen · **Joined:** 23 Jan 2007 **Posts:** 3844

George Michael’s posthumous single, “This Is How (We Want You to Get High),” has been released nearly three years following the singer’s death. The track, which was co-written and co-produced by Michael and collaborator James Jackman, will be released as part of the soundtrack to Paul Feig’s upcoming movie Last Christmas.

“This Is How (We Want You to Get High)” was first written in 2012 and later recorded at London’s Air Studios, with finishing touches done in 2015 during Michael’s final recording sessions. The song has an upbeat vibe, but leans on heavier topics in the lyrics. “So you raise another glass looking for a different space,” Michael croons over the Latin-inspired beat. “I was leaning on the grass dreaming of a sunnier day/Oh it never came, how could it have baby/Where the present meets the past it’s hard to be more than we’ve seen.”

The song, which marks Michael’s first release of original material in seven years, appears as the credits track in Last Christmas, a film inspired by the singer’s music. Last Christmas, co-written by Emma Thompson, stars Emilia Clarke as a down-on-her-luck Londoner who meets a guy who turns her attitude around (played by Henry Golding).

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ericsen · **Joined:** 23 Jan 2007 **Posts:** 3844

Here's the lyric video.

Glenn S. · 30 Oct 2006

"The song, which marks Michael’s first release of original material in seven years..."

Is this bad phrasing or what? They make it sound like the guy has just been on hiatus.

Jay · 12 Jul 2006

Glenn S. wrote:

"The song, which marks Michael’s first release of original material in seven years..."

Is this bad phrasing or what? They make it sound like the guy has just been on hiatus.

I couldn’t agree more. These dead guys are so damn lazy!

RackleNut · **Joined:** 07 Nov 2006 **Posts:** 1356

I'm proof that one can be a fan without being a sycophant.
this song is terrible!
certainly not the first GM song I've disliked,
and hopefully great unreleased GM songs will be available soon.

as always - just one opinion - I hope those of you who disagree will chime-in as well.

Jason Michael · 30 May 2012

RackleNut wrote:

I'm proof that one can be a fan without being a sycophant.
this song is terrible!
certainly not the first GM song I've disliked,
and hopefully great unreleased GM songs will be available soon.

as always - just one opinion - I hope those of you who disagree will chime-in as well.

I couldn't get past the production. What is with the auto-tune? It's not like George Michael couldn't sing. My wife is a huge fan and she was really unimpressed.

Michael Hovey · **Joined:** 07 Oct 2006 **Posts:** 1040

I loved both the movie and this song at the end. Seemed cool to me.

[2019-11-06]George Michael "This Is How (We Want You To Get High)" (Virgin EMI)

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