Editing George Michael (section)

==Posthumous releases==
On 7 September 2017, Michael's estate released the single "[[Fantasy (George Michael song)|Fantasy]]". Written and produced by Michael, it was recorded while he was working on ''[[Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1]]''. However, the track was not included on the album. Instead in October 1990, it was featured on the "[[Waiting for That Day]]" single in the United Kingdom and on the "[[Freedom! '90]]" single in the rest of the world.<ref name="rel">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/sep/07/george-michael-new-single-fantasy-nile-rodgers|title=George Michael's new single Fantasy – a rework full of sex, funk and fabulousness|work=[[The Guardian]]|author=Ben Beaumont-Thomas|date=7 September 2017|accessdate=17 October 2017|archive-date=10 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010031441/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/sep/07/george-michael-new-single-fantasy-nile-rodgers|url-status=live}}</ref> On 7 September 2017, a new version reworked by [[Nile Rodgers]] was released as a single from ''[[Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1|Listen Without Prejudice / MTV Unplugged]]'' (2017).<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-george-michael-nile-rodgers-spirited-fantasy-remake-w501632|title=Encore Hear George Michael's Posthumous 'Fantasy' Remake With Nile Rodgers|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|author=Jon Blistein|date=7 September 2017|accessdate=17 October 2017|archive-date=17 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017075846/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-george-michael-nile-rodgers-spirited-fantasy-remake-w501632|url-status=live}}</ref> The album includes the original version of "Fantasy" and the 1998 version;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Listen-Without-Prejudice-Unplugged-Region/dp/B01LQV2Z7C/|title=Listen Without Prejudice / MTV Unplugged (Region Free) Box set|website=Amazon UK |accessdate=17 October 2017|archive-date=18 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018071816/https://www.amazon.co.uk/Listen-Without-Prejudice-Unplugged-Region/dp/B01LQV2Z7C|url-status=live}}</ref> the Nile Rodgers remix was not included on the disc but was made available to purchasers as a digital download. On 18 October 2017, a music video was released on [[Vevo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWk7ykBdIA8|title=George Michael – Fantasy (Official Video) ft. Nile Rodgers|date=18 October 2017 |via=YouTube|accessdate=11 November 2022|archive-date=11 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111152610/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWk7ykBdIA8|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2019, the [[Emma Thompson]]-written film ''[[Last Christmas (film)|Last Christmas]]'' was released. The title of the film is taken from the Wham! classic. An official soundtrack album was released by [[Legacy Recordings]] on CD, two-disc [[LP record|vinyl]], and digital formats on 8 November 2019.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/last-christmas-soundtrack-track-list-8532167|title='Last Christmas' Soundtrack Track List: See It Here|first=Gil|last=Kaufman|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=4 October 2019|access-date=11 November 2022|archive-date=9 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509144516/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/pop/8532167/last-christmas-soundtrack-track-list|url-status=live}}</ref> The album contains 14 [[Wham!]] and solo George Michael songs, as well as a previously unreleased song originally completed in 2015 titled "[[This Is How (We Want You to Get High)]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-50314620|title=George Michael: Upbeat new song premieres on Radio 2|first=Mark|last=Savage|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=6 November 2019|access-date=11 November 2022|archive-date=6 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106123331/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/entertainment-arts-50314620|url-status=live}}</ref> The soundtrack album debuted at number one on the UK Official Soundtrack Albums Chart and at number 11 on the [[UK Albums Chart]] on 15 November 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/soundtrack-albums-chart/|title=Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50|website=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=15 November 2019|access-date=17 November 2019|archive-date=24 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224203832/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/soundtrack-albums-chart/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/|title=Official Albums Chart Top 100|website=Official Charts Company|date=15 November 2019|access-date=17 November 2019|archive-date=30 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830181650/http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/|url-status=live}}</ref> It also entered the [[Australian Albums Chart]] at number seven,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cdn.aria.com.au/pdfs/42D2221C9EBF51A9475827FBE90A04C7D5DB52B9DAB1C71574EEED462A122E21/ARIA%20Albums%20Chart.pdf?seq=26|title=ARIA ALBUMS CHART|website=[[ARIA Charts]]|date=11 November 2019|access-date=11 November 2022|archive-date=11 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111152610/http://cdn.aria.com.au/pdfs/42D2221C9EBF51A9475827FBE90A04C7D5DB52B9DAB1C71574EEED462A122E21/ARIA%20Albums%20Chart.pdf?seq=26|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[Irish Albums Chart]], where it debuted at number 32, climbing to number 26 the following week, and at number 55 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/irish-albums-chart/|title=Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50|website=Official Charts Company|date=November 2019|access-date=26 November 2019|archive-date=30 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200830100852/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/irish-albums-chart/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200|title=Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|date=November 2019|access-date=11 November 2022|archive-date=2 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110702172558/http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 22 June 2022, the documentary film ''Freedom Uncut'' was released. Michael had been working on the film shortly before his death, alongside [[David Austin (singer)|David Austin]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/21/arts/music/george-michael-freedom-uncut.html|title=George Michael Preferred Music to Fame. The Doc He Made Does, Too.|website=The New York Times|date=22 June 2022|access-date=11 November 2022|archive-date=11 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111153423/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/21/arts/music/george-michael-freedom-uncut.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and provides the narration throughout.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/2022-06-15/never-before-seen-footage-of-george-michael-in-new-film-freedom-uncut|title=Never-before-seen footage of George Michael in new film Freedom Uncut|publisher=ITV|last=Davda|first=Rishi|date=15 June 2022|access-date=11 November 2022|archive-date=11 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111153232/https://www.itv.com/news/2022-06-15/never-before-seen-footage-of-george-michael-in-new-film-freedom-uncut|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[NME]]'', ''[[The Guardian]]'' and ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]'' all praised the film and rated it 4/5 stars.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/film-reviews/george-michael-freedom-uncut-review-hes-still-a-fascinating-mass-of-contradictions-3253261|title='George Michael Freedom Uncut' review: he's still a fascinating mass of contradictions|website=NME|last=Levine|first=Nick|date=22 June 2022|access-date=11 November 2022|archive-date=11 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111153224/https://www.nme.com/reviews/film-reviews/george-michael-freedom-uncut-review-hes-still-a-fascinating-mass-of-contradictions-3253261|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/george-michael-freedom-uncut-2/|title=An extended cut of George Michael's self-co-directed TV documentary, completed and broadcast mere months after his untimely death on Christmas Day 2016.|website=Empire|last=Beardsworth|first=Liz|date=23 June 2022|access-date=11 November 2022|archive-date=11 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111153224/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/george-michael-freedom-uncut-2/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jun/22/george-michael-freedom-uncut-review-pop-hero-lets-it-all-hang-out|title=George Michael: Freedom Uncut review – pop hero lets it all hang out|website=The Guardian|date=22 June 2022|access-date=11 November 2022|archive-date=11 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111153227/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jun/22/george-michael-freedom-uncut-review-pop-hero-lets-it-all-hang-out|url-status=live}}</ref> On 30 September 2022, a remastered and expanded version of ''[[Older (George Michael album)|Older]]'' was released comprising the original ''Older'' album, the ''Upper'' disc and three bonus CDs, containing remixes and live recordings of ''Older''-era tracks.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sony Music Celebrate George Michael's Iconic Album, Older |url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2022/09/16/sony-music-george-michael-older/ |website=Wonderland |access-date=30 September 2022 |date=16 September 2022 |archive-date=30 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930180359/https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2022/09/16/sony-music-george-michael-older/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The album charted at number 2 on the UK Official Albums Chart Top 100 on 7 October 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20221007/7502/|title=Official Albums Chart Top 100 07 October 2022 – 13 October 2022|website=Official Charts|date=7 October 2022|access-date=11 November 2022|archive-date=16 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016032457/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20221007/7502/|url-status=live}}</ref>