"Flawless" is a song co-written and performed by George Michael

George Michael

George Michael is a British musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who rose to fame in the 1980s when he formed the pop duo Wham! with his school friend, Andrew Ridgeley...

 and released by Sony BMG on June 28, 2004. It samples "Flawless", originally recorded by the electronic music band The Ones

The Ones

The Ones are an American electronic dance music band, best known for their 2001 hit single "Flawless", which reached number 7 in the UK Singles Chart. The trio consists of three male vocalists Paul Alexander, JoJo Americo, and Nashom Wooden, who met while working at the Greenwich Village boutique...

 and "Keep On Dancin'" (1978), originally recorded by Gary's Gang

Gary's Gang

Gary's Gang was an American funk/soul/R&B/disco group who just missed having a U.S. Top 40 hit, when their lone Billboard Hot 100 entry, "Keep on Dancin'", reached #41 in 1978...

. The song was taken from Michael's album Patience.

The single performed well in the charts reaching the top ten in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

, peaking at number eight there. It became a huge dance hit, especially in the United States reaching number one on Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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s Hot Dance Club Songs.

Music video

The video begins with a man alone in his hotel room, shortly after having a shower. As the occupant freshens up and dresses himself, and as the song builds up to its main dance beat, several people of various ethnic groups also enter the room. The dancers begin to undress and re-dress themselves, all as if they have either just gotten out of the shower themselves, or come home from work. George Michael appears in the centre of the room, singing while seated on the bed. The camera zooms out to show the full hotel suite when the entire cast performs a brief, synchronized dance sequence. After this exchange, a hotel employee comes by the door with room service as the occupant is still dressing himself. The employee dances briefly as the occupant turns away to grab a pen to sign for the meal. As the song fades out, the dancers vacate when the occupant sits down to dinner in front of the television, with George Michael turning out the lights and leaving the room last.

As there is no interaction between the occupant, George Michael and any of the other dancers, it can be speculated that they were all in his imagination, and that the only true interaction is between the man and the hotel employee.

The entire video was done in one four-minute take.

Formats and track listings

UK CD single #1

1. "Flawless (Go to the City)" (Radio Edit) – 4:50
2. "Please Send Me Someone (Anselmo's Song)" (Alternative Version Edit) – 5:02

UK CD single #2

1. "Flawless (Go to the City)" (Album Version) – 6:51
2. "Flawless (Go to the City)" (Jack 'N' Rory Vocal Mix) – 6:44
3. "Flawless (Go to the City)" (Shapeshifters Remix) – 7:06
4. "Flawless (Go to the City)" (Boxer Mix) – 5:56
5. "Flawless (Go to the City)" (The Sharp Boys Hot Fridge Vocal Mix) – 8:03

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	26
Austrian Singles Chart Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann...	72
Belgian Flanders Singles Chart Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts...	35
Belgian Wallonia Ultratip Chart Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts...	2
Canadian Singles Chart Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays....	21
Danish Singles Chart Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry...	8
Dutch Single Top 100	30
European Hot 100 Singles	9
German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	54
Hungarian Singles Chart Mahasz Mahasz is the Hungarian music industry association, founded in 1992. Mahasz hands out the Hungarian Music Awards and maintains the music charts for Hungary....	4
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	23
Italian Singles Chart Federation of the Italian Music Industry The Federation of the Italian Music Industry is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy....	7
Spanish Singles Chart	2
Swiss Singles Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...	36
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	8
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs	1