Faith (George Michael song)

Globally it sold 25 million copies, and four singles from the album—"Faith", "Father Figure", "One More Try", and "Monkey"—reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Faith spawned four number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100: "Faith", "Father Figure", "One More Try", and "Monkey", making Michael the only British male solo artist to have four number one hits from one album on the Billboard Hot 100.

Limp Bizkit developed a cult following in the underground music scene when its covers of George Michael's "Faith" and Paula Abdul's "Straight Up" began to attract curious concertgoers.

Attracting crowds by word of mouth, the band gave energetic live performances, covering George Michael's "Faith" and Paula Abdul's "Straight Up", and featuring Borland in bizarre costumes.

The band attracted crowds by word of mouth and covering George Michael's "Faith" and Paula Abdul's "Straight Up"; the band also gave energetic live performances in which Borland appeared in bizarre costumes.

It established the band's trademark sound with the singles "Counterfeit", which was influenced by hip hop and heavy metal, and "Faith", a cover of the song of the same name by George Michael.

It took just four weeks to reach number one, where it remained for four weeks, thus preventing George Michael's single "Faith" from reaching the top spot.

The melody of the song's chorus was used by George Michael as an introduction to his song, "Faith", played on a church organ.

"Faith" by George Michael (1987)

Artists and videos parodied included Guns N' Roses' "Welcome to the Jungle", ZZ Top's "Legs", The Beatles' "Your Mother Should Know", George Michael's "Faith", Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love", Prince's "When Doves Cry" and "1999", Talking Heads' "Once in a Lifetime" and "Girlfriend is Better", Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer", Billy Idol's "White Wedding" and "Rebel Yell", INXS's" Mediate", and Randy Newman's "I Love L.A.".