: The music video was initially restricted to late-night hours. The "Monogamy" Message
Despite its massive popularity, the song faced significant pushback during the height of the AIDS crisis: : The music video was initially restricted to
: The track notably plays during a scene where Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) visits Club 685 North in Beverly Hills. American Top 40 host Casey Kasem famously refused
: Some stations played a sanitized version titled " I Want Your Love ". American Top 40 host Casey Kasem famously refused to say the title, referring to it only as "the new single by George Michael". Censorship and Controversy : He argued the song
: The video featured his girlfriend at the time, Kathy Jeung, and included scenes of Michael writing " Explore Monogamy " on her back in lipstick.
: Heavy radio play of the song as part of the movie soundtrack actually rushed its US single release on the MCA label before it was moved to Epic and Columbia. Censorship and Controversy
: He argued the song was about attaching "lust to love" and that the media had unfairly separated emotion from physical intimacy. Chart & Legacy