"Fastlove" is a song by English singer-songwriter George Michael, released on 22 April 1996 by Virgin Records in the United Kingdom and by DreamWorks Records in the United States as the second single from his third album, Older (1996). Written by Michael, Patrice Rushen, Freddie Washington and Terri McFaddin and produced by Michael and Jon Douglas, the song interpolates the 1982 single "Forget Me Nots" by Patrice Rushen. The song received positive reviews from music critics. Commercially, the song topped the charts in six countries: Australia, Hungary, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom, and it also reached number one on the Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary chart. It was Michael's seventh and final number-one single in the UK during his lifetime and is his seventh-most downloaded track there, earning a gold certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for selling and streaming over 600,000 units. It was nominated for Best Single at the 1997 Brit Awards. In the United States, the single peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Michael his 15th top-10 hit and final Hot 100 appearance. The song's accompanying music video, directed by Vaughan Arnell and Anthea Benton, was nominated for the video category at the Brit Awards and three MTV Video Music Awards in 1996, eventually winning the International Viewer's Choice Award—MTV Europe. Recording In an interview of 2022, Jon Douglas talked about the making of the song. While working on production of Lisa Moorish's album, he asked George to sing with her on the Wham! cover "I'm Your Man". After that, George asked Jon to work with him on the album. The initial concept of the song was a latin and bossa nova song. While writing the song, George changed his idea, and wanted a more energetic vibe. He changed his composition and asked Jon to help him to make a more energetic song. While he changed his composition, the two used his vocal performance and the sax played by Andy Hamilton in reference to help re-construct the song. Jon created a new musical arrangement to complete the sax part and the vocal performance. The "Forget Me Nots" sample was a change that George added at the last minute, as he wanted to change the end of the song. Jon didn't like the idea at first and before working to the transition, he listened the song over and over for two weeks to