Red Hot + Dance is an album produced by the Red Hot Organization, an organization dedicated to raising money and awareness to fight the onslaught of HIV/AIDS. It was released on July 7, 1992. George Michael was instrumental in bringing the project to fruition and the album was notable for featuring three new songs by him. Originally intended for his aborted project Listen Without Prejudice Volume 2, the tracks were instead donated to this LP. Apart from "Too Funky", which was released as a charity single (along with a video featuring several "supermodels"), these tracks are exclusive to this album. George Michael later launched a legal action against record label Sony, citing their lack of support for this project as one of the reasons he no longer wished to work with them. The album also included tracks by Madonna, Seal, Lisa Stansfield and Sly & the Family Stone, and was released by Epic (Sony) in the UK. The album cover features artwork by Keith Haring. Background and release The Red Hot + Dance project began as a series of live club events in London, New York, Paris, Berlin, Rome, Los Angeles, Toronto, Dublin, Dallas and Tokyo to commemorate World AIDS Day on 1 December 1991. Many of the events were filmed; in each city, directors filmed live performers like EMF, Seal, PM Dawn, Lisa Stansfield, Jimmy Somerville, Young Disciples, Monie Love and Dream Warriors, which formed the backbone of the show and enabled it to be financed. As with Red Hot + Blue, an album tied into the Red Hot + Dance theme was put together with the intention to re-create the excitement of a club. Some of the best remixers and producers available were invited to take some of the biggest hits at the time and funk them up. The project also needed a superstar to spearhead the album and generate proper heat to sell enough records. George Michael donated three new tracks, originally intended for his next album; "Too Funky", "Do You Really Want to Know" and "Happy". With the help of his manager, a deal with Sony Music was reached and they would also be distributing the album and a home video. The album ended up being a showcase for one of the most influential and distinctive aspects of contemporary music, the remix. And it was the first major-label release devoted to the art of the mix.