initially the pair wrote songs such as ""wham rap (enjoy what you do)"" and "club tropicana" together, but part way through the recording of their debut album "fantastic" the pair agreed that michael was the stronger songwriter, and would take creative control. still teenagers, they promoted themselves as hedonistic youngsters, proud to live a carefree life without work or commitment. this was reflected in their earliest singles which, part-parody, part-social comment, briefly earned wham! a reputation as a dance protest group.