their second studio album "make it big" in 1984 was a worldwide pop smash hit, charting number one in both the uk and the united states. associated with the mtv-driven second british invasion of the us, the singles from the album—"wake me up before you go-go", "everything she wants" and "careless whisper"—all topped the us "billboard" hot 100. in 1985, wham! made a highly publicised 10-day visit to china, the first by a western pop group. the event was seen as a major watershed moment in increasing friendly bilateral relations between china and the west.