“For me, what made George so special was his ear,” MNEK tells Apple Music. “He’s always been an incredible songwriter. I don’t think anyone ever really realized that he was writing and producing his material all himself, and he was genius. There was no one who made music quite like him.” Here, MNEK takes “Fastlove,” a 1996 single from Michael’s third solo album, Older, and reupholsters it for 2022 with 2-step rhythms, plus artful use of space and multi-tracked vocals. “I loved Older,” he says. “And to me, George is just the epitome of the white man who can really just turn it and be respectful of him being a guest in R&B and dance and electronica and Black music, which he was clearly a fan of and just really good at.”