You Have Been Loved

Michael wrote "You Have Been Loved" about his lover, Anselmo Feleppa, who died of an AIDS-related illness in 1993.^[2] It was released as the sixth single from Older. "The Strangest Thing", also from the album, was remixed and re-recorded for this release as a more up-tempo track, the original version more a Middle Eastern and bossa-nova song.^[3]

Matthew Hocter from Albumism said "You Have Been Loved" is "one of the album's most heartbreaking and painfully personal love songs".^[4] A reviewer from Music Week rated it four out of five, describing it as "a gorgeous but painfully sad ballad about the loss of a loved one. May be too downbeat to get his usual feverish radio support, but should go Top 10."^[5] The magazine's Alan Jones felt it is "George at his most laidback." He added, "Beautifully sung mood music, it meanders mellifluously for more than five minutes and is like a breath of fresh air, though the fact that Older has sold so many copies already, and the track's lack of a commercial hook, will limit its chart potential."^[6] An editor from Sunday Mirror wrote, "A beautiful ballad. Considering recent events, it strikes the perfect chord. Enough said."^[7] Alan Jackson from The Times declared it as a "lush, achingly tasteful ballad on bereavement" from "pop's King of Sorrows."^[8]

• Asian, Australian, European, and UK CD EP

1. "You Have Been Loved" – 5:29
2. "The Strangest Thing '97" (radio mix) – 4:40
3. "Father Figure" (live from MTV Unplugged) – 6:13
4. "Praying for Time" (live from MTV Unplugged) – 5:22

• European and UK CD II

1. "The Strangest Thing '97" (Loop Ratz mix) – 8:46
2. "The Strangest Thing '97" (radio mix) – 4:40
3. "You Have Been Loved" – 5:29

• European CD single

1. "You Have Been Loved" – 5:29
2. "The Strangest Thing '97" (radio mix) – 4:40