Patience is the fifth and final studio album by the English singer-songwriter George Michael, released on 15 March 2004.

In a 2004 interview with Adam Mattera for UK magazine Attitude, Michael explained how he felt reenergised and excited about the project: "There's something about the vocals on this album that's a lot more confident, more certain.

It was not released as a single in Canada or the US over sensitivity to the 11 September 2001 attacks, and was not included on the Patience album in those countries.

"John and Elvis Are Dead", the sixth single, was released in October 2005 and only sold through the Internet as a download.

It was highly critical of George W. Bush and Tony Blair in the leadup to the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

The video showed a cartoon version of Michael astride a nuclear missile in the Middle East and Tony and Cherie Blair in bed with President Bush.

[17][18] In an interview with MTV, Michael said the song was primarily intended to highlight what he saw as a lack of consultation by Tony Blair about the decision of invading Iraq.

"[17] Michael announced Patience would be his last album on sale to the public as a physical release as well as digital.

[19] He told BBC Radio 1 on 10 March 2004 that music he put out in the future would be available for download with fans encouraged to make a donation to charity.

Patience was Michael's final studio album of original material before his death on 25 December 2016.