The Power of Love (Frankie Goes to Hollywood song)
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| The Power Of Love | ||
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| Single by Frankie Goes To Hollywood | ||
| Released | 9 November 1984 | |
| Recorded | May - June, 1983 | |
| Genre | Dance, New Wave | |
| Record label | ZTT | |
| Cat. # | ZTAS 5 | |
| Producer | Trevor Horn | |
| Frankie chronology | ||
| Two Tribes (1984) |
The Power Of Love (1984) |
Welcome To The Pleasuredome (1985) |
"The Power of Love" is the title of the third single from Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in November 1984. It is taken from the album Welcome To The Pleasuredome. The track was first featured during the John Peel Sessions the band performed on during 1983, which was slower and emphasied the tracks original camp ironic content (such as the Hooded Claw being from cartoon The Perils of Penelope Pitstop).
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"The Power of Love" followed its two predecessors, "Relax" and "Two Tribes", to the top of the UK singles chart (along with, oddly enough, two other, completely different songs also named "The Power of Love"), scoring the band an early December Number One, being pipped at the post by Band Aid for Christmas chart topper.
To commemorate the Christmas release, Godley & Creme directed a nativity themed video for the single, and the artwork for the single was of a more religious bent. The orginal showing of the video on The Tube the nativity occupied the whole screen, the borders of band members was added for later showings due to pressure from UK broadcasters.
The 12" mix of the song featured actor Chris Barrie's aping DJ Mike Read's banning of the single "Relax".
The single also featured a Christmas message from the band, entitled "Holier Than Thou".
On the cover it is reproduced the Assunta by Titian, a XVI century painting in the Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari of Venice.
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[edit] Tracklisting
All discographical information pertains to UK releases only
[edit] 7" single (ZTAS 5)
"Make love your goal"
- "The Power of Love (7" mix)" (5:27)
- "The World Is My Oyster (7" mix)" (4:13)
Also released as a picture disc, black with holly all over it
[edit] 12" single (12 ZTAS 5)
- "The Power of Love (extended version)" (9:28)
- "The World Is My Oyster (scrapped)" (1:38)
- "Holier Than Thou (the first)" (1:08)
- "The World Is My Oyster (trapped) [instrumental]" (2:29)
- "Holier Than Thou (the second)" (4:10)
- "The Power of Love (instrumental) [unlisted]" (2:27)
- Released in a "hearts and crosses" 12" envelope.
- "Holier Than Thou" is Frankie Goes To Hollywood's 1984 Christmas message.
- Also released as a picture disc PZTAS5
[edit] 2nd 12" single (12 XTAS 5)
- "The Power of Love (7" mix)" (5:27)
- "The World Is My Oyster (12" mix)" (4:23)
- "Welcome To The Pleasuredome (pleasure fix)" (9:46)
- "The Only Star In Heaven (star fix)" (3:52)
- Released in a white gatefold sleeve with 5 photos.
[edit] Cassingle (CTIS 105)
"I'll protect you from the holocaust"
- "[oh fire!]" (:16)
- "The Power of Love (extended version, too)" (8:54)
- "Scrapped" (1:38)
- "Holier Than Thou" (1:08)
- "Trapped" (2:29)
- "Holier Than Thou" (4:10)
- "The Power of Love (instrumental) [unlisted]" (2:27)
- "my uncle is a monster [unlisted]" (:29)
- "absolutely obscene (relax version) [unlisted]" (:28)
[edit] External link
| Preceded by: "I Should Have Known Better" by Jim Diamond |
UK number one single December 2, 1984 |
Succeeded by: "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid |
