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In February 1985, the record was awarded Best British Single of 1984 at the Brit Awards, and Frankie Goes to Hollywood won Best British Newcomer. A version of the song features on Frankie Goes to Hollywood's debut album Welcome to the Pleasuredome, released in October 1984.
Frankie Goes to Hollywood released their debut album, Welcome to the Pleasuredome, featuring "Relax" and "Two Tribes", in October 1984. It had advance sales of a million copies. [6] A third single, the ballad " The Power of Love ", was released in November and reached number one in December.
In 1983, they released their debut single, "Relax", which was highly controversial, due to its sexually explicit lyrics and highly suggestive music video. The video, which was shot in a gay nightclub, was banned by the BBC and MTV.
They performed a single song, "Welcome to the Pleasuredome", from their inaugural album. In May 2023 Working Title Films announced production of Relax, a musical biopic about Frankie Goes to Hollywood, based upon Holly Johnson's autobiography A Bone in My Flute (1994), and starring Callum Scott Howells as Johnson.
Relax" – 3:55 from Welcome to the Pleasuredome, classic 1993 version " Two Tribes " – 3:56 from Welcome to the Pleasuredome , single version " War (Hide Yourself!) " – 4:14 original B-side version
The Village Voice. C [15] Welcome to the Pleasuredome is the debut studio album by English synth-pop band Frankie Goes to Hollywood, first released on 29 October 1984 by ZTT Records. [16] Originally issued as a vinyl double album, it was assured of a UK chart entry at number one due to reported advance sales of over one million. [16]
Body Double contains a film within a film sequence in which pop band Frankie Goes to Hollywood performs their song "Relax" on the set of a pornographic film, and in which scream queen Brinke Stevens, and adult actresses Cara Lott and Annette Haven appear.
"Welcome to the Pleasuredome" is the title track to the 1984 debut album by English pop band Frankie Goes to Hollywood. The lyrics of the song were inspired by the poem Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. In March 1985, the album track was abridged and remixed for release as the group's fourth UK single.
The Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Reload! contains classic and new mixes of five Frankie Goes to Hollywood singles. Many of these mixes were also released on the Twelve Inches collection. Track listing. Relax" (New York mix) – 7:24 "Relax" (Ollie J mix) – 6:27 "Relax" (Jam & Spoon Trip-O-Matic Fairy Tale mix) – 7:49
Liverpool is the second and final studio album by British band Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in October 1986. Produced by Stephen Lipson and mixed by Trevor Horn , the album showcases a heavy rock sound in contrast to the synth dance tone found in its predecessor, Welcome to the Pleasuredome .