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The Power Of Love

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 Power Of Love" followed its two predecessors, Relax and Two Tribes, to the top of the UK singles chart, scoring the band an early DecemberNumber One, being pipped at the post by Band Aid for Christmas chart topper.

To commemorate the Christmas release, Godley & Creme directed a navitivy themed video for the single, and the artwork for the single was of a more religious bent.

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".

Table of contents

1 Tracklisting

1.1 7" single (ZTAS 5)
1.2 12" single (12 ZTAS 5)
1.3 2nd 12" single (12 XTAS 5)
1.4 Cassingle (CTIS 105)

2 External link

Tracklisting

All discographical information pertains to UK releases only

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)

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.

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.

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)

External link

Listen to CTIS 105

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