Frankie Goes to Hollywood were a British band who released two studio albums and seven singles before disbanding in 1987. Since then, almost all of their tracks have been rereleased on compact disc, including various compilation albums and CD singles. In recent years, their record company has also released original material that was not released during the band's heyday.

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. After an extremely slow climb, including one week where the song actually went down the chart, Relax eventually topped the UK Singles Chart for five weeks, and it still stands today as one of the best-selling UK singles ever. It also gained success in the United States, where it peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. The band's debut album, Welcome to the Pleasuredome, was released in October 1984 and reached the top of the UK Albums Chart. Three more singles were released from the album: "Two Tribes", "The Power of Love" and "Welcome to the Pleasuredome". "Two Tribes" and "The Power of Love" both reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, while "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" peaked at number 2.

Frankie Goes to Hollywood's second and final studio album, Liverpool, was released in 1986. It failed to achieve the same success as its predecessor, with only one of its three singles reaching the top 10 of the UK chart. The album peaked at number 5 on the UK Albums Chart, and was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry, whereas Welcome to the Pleasuredome was certified triple platinum.

To coincide with the release of Bang!... The Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, the tracks "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" (1993) and "Two Tribes" (1994) were re-released in the UK as singles in remixed form. The tracks "Relax" (1994) and "The Power of Love" (1993) were also re-released, but this time in their original form (the CD singles both featured at least one of the original 1984 12 inch remixes).

To coincide with the release of Maximum Joy in 2000, new remixes of "The Power of Love", "Two Tribes", and "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" all entered the UK charts.

In 1986, P4F (Propaganda for Frankie) released "P. Machinery Medley with Relax", a medley of "Relax" with Propaganda's "p:Machinery".

Albums Studio albums Title DetailsPeak chart positions Certifications(sales threshold)UK AUS AUT CANPeak positions for Frankie Goes to Hollywood's albums in Canada: Welcome to the Pleasuredome: Liverpool: FRA GER JPN NL NOR NZ SWE SWI US Welcome to the Pleasuredome Release date: 29 October 1984 Label: ZTT, Island Formats: CD, LP, cassette 1 7 3 9 7 430 2 8 1 7 5 33 CAN: Platinum GER: Platinum UK: 3× Platinum US: Gold Liverpool Release date: 20 October 1986 Label: ZTT Formats: CD, LP, cassette 5 72 7 72 9 531 5 8 12 13 7 88 GER: Gold UK: Gold

Compilation albums Title DetailsPeak chart positions Certifications(sales threshold)UK AUSAustralian chart peaks: Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988: N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988. Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from 26 June 1988: Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: "Welcome To the Pleasuredome" (single) 1993 re-issue (ARIA Chart) peak: AUT FRA GER JPN NL NZ SWE SWI Bang! Release date: 10 July 1985 Label: ZTT/Island Records Formats: CD, LP, cassette Japan-only release — — — — —21 — — — — Bang!... The Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes to Hollywood Release date: 18 October 1993 Label: ZTT/Island Records Formats: CD, cassette 4 5 15 15 8— 20 38 21 11 GER: Gold UK: Gold Reload! Frankie: The Whole 12 Inches Release date: 9 May 1994 label: ZTT Records Formats: CD, cassette — — — — —— — — — — Maximum Joy Release date: 25 October 2000 Label: ZTT Records Formats: CD, cassette 54 — — — —— — — — — The Club Mixes 2000 Release date: 14 November 2000 Label: Repertoire Records Formats: CD, cassette — — — — —— — — — — Twelve Inches Release date: 16 August 2001 Label: ZTT Records Formats: CD, cassette — — — — —— — — — — Rage Hard: The Sonic Collection Release date: 2001 Label: ZTT Records Formats: SACD — — — — —— — — — — Frankie Say Greatest Release date: 2 November 2009 Label: ZTT Records Formats: CD, music download 27 — — — —— — — — — Sex Mix Release date: 3 August 2012 Label: Salvo Formats: CD — — — — 61— — — — — Frankie Said Release date: 5 November 2012 Label: ZTT Records Formats: CD, music download 87 — — — —— — — — — The Best of Frankie Goes To Hollywood Release date: 20 September 2013 Label: Metro Select Formats: CD — — — — —— — — — — Simply Frankie Goes To Hollywood Release date: 6 July 2015 Label: Union Square Music Formats: CD — — — — —— — — — — Essential Frankie Goes To Hollywood Release date: 14 January 2022 Label: UMC Formats: CD 87 — — — —— — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles Year SinglePeak chart positions Certifications(sales threshold) AlbumUK AUS AUTCANPeak positions for Frankie Goes to Hollywood's singles in Canada: "Relax": "Two Tribes": "The Power of Love": "Welcome to the Pleasuredome": "Rage Hard": FRA GER IRE NL NOR NZ SWE SWI US 1983 "Relax" 1 5 411 1 13 5 2 10 4 1 10 CAN: Gold FRA: Gold UK: Platinum US: Gold Welcome to the Pleasuredome 1984 "Two Tribes" 1 4 169 48 11 1 4 1 9 4 43 CAN: Gold UK: Platinum "The Power of Love" 1 4 820 20 42 10 — 2 14 2 — UK: Platinum GER: Gold 1985 "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" 2 46 2041 — 92 14 — 9 — 20 48 UK: Silver 1986 "Rage Hard" 4 45 1282 32 12 6 8 12 19 5 — UK: Silver Liverpool "Warriors of the Wasteland" 19 — —— 2 712 26 — 30 — 13 — 1987 "Watching the Wildlife" 28 — —— — 2324 47 — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Re-issued singles Year SinglePeak chart positions AlbumUK AUS AUT FRA GER IRE NL SWI 1993 "Relax" 5 22 10 21 136 12 6 Bang!.. The Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes To Hollywood "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" 18 74 — — —22 — — "The Power of Love" 10 — — — 8016 — — 1994 "Two Tribes" 16 — — — —— — — 2000 "The Power of Love" 6 65 — — —35 — — Maximum Joy "Two Tribes" 17 — — — —— — — "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" 45 — — — —— — — 2001 "Relax" — — — — —— — — Twelve Inches 2009 "Relax" 191 — — — —— — — Frankie Say Greatest "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Promotional singles 2013: "Maximum Joy"

Videography Video albums YearTitleFormat1987From a Wasteland to an Artificial ParadiseLaserDisc1993Shoot! The Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes to HollywoodLaserDisc, VHS2000Hard OnDVD2014Frankie Said (Deluxe Edition) DVD + CD

Music videos YearTitleDirector1983"Relax"Bernard Rose1984"Relax"Godley & Creme"Relax"David Mallet, Brian De Palma"Two Tribes"Godley & Creme"The Power of Love"1985"Welcome to the Pleasuredome"Bernard Rose1986"Rage Hard"Paul Morley, David Bailey"Warriors of the Wasteland"Nick Burgess-Jones1987"Watching the Wildlife"Mike Perterly, Josh Thorne2009"Relax"

References

External links Frankie Goes to Hollywood at AllMusic Frankie Goes to Hollywood at Discogs Frankie Goes to Hollywood at Rate Your Music