#54

Coming in at #54 on my countdown today is one of the most controversial and successful songs of the 80's from the weird band known as Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Making it all the way to #1 in the UK and to the top 10 in the U.S., the original video was shot in a gay S&M club of some sort and it was subsequently banned in the UK and by MTV. So, this much gentler video emerged in 1984.

#54 "Relax"
by Frankie Goes to Hollywood




Lyrics | Frankie Goes To Hollywood lyrics - Relax lyrics

Relax, Don't Do It

Remember the awkward interview with Mark Goodman on MTV. One of the weirdest bands of the 80's and their only true memorable hit, but what a hit it was... occasionally I like to walk around with a flashlight on my shoulder... here is Frankie Goes To Hollywood with "Relax"...






Relax Lyrics

“Relax”

Single by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
from the album Welcome to the Pleasuredome
B-side "One September Monday", "Ferry 'Cross the Mersey"
Released October 24, 1983 (1983-10-24)

Format 7", 12", MC
Recorded 1983
Genre Dance
Label ZTT
Writer(s) Gill, Johnson, Nash, O'Toole
Producer Trevor Horn

US Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #10
UK Peak: #1