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| Rage Hard | ||
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| Single by Frankie Goes To Hollywood | ||
| Released | 22 August, 1986 | |
| Recorded | May - June, 1983 | |
| Genre | Dance, New Wave | |
| Record label | ZTT | |
| Cat. # | ZTAS 22 | |
| Producer | Stephen Lipson | |
| Frankie chronology | ||
| Welcome To The Pleasuredome ( 1985) | Rage Hard ( 1986) | Warriors Of The Wasteland ( 1986) |
"Rage Hard" is the fifth single by Frankie Goes To Hollywood. It was released in August 1986.
Having topped the charts around the world with Welcome To The Pleasuredome and it's accompanying singles, Frankie Goes To Hollywood took off to AmsterdamMunicipality of Amsterdam St Andrew's crosses are taken to represent these (though the crosses are even older than the motto). A popular tradition links the X's to the three threats to the city: Water, Fire and Pestilence. Alternate meanings: See Amsterda to record the follow up album, LiverpoolLiverpool is Frankie Goes to Hollywood's second album, released in October of 1986 (see 1986 in music). The album was a commercial disappointment compared to the band's previous effort, charting generally low. It did, however, hit #7 on the Swiss music ch. Taking on a rockier edge, "Rage Hard" was the first single culled from the disc.
The single's title came from the Dylan ThomasDylan Marlais Thomas ( October 27 1914, Swansea November 9 1953, New York City) was a Welsh poet and writer. He is widely considered to be among the greatest poets of the 20th century. Biography Thomas was born in Swansea, in south Wales: his father David poem "Do not go gentle into that good night".
Of note, "Rage Hard" was a testament to the changing musical landscape in Britain at the time. It was not only the first Frankie single to be featured on CD single, it was also the first single to not feature a cassette release.
"Rage Hard" eventually hit Number 4 in the UK singles charts and Number 1 in Germany.
The b-sides to "Rage Hard" were, for the most part, straight forward cover songs. Firstly there was a cover of David BowieDavid Robert Jones (born January 8, 1947), better known as David Bowie is a profoundly influential British rock and roll musician, actor and artist, from the 1960s to the present. Early Years Bowie was born in Brixton, an area of London, but grew up in th's 1972 glam-rock classic "Suffragette City", slightly renamed to "SufferRAGEette City" to fit in with the "Rage Hard" promotion. The second cover song was "Roadhouse Blues" by The DoorsThe Doors were a musical band of the 1960s and early 1970s, consisting of Jim Morrison (lead vocals, b. 1971), Ray Manzarek (organ, keyboard, b. 1939), Robby Krieger (guitar, b. 1946) and John Densmore (drums, b. 1944) The group started in 1965 in Los Ang which featured on the 2nd 12". A shorter version features on the CD single.
The original b-side is an odd composition entitled "(Don't Lose What's Left) Of Your Little Mind". It was released in two versions, a 4 minute mix and a 6 minute mix and featured Holly Johnson vamping in a strange "vampire voice" ("Ha ha ha / I am the count") over the band's backing track.
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