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Two Tribes
Single by Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Released 28 May, 1984
Recorded May - June, 1983
Genre Dance, New Wave
Record label ZTT
Cat. # ZTAS 3
Producer Trevor Horn
Frankie chronology
Relax
( 1983)
Two Tribes
( 1984)
The Power Of Love
( 1984)


Two Tribes was the second single by Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Released in 1984, it is taken from the album Welcome To The Pleasuredome.

The single's title comes from the quote "When two great warrior tribes go to war" from the film "Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior", starring Mel GibsonMel Gibson (born January 3, 1956) is an American-born Australian-reared actor, director and producer best known for either acting in or directing the Mad Max movie series, the Lethal Weapon series, Braveheart and directing The Passion of the Christ. Overv.

Playing on the global fears of nuclear annihilation, the single was released at the height of the cold war. The Godley & Creme -directed video, called the "Two Tribes Destructo Video", depicted a wrestling match between US president Ronald ReaganRonald Wilson Reagan ( February 6, 1911 June 5, 2004) was the 40th ( 1981 1989) President of the United States and the 33rd ( 1967 1975) Governor of California. Reagan was also an actor in films before entering politics. Early life and career Reagan was b and Russian leader Leonid BrezhnevLeonid Ilyich Brezhnev ( Russian: ) ( December 19, 1906 November 10, 1982) was effective ruler of the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1982, though at first in partnership with others. He was General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1964. A longer version of the video included an introduction by US President Richard NixonRichard Milhous Nixon ( January 9, 1913 April 22, 1994) was the thirty-sixth ( 1953 1961) Vice President, and the thirty-seventh ( 1969 1974) President of the United States. He is the only man to have been elected twice to the Vice Presidency and twice to.

The single sleeve was peppered with nuclear war propaganda, including how many bombs each country had. The single itself featured actor Patrick Allen issuing warnings about what to do with family members if they should die whilst in the nuclear fallout shelters.

The flipside to the single was a cover version of "War" which would feature two years later as the standout track on Bruce SpringsteenBruce Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American singer and songwriter, nicknamed "The Boss". He frequently recorded with The E-Street Band . Early years Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen was born September 23, 1949 in Freehold, New Jersey.'s triple live boxset Live 1975-1985.

"Two Tribes" stayed at the top of the singles chart for nine weeks, eventually pulling "Relax" back up to Number 2.

1 Tracklisting

All discographical information pertains to UK releases only

1.1 7" single (ZTAS 3)

  1. "Two Tribes (cowboys and indians)" (3:57)
  2. "One February Friday (doctors and nurses)" (4:55)




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