Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax - Extended Mix - Banned Video

This video raised a lot of eyebrows back in the day, seems pretty tame by today's standards though, lol. Enjoy.

"Relax" is the debut single by British dance group Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in the UK by ZTT Records in 1983. The song was later included on the album Welcome to the Pleasuredome (1984).

Although fairly inauspicious upon initial release, "Relax" finally reached number one in the UK singles chart on 24 January 1984, ultimately becoming one of the most controversial and most commercially successful records of the entire decade. The single eventually sold a reported 1.91 million copies in the UK alone, making it the seventh best-selling single in UK singles chart history.[1] Following the release of the group's second single, "Two Tribes", "Relax" rallied from a declining UK chart position during June 1984 to climb back up the UK charts and re-attain number two spot behind "Two Tribes" at number one, representing simultaneous chart success by a single act unprecedented since the early 1960s.

Upon release in the United States in late 1984, "Relax" repeated its slow UK progress, reaching number 67 upon initial release, but eventually reaching number 10 in March 1985.

The song won Best British Single at the 1985 Brit Awards.

The song was used in the films Body Double, Police Academy, The Proposal, and Zoolander. The song was also featured in the game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, and a 2009 TV advert for Virgin Atlantic, marking 25 years since the company's foundation.[2]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relax_%28song%29

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[Nixter69er]

I'm not gay, but I love this song and it's GREAT to shag to!

[TheDanceToober]

@Nixter69er - lmfao!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ClydeValleyClydies]

I was a club DJ in the 80's. I have the bootlegged version of this, mixed in with Thriller you can have them on the floor for as long as you wanted lol....Truly an iconic song.

[TheDanceToober]

@ClydeValleyClydies - "Iconic" sums it up.  =D

[sithlord1626]

omg...now there are 9 ppl who hate this song...they need to just "RELAX"

[TheDanceToober]

@sithlord1626 - agreed, lol

[sithlord1626]

this song is fuckin awesome......classic and powerful...long live the 80's

[yes1sir1no1sir]

misses the 80's...born in the 90's...deal with it

[2jeremyable]

climbing tiger

[chelzeaify]

a song for any age in time. when it came out i was a freshwoman in high school. i didnt register itz meaning then. just thought it was lovely to dance to. my nievity turned into lesbianism and this song turned from pure dance to an anthem for the LGBT. wow how it still has that original fire through tomorrow.

[chrisdorman]

lethal.

[elrjames777]

@SaschaDuda OK: thanks :-)

[SaschaDuda]

@elrjames777 On the original import 12", this was called the "New York Mix."

[Wheels4997]

Shocking. Hey some things are. Loved to dance to this in Seoul, Korea, This is the city that never sleeps, for real man.

[elrjames777]

@discofunkcyclist451 The audio track sounds very much like the 12" vinyl version I last heard so many years ago: I can't be certain :-)