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After several endless sessions of tweaking and finessing the song, Horn put together three mixes alongside some studio trickery and Relax was born, even if the band’s actual contribution to the finished article was negligible (aside from Holly’s vocal, the sound of them jumping in a swimming pool was sampled for the erm ’splashy’ effects). The first version he recorded with the band wasn’t up to standard, so he got Ian Dury’s backing band the Blockheads in to help sessions out. The band then embarked on a somewhat arduous task of recording Relax, a song whose key line had come to Holly while he was walking around Liverpool. He tracked the group down and snapped them up in May 1983, after convincing his business partner, and former journalist, Paul Morley that they were the future. Fortunately watching The Tube that evening was producer Trevor Horn – who was having quite a successful run having recently produced ABC’s landmark The Lexicon of Love album the previous year, and who was looking for turns to sign to his new label Zang Tuum Tumb (ZTT).
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However, they disbanded acrimoniously in 1987 - with reports of a fight before a gig at Wembley Stadium - and didn’t perform together again until Monday night when they played one song at a concert in Liverpool ahead of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.Ĭasting for Relax is still ongoing, so stay tuned for further details.MORE: Frankie Goes To Hollywood's Official Chart historyįrankie recorded a series of radio sessions for the likes of John Peel and were championed by Janice Long, however it was their performance on the TV show The Tube, recorded at the Liverpool State Ballroom.
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That was until this year's Eurovision Song Contest kicked off however, with the full original lineup reuniting to help put Liverpool back on the music map once again. They eventually disbanded in acrimonious circumstances in 1987, reportedly fighting before a gig at Wembley Stadium and never speaking to each other again.
The Liverpudlian group also scored number one hits with 'Two Tribes' and ' The Power Of Love', though their follow-up album didn't achieve the same success. The ban didn't stop the song's success however, as it eventually became the sixth best-selling single of all time in the UK. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images).ĭetails about the biopic are scant at present, but the fact that Callum Scott Howell has been cast in a leading role will excite many - he starred in Russell T Davies’s drama, It's A Sin, which was set during the height of the Aids epidemic.įrankie Goes To Hollywood became one of the biggest bands of the 1980s after the release of 'Relax', and also received a ban by the BBC because of the overtly homosexual content. "I was very much a part of the hoopla, having directed the original ‘banned’ ‘Relax’ video and I want to bring that innocent and daring world of 1984 back to life for a new audience today."įrankie Goes to Hollywood were one of the most controversial and commercially successful acts of the 1980s. "Their epic rise, bringing the then deeply underground S+M and LGBTQ club scene screaming into the limelight, is the energetic and moving story of underdogs that win one for the ages," he continued. "We can’t think of anyone better than Bernard Rose, and our talented young lead, Callum Scott Howells, to bring this iconic moment in pop history to life."īernard Rose has also chipped in about how the project came to life: "Combining the wit of The Beatles, the power of The Rolling Stones, and the outrage of the Sex Pistols, Frankie Goes To Hollywood went from unemployed Liverpudlians to Kings of pop on the back of their epic banned record 'Relax'."
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