Two Tribes

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"Two Tribes" is a 1984 anti-war dance-pop single by Frankie Goes to Hollywood that became one of the defining protest songs of the Cold War era.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Two Tribes canonical 15
"Two Tribes" 1
Two Tribes (Annihilation) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Welcome to the Pleasuredome
artist Frankie Goes to Hollywood
associatedMovement 1980s anti-nuclear movement
bSide One February Friday
War
chartPositionAustralia 2
chartPositionIreland 1
chartPositionNewZealand 1
chartPositionUK 1
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 43
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
format 12-inch single
7-inch single
cassette single
genre anti-war song
dance-pop
new wave
synth-pop
hasRemix Two Tribes self-linksurface differs
surface form: Two Tribes (Annihilation)

Two Tribes self-linksurface differs
surface form: Two Tribes (Carnage)

Two Tribes self-linksurface differs
surface form: Two Tribes (Hibakusha)
labelCatalogNumberUK7inch ZTAS 3
language English
length 3:28
longVersionLength 9:07
lyricalFocus tension between superpowers
mainVocalist Holly Johnson
musicVideoDirector Godley & Creme
musicVideoTheme parody of US-Soviet leaders in a boxing-style fight
nextSingle The Power of Love
notableFor being a major Cold War protest song
extensive 12-inch remixes
performer Frankie Goes to Hollywood
previousSingle Relax
producer Trevor Horn
recordedIn 1983
recordLabel Island Records
ZTT Records
releaseDate 1984-06-04
releaseYear 1984
theme Cold War
nuclear war
weeksAtNumberOneUK 9
writer Holly Johnson
Mark O'Toole
Peter Gill

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Trevor Horn produced Two Tribes
ZTT Records notableRelease Two Tribes
Two Tribes hasRemix Two Tribes self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Two Tribes (Annihilation)
Two Tribes hasRemix Two Tribes self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Two Tribes (Carnage)
Two Tribes hasRemix Two Tribes self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Two Tribes (Hibakusha)
Holly Johnson notableWork Two Tribes
this entity surface form: "Two Tribes"
Peter Gill notableWork Two Tribes
subject surface form: Frankie Goes to Hollywood
The Power of Love reached number one on the UK Singles Chart precededBySingle Two Tribes
subject surface form: The Power of Love
The Power of Love previousSingle Two Tribes
One February Friday isBsideTo Two Tribes
Gary Langan notableWork Two Tribes
Brian Nash notableWork Two Tribes