Bang!... The Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes to Hollywood

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Bang!... The Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes to Hollywood
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Greatest hits album by
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Released18 October 1993
Genre
Length59:42
Label ZTT/Island
Producer
Frankie Goes to Hollywood chronology
Liverpool
(1986)		Bang!... The Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes to Hollywood
(1993)		 Reload! Frankie: The Whole 12 Inches
(1994)
Singles from Bang!... The Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes to Hollywood
  1. "Relax"
    Released: 20 September 1993
  2. "Welcome to the Pleasuredome"
    Released: 8 November 1993 [1]
  3. "The Power of Love"
    Released: 6 December 1993
  4. "Two Tribes (Fluke's Minimix)"
    Released: 14 February 1994 [2]
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NME 7/10 [3]

Bang!... The Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes to Hollywood is a compilation album by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in 1993 during a spate of reissuing and remixing of Frankie Goes to Hollywood products by ZTT Records, hence the appearance of "classic" 1993 versions of two tracks, and the addition of one contemporary remix on the American CD version of 1994.

Contents

Track listing

CD: Warner / 4509-93912-2 United Kingdom

  1. "Relax" – 3:55 from Welcome to the Pleasuredome , classic 1993 version
  2. "Two Tribes" – 3:56 from Welcome to the Pleasuredome, single version
  3. "War (Hide Yourself!)" – 4:14 original B-side version
  4. "Ferry Cross the Mersey" – 4:03 original B-side version
  5. "Warriors of the Wasteland" – 3:55 from Liverpool , single remix
  6. "For Heaven's Sake" – 4:27 from Liverpool
  7. "The World Is My Oyster" – 1:57 from Welcome to the Pleasuredome
  8. "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" – 13:39 from Welcome to the Pleasuredome
  9. "Watching the Wildlife" – 3:58 from Liverpool, classic 1993 version
  10. "Born to Run" – 4:05 from Welcome to the Pleasuredome
  11. "Rage Hard" – 5:04 from Liverpool, single version
  12. "The Power of Love" – 5:28 from Welcome to the Pleasuredome
  13. "Bang" – 1:08 from Welcome to the Pleasuredome

CD: Atlantic / 82587-2 United States

  1. "Relax" – 3:55
  2. "Two Tribes" – 3:54
  3. "War" – 4:14
  4. "Ferry Cross the Mersey" – 4:03
  5. "Warriors of the Wasteland" – 3:55
  6. "For Heaven's Sake" – 4:27
  7. "The World Is My Oyster" – 1:57
  8. "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" – 13:39
  9. "Watching the Wildlife" – 3:58
  10. "Born to Run" – 4:05
  11. "Rage Hard" – 5:04
  12. "The Power of Love" – 5:28
  13. "Bang" – 1:08
  14. "Relax" (New York Mix) – 7:27
  15. "Two Tribes" (Teckno Prisoner Mix featuring Adamski) – 6:21

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Bang!... The Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes to Hollywood
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [16] Platinum300,000*
Germany (BVMI) [17] Gold250,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [18] Gold100,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . 6 November 1993. p. 31.
  2. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . 12 February 1994. p. 29.
  3. ↑ Harris, John (30 October 1993). "Long Play". New Musical Express . p. 28.
  4. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Bang!... The Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes to Hollywood". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Bang!... The Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes to Hollywood" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Bang!... The Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes to Hollywood" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 10, no. 50. 11 December 1993. p. 25. OCLC   29800226 – via World Radio History.
  8. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN   978-951-1-21053-5.
  9. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Bang!... The Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes to Hollywood" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  10. ↑ "Charts.nz – Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Bang!... The Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes to Hollywood". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  11. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Bang!... The Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes to Hollywood". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  12. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Bang!... The Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes to Hollywood". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  13. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  14. ↑ "Top 100 Albums 1993" (PDF). Music Week . 15 January 1994. p. 25. ISSN   0265-1548 – via World Radio History.
  15. ↑ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1994" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  16. ↑ "French album certifications – Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Bang! - Greatest Hits Of" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 29 November 2019.Select FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD and click OK. 
  17. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Frankie Goes to Hollywood; 'Bang')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  18. ↑ "British album certifications – Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Bang - The Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes ro Hollywood". British Phonographic Industry. 1 November 1993. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
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