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Frankie Say Greatest is a compilation album by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in 2009 by ZTT Records. The album is available in various formats: single CD, double CD, double LP, and DVD. The latter contains the music videos to the band's singles, while the LP version focusses on remixes only.

Contents

Track listing

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  1. "Relax" (Original 7") – 3:54
  2. "Two Tribes" – 3:23
  3. "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" (Escape Act Video Mix) – 5:11
  4. "War" – 4:14
  5. "The Power of Love" – 5:28
  6. "Ferry Cross the Mersey" – 4:03
  7. "Is Anybody Out There?" (Movement 2) – 7:33
  8. "(Tag)" – 0:34
  9. "Born to Run" – 3:56
  10. "Warriors of the Wasteland" – 4:53
  11. "Rage Hard" – 5:09
  12. "Watching the Wildlife" – 4:19
  13. "Happy Hi!" – 4:04
  14. "The Waves" – 2:44
  15. "Relax" (Chicane Radio Edit) – 3:12
  16. "Two Tribes" (Hibakusha) – 6:36
  17. "Relax" (Lockout's Radio Edit) – 3:30

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  1. "Relax" (Sex Mix) – 16:22
  2. "Two Tribes" (Annihilation) – 9:09
  3. "War" (Hidden) – 8:33
  4. "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" (Fruitness Mix) – 12:12
  5. "Rage Hard" (Freddie Bastone Remix) – 6:59
  6. "Watching the Wildlife" (Hotter) – 9:07
  7. "Relax" (Scott Storch Mix) – 3:40
  8. "Suffragette City" – 3:34
  9. "Our Silver Turns to Gold" – 3:39
  10. "Get It On" – 2:33

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  1. "Relax" (Den Broeder, Cox, Cantrelle Club Mix) – 7:42
  2. "Two Tribes" (Surrender) – 3:46
  3. "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" (Brothers in Rhythm Rollercoaster Mix) – 14:38
  4. "Relax" (Spencer & Hill Remix) – 5:40
  5. "Warriors of the Wasteland" (Attack Mix feat. Gary Moore) – 6:32
  6. "The Power of Love" ('93 Alternative Mix) – 5:08
  7. "Two Tribes" (Intermission Legend Mix) – 5:15
  8. "Relax" (Club 69 Future Anthem Part 1) – 11:29
  9. "Rage Hard" (Board) – 8:40
  10. "Maximum Joy" (DJ Rene Club Mix) – 9:45
  11. "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" (Fruitness Mix) – 12:12
  12. "Watching The Wildlife" (Die Letzten Tage Der Menschheit) – 10:15

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  2. 1 2 "Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Frankie Say Greatest (2009, 256 KBPS, File)".
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