Two Tribes
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| Single by Frankie Goes To Hollywood | ||
| Released | 28 May, 1984 | |
| Recorded | May - June, 1983 | |
| Genre | Dance, New Wave | |
| Record label | ZTT | |
| Cat. # | ZTAS 3 | |
| Producer | Trevor Horn | |
| Frankie chronology | ||
| Relax (1983) | Two Tribes (1984) | The Power Of Love (1984) |
Two Tribes was the second single by Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Released in 1984, it is taken from the album Welcome To The Pleasuredome.
The single's title comes from the quote "When two great warrior tribes go to war" from the film "Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior", starring Mel Gibson.
Playing on the global fears of nuclear annihilation, the single was released at the height of the cold war. The Godley & Creme-directed video, called the "Two Tribes Destructo Video", depicted a wrestling match between US president Ronald Reagan and Russian leader Konstantin Chernenko. A longer version of the video included an introduction by US President Richard Nixon.
The single sleeve was peppered with nuclear war propaganda, including how many bombs each country had. The single itself featured actor Patrick Allen issuing warnings about what to do with family members if they should die whilst in the nuclear fallout shelters.
The flipside to the single was a cover version of "War" which would feature two years later as the standout track on Bruce Springsteen's triple live boxset Live 1975-1985.
"Two Tribes" stayed at the top of the singles chart for nine weeks, eventually pulling "Relax" back up to Number 2.
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Tracklisting
All discographical information pertains to UK releases only
7" single (ZTAS 3)
- "Two Tribes (cowboys and Indians)" (3:57)
- "One February Friday (doctors and nurses)" (4:55)
7" picture disc (P ZTAS 3)
"Different Mix"
- "Two Tribes (we don't want to die)" (4:10)
- "One February Friday (only bullets can stop them now)" (4:55)
12" single (12 ZTAS 3)
- "Two Tribes (annihilation)" (9:08)
- "War (hide yourself)" (4:12)
- "One February Friday [abridged]" (1:46)
- "Two Tribes (surrender)" (3:46)
- "the last voice [unlisted]" (1:14)
Remix 12" single (X ZTAS 3)
- "Two Tribes (carnage)" (7:54)
- "War (hide yourself)" (4:12)
- "One February Friday [abridged]" (1:46)
- "Two Tribes (surrender)" (3:46)
- "the last voice [unlisted]" (1:14)
3rd 12" (WARTZ 3)
- "War (hidden)" (8:33)
- "Two Tribes (carnage)" (7:54)
- "One February Friday [abridged]" (1:46)
4th 12" (X ZIP 1)
- "Two Tribes (hibakusha)" (6:38)
- "War (hide yourself)" (4:12)
- "One February Friday [abridged]" (1:46)
- "Two Tribes (surrender)" (3:46)
- "the last voice - edited [unlisted] (0:35)
- Limited to 5000 copies
- "Hibakusha" means witness/survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings.
Cassingle (CTIS 103)
"Keep The Peace"
- "have sex with as many objects as possible [unlisted]" (1:04)
- "Two Tribes At Madison Square Garden" (3:11)
- "The Carnage / The Annihilation" (12:05)
- "One February Friday" (1:08)
- "War (somewhere between hiding and hidden)" (4:12)
- "war is peace" (0:28)
Song in in pop culture
- Was played in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
External link
- Listen to CTIS 103 (http://www.fgth.nl/FGTH-NET/rare-unreleased2/TwoTribes-cassingle.ram)