Rage Hard
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| Single by Frankie Goes To Hollywood | ||
| Released | 22 August, 1986 | |
| Recorded | May - June, 1983 | |
| Genre | Dance, New Wave | |
| Record label | ZTT | |
| Cat. # | ZTAS 22 | |
| Producer | Stephen Lipson | |
| Frankie chronology | ||
| Welcome To The Pleasuredome (1985) | Rage Hard (1986) | Warriors Of The Wasteland (1986) |
"Rage Hard" is the fifth single by Frankie Goes To Hollywood. It was released in August 1986.
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Background
Having topped the charts around the world with Welcome To The Pleasuredome and it's accompanying singles, Frankie Goes To Hollywood took off to Amsterdam to record the follow up album, Liverpool. Taking on a rockier edge, "Rage Hard" was the first single culled from the disc.
The single's title came from the Dylan Thomas poem "Do not go gentle into that good night".
Of note, "Rage Hard" was a testament to the changing musical landscape in Britain at the time. It was not only the first Frankie single to be featured on CD single, it was also the first single to not feature a cassette release.
"Rage Hard" eventually hit Number 4 in the UK singles charts and Number 1 in Germany.
B-sides
The b-sides to "Rage Hard" were, for the most part, straight forward cover songs. Firstly there was a cover of David Bowie's 1972 glam-rock classic "Suffragette City", slightly renamed to "SufferRAGEette City" to fit in with the "Rage Hard" promotion. The second cover song was "Roadhouse Blues" by The Doors which featured on the 2nd 12". A shorter version features on the CD single.
The original b-side is an odd composition entitled "(Don't Lose What's Left) Of Your Little Mind". It was released in two versions, a 4 minute mix and a 6 minute mix and featured Holly Johnson vamping in a strange "vampire voice" ("Ha ha ha / I am the count") over the band's backing track.
Tracklisting
(All discographical information pertains to UK releases only)
7" single (ZTAS 22)
"rage rage"
- "Rage Hard (7" mix)" (5:05)
- "(Don't Lose What's Left) Of Your Little Mind" (4:03)
2nd issue 7" single (ZTAX 7)
- "Rage Hard (dance mix)" (4:55)
- "(Don't Lose What's Left) Of Your Little Mind" (4:03)
- The dance mix of Rage Hard was an edit of the "Broad Mix" from the 2nd 12".
12" single (12 ZTAS 22)
"Slam Bam"
- "Rage Hard" (12:08)
- "SufferRAGEette City" (3:31)
- "(Don't Lose What's Left) Of Your Little Mind" (6:15)
- "['always note the sequencer...']" (:22)
- This mix is also known as "Young Person's Guide Into The 12-inch"
- This 12" was also released with a 12" x 24" poster (12 ZTAQ 22)
2nd 12" single (12 ZTAX 22)
"Broad"
- "Rage Hard (Broad Mix)" (8:36)
- "Roadhouse Blues (the full version)" (4:03)
- "(Don't Lose What's Left) Of Your Little Mind ('suffer brother')" (6:15)
- "['always note the sequencer...']" (:22)
CD single (CD ZCID 22)
- "['we have begun']" (0:07)
- "Rage Hard (Broad Mix edited)" (5:08)
- "Rage Hard (compacted)" (11:58)
- "SufferRAGEette City" (3:31)
- "(Don't Lose What's Left) Of Your Little Mind (excerpt)" (:18)
- "Roadhouse Blues (the short version)" (3:37)
External Links
- Listen to ZCID 22 (http://www.fgth.nl/FGTH-NET/rare-unreleased2/RageHard-compacted.ram)