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.

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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
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Two Tribes self-linksurface differs
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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