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The Power of Love (Frankie Goes to Hollywood song)

"The Power of Love" is a song originally recorded and released by British band Frankie Goes to Hollywood. It was written by Holly Johnson, Peter Gill, Mark O'Toole and Brian Nash, four of the five members of the band. It was released by the group as their third single.

"The Power of Love"
Single by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
from the album Welcome to the Pleasuredome
B-side"The World Is My Oyster"
"Holier Than Thou"
Released19 November 1984 (1984-11-19)
GenreSynth-pop[1]
Length5:30
LabelZTTZTAS 5
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Trevor Horn
Frankie Goes to Hollywood singles chronology
"Two Tribes"
(1984)
"The Power of Love"
(1984)
"Welcome to the Pleasuredome"
(1985)
Music video
"The Power of Love" on YouTube

Initially issued as a single in November 1984, and taken from the debut album, Welcome to the Pleasuredome (1984), "The Power of Love" followed its two predecessors, "Relax" and "Two Tribes", to the top of the UK singles chart. It scored the band an early December number-one. "The Power of Love" was also a top 10 hit in several European countries, in Australia and New Zealand, and in Canada. "The Power of Love" is often regarded as a Christmas song, despite having no reference to Christmas within the song lyrics. However, the accompanying video features the Nativity of Jesus, and the single cover was The Assumption of the Virgin. The single spent just one week at Number One in the UK, outsold by the charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid, which until 1997 was the best selling single ever in the UK.

Since then, reissues and/or remixes of the Frankie Goes to Hollywood recording of this song have been top 10 UK hits on two other occasions, hitting number 10 in 1993 and number 6 in 2000. "The Power of Love" has also charted in the UK in a version by Holly Johnson (a solo recording from 1999). The original version by Frankie Goes to Hollywood was featured in the 2012 film Sightseers, the same year that the song was reissued as a digital download and peaked at number 42, in response to a cover version by Gabrielle Aplin. Her recording of the song also went to number 1 in the UK, exactly 28 years after the original Frankie Goes to Hollywood single topped the chart.

Holly Johnson, who co-wrote the song, later reminisced: "I always felt like 'The Power of Love' was the record that would save me in this life. There is a biblical aspect to its spirituality and passion; the fact that love is the only thing that matters in the end".[2]

Frankie Goes to Hollywood version edit

The track was first featured during the John Peel Sessions the band performed on during 1983, which was slower and emphasised the track's original camp ironic content (such as the Hooded Claw from the cartoon series The Perils of Penelope Pitstop). After recording at the original speed, ZTT/Trevor Horn sped it up, this also caused a change in pitch.

"The Power of Love" became Frankie Goes to Hollywood's third consecutive (and last) UK number 1 single in December 1984. To commemorate the Christmas release, Godley & Creme directed a Nativity-themed video for the single, and the artwork for the single also used traditional Christian iconography. The original showing of the video on The Tube featured the Nativity occupying the whole screen, however the borders of band members were added for later showings due to pressure from UK broadcasters.[citation needed]

The 12" mix of the song featured actor Chris Barrie aping DJ Mike Read's banning of the single "Relax", as well as his impression of Ronald Reagan, instructing the listener in prayer.[3] The single also featured a Christmas message from the band, entitled "Holier Than Thou".

On the cover is a reproduction of the Assumption of the Virgin by Titian, a 16th-century painting in the Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari of Venice.

The single has been reissued in various formats over the years. The 1993 reissue charted at number 10 in the UK; the 2000 remix version reached number 6.

Critical reception edit

Richard Harris from NME wrote, "'The Power of Love' is too straight-laced, but still drips with deep-pile quality (Holly Johnson had one of the great pop voices, don't forget)".[4]

Track listing edit

All discographical information here pertains to UK releases only (unless otherwise noted).

7": ZTT / ZTAS 5 (United Kingdom) edit

  1. "The Power of Love" (7" mix) - 5:27
  2. "The World Is My Oyster" (7" mix) - 4:13

Also available as a picture disc carrying the same tracks. (PZTAS5)

12": ZTT / 12 ZTAS 5 (United Kingdom) edit

  1. "The Power of Love" (Extended version) - 9:28
  2. "The World Is My Oyster" (Scrapped) - 1:38
  3. "Holier Than Thou" (The first) - 1:08
  4. "The World Is My Oyster" (Trapped) [Instrumental] - 2:29
  5. "Holier Than Thou" (The second) - 4:10
  6. "The Power of Love" (Instrumental) [Unlisted] - 2:27
  • The cassette, 7" single and the standard 12" single were all released in a "hearts and crosses" cardboard envelope.
  • "Holier Than Thou" is a recording of band members attempting to record a Christmas message for fans and generally messing about in the recording studio. The final song on the disc is the continuation of the instrumental version of "The Power of Love" that begins side A, here finally reaching its conclusion. This section of music actually begins during the final part of the "Holier Than Thou" section, when Peter Gill is jokingly listing what he wants for Christmas.
  • Also released as a picture disc carrying the same tracks (12PZTAS5).

12": ZTT / 12 XZTAS 5 (United Kingdom) edit

 
Pleasurefix Starfix
  1. "The Power of Love" (7" mix) - 5:27
  2. "The World Is My Oyster" (12" mix) - 4:23
  3. "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" (Pleasure fix) - 9:46
  4. "The Only Star in Heaven" (Star fix) - 3:52
  • Released in a white gatefold sleeve with five photos.

MC: ZTT / CTIS 105 (United Kingdom) edit

  1. "The Power of Love" (Extended, singlette version) - 9:18
  2. "The World Is My Oyster (Scrapped)" - 1:38
  3. "Holier Than Thou (the first)" - 1:08
  4. "The World Is My Oyster (Trapped)" - 2:29
  5. "Holier Than Thou (the second)" - 4:10
  6. "The Power of Love" (Instrumental, singlette version) [Unlisted] - 3:30

This complete cassette was re-released in 2012 on CD Sexmix Disk 1 Tracks 7-12. The end of "Instrumental" is identical to the opening of the regular extended version, but with "Relax" in the background.

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[29] Gold 250,000
Italy (FIMI)[30] Gold 15,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[31] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Reissues edit

1993 reissues edit

The 1993 re-issues featured the church in Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden on the cover.

CD
ZTT / FGTH3CD (United Kingdom)
  1. "The Power of Love" - 5:29
  2. "The Power of Love" (Original extended mix) - 9:29
  3. "Rage Hard" (Original DJ mix) [Vocal edit] - 4:13
  4. "Holier Than Thou" (No Rest for the Best - Edit) - 3:29
CD
ZTT / FGTH3CDX (United Kingdom)
  1. "The Power of Love" - 5:29
  2. "The Power of Love" (Original extended mix) - 9:29
  3. "Rage Hard" (Original DJ mix) [Vocal edit] - 4:13
  4. "The Power of Love" (Alternative mix) - 5:07
CD
ZTT-Warner / 4509-94954-2 (Germany)
  1. "The Power of Love" (1994 radio love mix) - 3:47
  2. "The Power of Love" - 5:29

2000 reissues edit

CD
ZTT / ZTT 150 CD (United Kingdom)
  1. "The Power of Love" (Rob Searle club mix edit) - 4:13
  2. "The Power of Love" (Rob Searle club mix) - 8:41
  3. "The Power of Love" (Minkys Yaba mix edit) - 5:05
12"
ZTT / ZTT 150 T (United Kingdom)
  1. "The Power of Love" (Rob Searle club mix) - 8:38
  2. "The Power of Love" (Minky's Yaba mix) - 8:10

2012 reissue edit

MP3 download (United Kingdom)[32]
  1. "The Power of Love" (Original 7" mix) - 5:30
  2. "The Power of Love" (Original 7" instrumental) - 5:30
  3. "The Power of Love" (Original 12" mix) - 9:30
  4. "The World Is My Oyster" - 4:17
  5. "The Power of Love" (Alternative mix) - 5:08
  6. "The Power of Love" (Best listened to by lovers) - 4:30
  7. "The Power of Love" (Instrumental, singlette version) - 3.34
  • Best Listened to by Lovers is an orchestral instrumental from Anne Dudley's arrangement recorded as part of the original Welcome to the Pleasuredome album sessions in 1984 which was used for the first part of the original "Power of Love" 12" single, with added guitars. It was first released on the compilation CD Frankie Said earlier in 2012.
  • Original 7" Instrumental is an instrumental version of the regular single / album track, and is unique to this release.

Other songs with the title in 1985 edit

This was the first of three singles in the British top 10 with the title "The Power of Love" in 1985. The other two were "The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the News, which peaked at No. 9 at the start of autumn, and "The Power of Love" by Jennifer Rush, which reached No. 1 by the middle of autumn.

Holly Johnson version edit

"The Power of Love"
 
Single by Holly Johnson
from the album Soulstream
Released13 December 1999[33]
GenrePop
Length5:04
LabelPleasuredome
Songwriter(s)Peter Gill, Holly Johnson, Mark O'Toole, Brian Nash
Holly Johnson singles chronology
"Disco Heaven"
(1999)
"The Power of Love"
(1999)
"Follow Your Heart"
(2014)

Holly Johnson, former singer of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, recorded his own version of "The Power of Love" for his 1999 album Soulstream. It was released as the third single from the album, reaching number 56 in the UK. The single stayed in the charts for two weeks.[34] A music video was created to promote the single.[35]

The single was released by two separate CD versions, each featuring different tracks,[36] with the second CD featuring "All U Need Is Love (Demo Version)", a demo version of the Soulstream album track.[37]

Track listing edit

CD Single (CD1)
  1. "The Power of Love" (Radio mix) - 5:08
  2. "In the House of the Rising Sun" (12" definitive mix) - 5:36
  3. "In the House of the Rising Sun" (Doogs House mix) - 5:04
CD Single (CD2)
  1. "The Power of Love" (Millennium mix) - 5:36
  2. "In the House of the Rising Sun (DNA instrumental mix)" - 5:32
  3. "All U Need Is Love" (Demo version) - 4:59
CD Single (Promo)
  1. "The Power of Love (Radio mix)" - 5:08
  2. "The Power of Love (Millennium mix)" - 5:33
  3. "In the House of the Rising Sun" (12" definitive mix) - 5:36
  4. "In the House of the Rising Sun" (Doogs House mix) - 5:04
  5. "In the House of the Rising Sun" (DNA instrumental mix) - 5:30

Remixes and B-sides edit

  • "The Power of Love" (Radio mix)
  • "In the House of the Rising Sun" (12" definitive mix)
  • "In the House of the Rising Sun" (Doogs House mix)
  • "The Power of Love" (Millennium mix)
  • "In the House of the Rising Sun" (DNA instrumental mix)
  • "All U Need Is Love" (Demo version)

Critical reception edit

Jon O'Brien of Allmusic reviewed the Soulstream album, and spoke of the song, stating "The William Orbit-esque production of the empowering opener "Lady Luck," and the subtle trip-hop-tinged title track show that Johnson still occasionally had his finger on the pulse. But unnecessary reworkings of 1984 chart-topper "The Power of Love" and the 1994 flop, gay anthem "Legendary Children (All of Them Queer)," only highlight the creative rut he appeared to be stuck in."[38]

Chart performance edit

Chart (1999) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[34] 56

Gabrielle Aplin version edit

"The Power of Love"
 
Single by Gabrielle Aplin
from the album English Rain
Released9 November 2012
Recorded2012
GenrePop
Length4:05
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Gabrielle Aplin singles chronology
"The Power of Love"
(2012)
"Please Don't Say You Love Me"
(2013)

In 2012, British singer-songwriter Gabrielle Aplin released a cover version of the song produced by Mike Spencer and David Kosten. It was released on 9 November 2012 as a digital download as the lead single from her debut studio album English Rain (2013). The song was selected as the soundtrack to the John Lewis 2012 Christmas advertisement.[39] The song was also used during an episode of Hollyoaks: Enjoy the Ride on 16 November 2012 after the sudden death of one of the show's main characters, and Mary and Francis’s wedding in the TV show, Reign. The song subsequently became popular in Australia in early 2014.[citation needed]

Music video edit

A music video to accompany the release of "The Power of Love" was first released onto YouTube on 9 November 2012. It shows Aplin in a room in a large house, playing a piano. Then, near the end of the video, fairy lights in the room light up. The video was directed by Alexander Brown.[40]

Track listing edit

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."The Power of Love"4:05

Chart performance edit

On 11 November 2012 "The Power of Love" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 36, a week later it climbed to number 5. On 9 December 2012 the single reached number 1.[41] Aplin's version was certified gold in the United Kingdom on 11 January 2013.[42]

On 8 December 2013, the song re-charted at number 88 on the UK Singles Chart, due to downloads.[43]

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[55] Platinum 70,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[56] Platinum 600,000

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 9 November 2012 Digital download Parlophone
Ireland

Dalton Harris version edit

"The Power of Love"
 
Single by Dalton Harris featuring James Arthur
Released2 December 2018
RecordedNovember 2018
GenrePop
LabelSyco
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Graham Stack
Dalton Harris singles chronology
"Pauper"
(2014)
"The Power of Love"
(2018)
"Cry"
(2019)
James Arthur singles chronology
"Rewrite the Stars"
(2018)
"The Power of Love"
(2018)
"Nobody"
(2019)

In 2018, the Jamaican-British singer Dalton Harris, a contestant and eventual winner of the 15th series of the UK TV talent competition programme The X Factor, released the song as his winning song from the series. The song was in association with and featuring additional vocals by the same series' 9th season winner James Arthur, making it the second time the winning song UK X Factor is promoted as a duet or group performance rather than a solo performance by the winner, after the winners of 2017 when Rak-Su duetted with Wyclef Jean and Naughty Boy for their single entitled "Dimelo".

As in many earlier X Factor-winning releases, VAT collected on sales of the X Factor winner's charity song will be donated to children's charities, Together for Short Lives and Shooting Star Chase, declared the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond. The UK Department of Health and Social Care will make the donation of the VAT on the UK government's behalf.[57] This is reportedly The X Factor UK's 11th charity release.[58]

Charts edit

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[59] 35
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[60] 94
Scotland (OCC)[61] 1
UK Singles (OCC)[62] 4

Other cover versions edit

The song has been recorded by many other acts. Several Dutch heavy metal artists, including the lead singers of Nightwish, Epica and Within Temptation recorded a cover in support of the Red Cross aiding victims of sexual violence in war-zones.[63] German band Oomph! also covered the song for their best-of album Delikatessen. Feeder also covered the song in 2002.

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The Power of Love is a song originally recorded and released by British band Frankie Goes to Hollywood It was written by Holly Johnson Peter Gill Mark O Toole and Brian Nash four of the five members of the band It was released by the group as their third single The Power of Love Single by Frankie Goes to Hollywoodfrom the album Welcome to the PleasuredomeB side The World Is My Oyster Holier Than Thou Released19 November 1984 1984 11 19 GenreSynth pop 1 Length5 30LabelZTT ZTAS 5Songwriter s Holly JohnsonPeter GillMark O TooleBrian NashProducer s Trevor HornFrankie Goes to Hollywood singles chronology Two Tribes 1984 The Power of Love 1984 Welcome to the Pleasuredome 1985 Music video The Power of Love on YouTube Power of Love Peel Sessions 1983 excerpt source source Problems playing this file See media help Initially issued as a single in November 1984 and taken from the debut album Welcome to the Pleasuredome 1984 The Power of Love followed its two predecessors Relax and Two Tribes to the top of the UK singles chart It scored the band an early December number one The Power of Love was also a top 10 hit in several European countries in Australia and New Zealand and in Canada The Power of Love is often regarded as a Christmas song despite having no reference to Christmas within the song lyrics However the accompanying video features the Nativity of Jesus and the single cover was The Assumption of the Virgin The single spent just one week at Number One in the UK outsold by the charity single Do They Know It s Christmas by Band Aid which until 1997 was the best selling single ever in the UK Since then reissues and or remixes of the Frankie Goes to Hollywood recording of this song have been top 10 UK hits on two other occasions hitting number 10 in 1993 and number 6 in 2000 The Power of Love has also charted in the UK in a version by Holly Johnson a solo recording from 1999 The original version by Frankie Goes to Hollywood was featured in the 2012 film Sightseers the same year that the song was reissued as a digital download and peaked at number 42 in response to a cover version by Gabrielle Aplin Her recording of the song also went to number 1 in the UK exactly 28 years after the original Frankie Goes to Hollywood single topped the chart Holly Johnson who co wrote the song later reminisced I always felt like The Power of Love was the record that would save me in this life There is a biblical aspect to its spirituality and passion the fact that love is the only thing that matters in the end 2 Contents 1 Frankie Goes to Hollywood version 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 3 1 7 ZTT ZTAS 5 United Kingdom 3 2 12 ZTT 12 ZTAS 5 United Kingdom 3 3 12 ZTT 12 XZTAS 5 United Kingdom 3 4 MC ZTT CTIS 105 United Kingdom 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 5 Certifications 6 Reissues 6 1 1993 reissues 6 2 2000 reissues 6 3 2012 reissue 7 Other songs with the title in 1985 8 Holly Johnson version 8 1 Track listing 8 2 Remixes and B sides 8 3 Critical reception 8 4 Chart performance 9 Gabrielle Aplin version 9 1 Music video 9 2 Track listing 9 3 Chart performance 9 4 Charts 9 4 1 Weekly charts 9 4 2 Year end charts 9 5 Certifications 9 6 Release history 10 Dalton Harris version 10 1 Charts 11 Other cover versions 12 ReferencesFrankie Goes to Hollywood version editThe track was first featured during the John Peel Sessions the band performed on during 1983 which was slower and emphasised the track s original camp ironic content such as the Hooded Claw from the cartoon series The Perils of Penelope Pitstop After recording at the original speed ZTT Trevor Horn sped it up this also caused a change in pitch The Power of Love became Frankie Goes to Hollywood s third consecutive and last UK number 1 single in December 1984 To commemorate the Christmas release Godley amp Creme directed a Nativity themed video for the single and the artwork for the single also used traditional Christian iconography The original showing of the video on The Tube featured the Nativity occupying the whole screen however the borders of band members were added for later showings due to pressure from UK broadcasters citation needed The 12 mix of the song featured actor Chris Barrie aping DJ Mike Read s banning of the single Relax as well as his impression of Ronald Reagan instructing the listener in prayer 3 The single also featured a Christmas message from the band entitled Holier Than Thou On the cover is a reproduction of the Assumption of the Virgin by Titian a 16th century painting in the Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari of Venice The single has been reissued in various formats over the years The 1993 reissue charted at number 10 in the UK the 2000 remix version reached number 6 Critical reception editRichard Harris from NME wrote The Power of Love is too straight laced but still drips with deep pile quality Holly Johnson had one of the great pop voices don t forget 4 Track listing editAll discographical information here pertains to UK releases only unless otherwise noted 7 ZTT ZTAS 5 United Kingdom edit The Power of Love 7 mix 5 27 The World Is My Oyster 7 mix 4 13 Also available as a picture disc carrying the same tracks PZTAS5 12 ZTT 12 ZTAS 5 United Kingdom edit The Power of Love Extended version 9 28 The World Is My Oyster Scrapped 1 38 Holier Than Thou The first 1 08 The World Is My Oyster Trapped Instrumental 2 29 Holier Than Thou The second 4 10 The Power of Love Instrumental Unlisted 2 27 The cassette 7 single and the standard 12 single were all released in a hearts and crosses cardboard envelope Holier Than Thou is a recording of band members attempting to record a Christmas message for fans and generally messing about in the recording studio The final song on the disc is the continuation of the instrumental version of The Power of Love that begins side A here finally reaching its conclusion This section of music actually begins during the final part of the Holier Than Thou section when Peter Gill is jokingly listing what he wants for Christmas Also released as a picture disc carrying the same tracks 12PZTAS5 12 ZTT 12 XZTAS 5 United Kingdom edit nbsp Pleasurefix Starfix The Power of Love 7 mix 5 27 The World Is My Oyster 12 mix 4 23 Welcome to the Pleasuredome Pleasure fix 9 46 The Only Star in Heaven Star fix 3 52 Released in a white gatefold sleeve with five photos MC ZTT CTIS 105 United Kingdom edit The Power of Love Extended singlette version 9 18 The World Is My Oyster Scrapped 1 38 Holier Than Thou the first 1 08 The World Is My Oyster Trapped 2 29 Holier Than Thou the second 4 10 The Power of Love Instrumental singlette version Unlisted 3 30 This complete cassette was re released in 2012 on CD Sexmix Disk 1 Tracks 7 12 The end of Instrumental is identical to the opening of the regular extended version but with Relax in the background Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 1984 1985 Peakposition Australia Kent Music Report 5 4 Austria O3 Austria Top 40 6 8 Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 7 6 Canada Top Singles RPM 8 20 Finland Suomen virallinen lista 9 11 France IFOP 10 21 Iceland RUV 11 1 Ireland IRMA 12 2 Italy Musica e dischi 13 3 Netherlands Dutch Top 40 14 9 Netherlands Single Top 100 15 10 New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 16 2 Spain AFYVE 17 6 Sweden Sverigetopplistan 18 14 Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 19 2 UK Singles OCC 20 1 West Germany Official German Charts 21 4 Chart 1993 Peakposition UK Airplay Music Week 22 37 Year end charts edit Chart 1984 Position UK Singles OCC 23 16 Chart 1985 Position Australia Kent Music Report 24 58 Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 25 74 Netherlands Dutch Top 40 26 93 Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 27 25 West Germany Official German Charts 28 43Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units sales Germany BVMI 29 Gold 250 000 Italy FIMI 30 Gold 15 000 United Kingdom BPI 31 Gold 500 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Reissues edit1993 reissues edit The 1993 re issues featured the church in Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden on the cover CD ZTT FGTH3CD United Kingdom The Power of Love 5 29 The Power of Love Original extended mix 9 29 Rage Hard Original DJ mix Vocal edit 4 13 Holier Than Thou No Rest for the Best Edit 3 29 CD ZTT FGTH3CDX United Kingdom The Power of Love 5 29 The Power of Love Original extended mix 9 29 Rage Hard Original DJ mix Vocal edit 4 13 The Power of Love Alternative mix 5 07 CD ZTT Warner 4509 94954 2 Germany The Power of Love 1994 radio love mix 3 47 The Power of Love 5 29 2000 reissues edit CD ZTT ZTT 150 CD United Kingdom The Power of Love Rob Searle club mix edit 4 13 The Power of Love Rob Searle club mix 8 41 The Power of Love Minkys Yaba mix edit 5 05 12 ZTT ZTT 150 T United Kingdom The Power of Love Rob Searle club mix 8 38 The Power of Love Minky s Yaba mix 8 10 2012 reissue edit MP3 download United Kingdom 32 The Power of Love Original 7 mix 5 30 The Power of Love Original 7 instrumental 5 30 The Power of Love Original 12 mix 9 30 The World Is My Oyster 4 17 The Power of Love Alternative mix 5 08 The Power of Love Best listened to by lovers 4 30 The Power of Love Instrumental singlette version 3 34 Best Listened to by Lovers is an orchestral instrumental from Anne Dudley s arrangement recorded as part of the original Welcome to the Pleasuredome album sessions in 1984 which was used for the first part of the original Power of Love 12 single with added guitars It was first released on the compilation CD Frankie Said earlier in 2012 Original 7 Instrumental is an instrumental version of the regular single album track and is unique to this release Other songs with the title in 1985 editThis was the first of three singles in the British top 10 with the title The Power of Love in 1985 The other two were The Power of Love by Huey Lewis and the News which peaked at No 9 at the start of autumn and The Power of Love by Jennifer Rush which reached No 1 by the middle of autumn Holly Johnson version edit The Power of Love nbsp Single by Holly Johnsonfrom the album SoulstreamReleased13 December 1999 33 GenrePopLength5 04LabelPleasuredomeSongwriter s Peter Gill Holly Johnson Mark O Toole Brian NashHolly Johnson singles chronology Disco Heaven 1999 The Power of Love 1999 Follow Your Heart 2014 Holly Johnson former singer of Frankie Goes to Hollywood recorded his own version of The Power of Love for his 1999 album Soulstream It was released as the third single from the album reaching number 56 in the UK The single stayed in the charts for two weeks 34 A music video was created to promote the single 35 The single was released by two separate CD versions each featuring different tracks 36 with the second CD featuring All U Need Is Love Demo Version a demo version of the Soulstream album track 37 Track listing edit CD Single CD1 The Power of Love Radio mix 5 08 In the House of the Rising Sun 12 definitive mix 5 36 In the House of the Rising Sun Doogs House mix 5 04 CD Single CD2 The Power of Love Millennium mix 5 36 In the House of the Rising Sun DNA instrumental mix 5 32 All U Need Is Love Demo version 4 59 CD Single Promo The Power of Love Radio mix 5 08 The Power of Love Millennium mix 5 33 In the House of the Rising Sun 12 definitive mix 5 36 In the House of the Rising Sun Doogs House mix 5 04 In the House of the Rising Sun DNA instrumental mix 5 30 Remixes and B sides edit The Power of Love Radio mix In the House of the Rising Sun 12 definitive mix In the House of the Rising Sun Doogs House mix The Power of Love Millennium mix In the House of the Rising Sun DNA instrumental mix All U Need Is Love Demo version Critical reception edit Jon O Brien of Allmusic reviewed the Soulstream album and spoke of the song stating The William Orbit esque production of the empowering opener Lady Luck and the subtle trip hop tinged title track show that Johnson still occasionally had his finger on the pulse But unnecessary reworkings of 1984 chart topper The Power of Love and the 1994 flop gay anthem Legendary Children All of Them Queer only highlight the creative rut he appeared to be stuck in 38 Chart performance edit Chart 1999 Peakposition UK Singles Chart 34 56Gabrielle Aplin version edit The Power of Love nbsp Single by Gabrielle Aplinfrom the album English RainReleased9 November 2012Recorded2012GenrePopLength4 05LabelParlophoneSongwriter s Peter Gill Holly Johnson Mark O Toole Brian NashProducer s Mike Spencer David KostenGabrielle Aplin singles chronology The Power of Love 2012 Please Don t Say You Love Me 2013 In 2012 British singer songwriter Gabrielle Aplin released a cover version of the song produced by Mike Spencer and David Kosten It was released on 9 November 2012 as a digital download as the lead single from her debut studio album English Rain 2013 The song was selected as the soundtrack to the John Lewis 2012 Christmas advertisement 39 The song was also used during an episode of Hollyoaks Enjoy the Ride on 16 November 2012 after the sudden death of one of the show s main characters and Mary and Francis s wedding in the TV show Reign The song subsequently became popular in Australia in early 2014 citation needed Music video edit A music video to accompany the release of The Power of Love was first released onto YouTube on 9 November 2012 It shows Aplin in a room in a large house playing a piano Then near the end of the video fairy lights in the room light up The video was directed by Alexander Brown 40 Track listing edit Digital downloadNo TitleLength1 The Power of Love 4 05 Chart performance edit On 11 November 2012 The Power of Love entered the UK Singles Chart at number 36 a week later it climbed to number 5 On 9 December 2012 the single reached number 1 41 Aplin s version was certified gold in the United Kingdom on 11 January 2013 42 On 8 December 2013 the song re charted at number 88 on the UK Singles Chart due to downloads 43 Charts edit Weekly charts edit Charts 2012 14 Peakposition Australia ARIA 44 5 Austria O3 Austria Top 40 45 75 Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 46 44 Belgium Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia 47 47 Czech Republic Radio Top 100 48 22 Ireland IRMA 49 20 Scotland OCC 50 3 Slovakia Radio Top 100 51 4 UK Singles OCC 52 1 Year end charts edit Chart 2012 Position UK Singles OCC 53 53 Chart 2014 Position Australia ARIA 54 92 Certifications edit Region Certification Certified units sales Australia ARIA 55 Platinum 70 000 United Kingdom BPI 56 Platinum 600 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history edit Region Date Format Label United Kingdom 9 November 2012 Digital download Parlophone IrelandDalton Harris version edit The Power of Love nbsp Single by Dalton Harris featuring James ArthurReleased2 December 2018RecordedNovember 2018GenrePopLabelSycoSongwriter s Peter GillHolly JohnsonMark O TooleBrian NashProducer s Graham StackDalton Harris singles chronology Pauper 2014 The Power of Love 2018 Cry 2019 James Arthur singles chronology Rewrite the Stars 2018 The Power of Love 2018 Nobody 2019 In 2018 the Jamaican British singer Dalton Harris a contestant and eventual winner of the 15th series of the UK TV talent competition programme The X Factor released the song as his winning song from the series The song was in association with and featuring additional vocals by the same series 9th season winner James Arthur making it the second time the winning song UK X Factor is promoted as a duet or group performance rather than a solo performance by the winner after the winners of 2017 when Rak Su duetted with Wyclef Jean and Naughty Boy for their single entitled Dimelo As in many earlier X Factor winning releases VAT collected on sales of the X Factor winner s charity song will be donated to children s charities Together for Short Lives and Shooting Star Chase declared the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond The UK Department of Health and Social Care will make the donation of the VAT on the UK government s behalf 57 This is reportedly The X Factor UK s 11th charity release 58 Charts edit Chart 2018 Peak position Ireland IRMA 59 35 Poland Polish Airplay Top 100 60 94 Scotland OCC 61 1 UK Singles OCC 62 4Other cover versions editThe song has been recorded by many other acts Several Dutch heavy metal artists including the lead singers of Nightwish Epica and Within Temptation recorded a cover in support of the Red Cross aiding victims of sexual violence in war zones 63 German band Oomph also covered the song for their best of album Delikatessen Feeder also covered the song in 2002 References edit Weisbard Eric Marks Craig eds 1995 Spin Alternative Record Guide New York Vintage Books p 155 ISBN 0 679 75574 8 Barton Laura 15 November 2012 The Power of Love a magical hit in which the secular and the spiritual entwine The Guardian London UK Retrieved 24 November 2023 Eames Tom 16 November 2022 The Story of The Power of Love by Frankie Goes to Hollywood Smooth 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