Relax
Frankie Goes to Hollywood * Track #3 On Welcome to the Pleasuredome
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Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Release Date
Performed by
Frankie Goes to HollywoodProduced by
Trevor HornWrited by
Mark O’Toole & Brian Nash & Holly Johnson & Peter GillAbout
“Relax” is the debut single by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in the United Kingdom in 1983. It was written in 1982 after frontman Holly Johnson came up with the basic idea while on his way to band practice one day.
Producer and owner of ZTT Records Trevor Horn was first exposed to FGTH perfor...
Relax Lyrics
[Intro]
Mi-i-ine
Give it to you one time, now
We-ell
Whoa
We-ell, now
[Chorus]
Relax, don't do it
When you want to go to it
Relax, don't do it
When you want to come
Relax, don't do it
When you want to suck it, chew it
Relax, don't do it
When you want to come
When you want to come
Relax, don't do it
When you want to go to it
Relax, don't do it
When you want to come
Relax don't do it
When you want to suck it, chew it
Relax, don't do it
When you want to come
Come on
Ohhh
[Verse]
But shoot it in the right direction
Make makin' it your intention (Ooh yeah, ooh yeah)
Live those dreams
Scheme those schemes
Got to hit me (Hit me!)
Hit me (Hit me!)
Hit me with those laser beams
Ow ow ow!
Laser beam me
1, 2
[Chorus]
Relax
Don't do it
Relax
When you want to come
Come, uhh! Woo!
Ow ow ow ow ow ow uh!
I'm coming
I'm coming-yeah
[Chorus]
Relax, don't do it (Once you're inside of me)
When you want to go to it
Relax, don't do it
When you want to come
Relax, don't do it
When you want to suck it, chew it
Relax, don't do it, no!
When you want to come
When you want to come
When you want to come
Come!
Huh!
Ow ow ow ow! Woooo! Ow ow ow yeah
The scene of love, feel it
[Chorus]
Relax, don't do it
When you want to go to it
Relax, don't do it
Ow ow yeah
Relax don't do it
When you want to go to it
Relax don't do it
[Outro]
Now's the time, it's party time (Hey!)
Come!
Relax Q&A
Who wrote Relax's ?
Relax was written by Mark O’Toole & Brian Nash & Holly Johnson & Peter Gill.
Who produced Relax's ?
Relax was produced by Trevor Horn.
When did Frankie Goes to Hollywood release Relax?
Frankie Goes to Hollywood released Relax on Mon Oct 24 1983.
What is this song about?
Bassist Mark O'Toole wrote on the album liner notes for Welcome To The Pleasuredone:
…when it first came out we used to pretend it was about motivation, and really it was about shagging.
What did Frankie Goes to Hollywood say about "Relax"?
Frontman Holly Johnson tweeted in 2013:
never complain. NEVER EXPLAIN … it’s not an order it’s a motto that I refer to when asked to explain the meaning of songs
Which members of the band actually performed in the final version of this song?
Producer Trevor Horn loved “Relax” but was dissatisfied with the band’s performance of it in the studio. He brought in Ian Dury’s backing band The Blockheads to record it, but was not satisfied with that recording either. Horn then recruited engineer Steve Lipson, session keyboard player Andy Richar...