Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love Now

The song held the #1 position for only one week before being knocked off by the massive charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid .

Lead singer Holly Johnson described the track as having a "biblical aspect" and felt it was the record that would "save" him. The lyrics explore love as a "force from above" that purges the soul and protects from darkness. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love

An early version of the video featured stock footage of Princess Diana as a tribute to her "embodying love," but this was withdrawn due to broadcaster nervousness and replaced with performance footage. The Power of Love (Frankie Goes to Hollywood song) The song held the #1 position for only

The single's cover art features a reproduction of Titian's Assumption of the Virgin , a 16th-century masterpiece located in Venice. An early version of the video featured stock

Some interpretations suggest the lyrics reflect "limitless, almost forbidden love," possibly nodding to the societal taboos surrounding homosexuality at the time of its release. Visuals & Iconography