Relax (single)

"Relax" was the first single from Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in October 1983.

Mixing

The original 12" mix of "Relax" by Trevor Horn was an amazingly rambling 21 minute affair. It was completed mainly as a dare by Paul Morley.

Related Topics:
Trevor Horn - Paul Morley

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The first 12" mix to appear on vinyl was an overblown 16 minute "Sex mix", completed in part as a reaction to Horn's visiting New York's Paradise Garage night club with Chris Blackwell of Island Records. This was quickly withdrawn and trimmed down to a shorter 8 minute version, entitled the "New York Remix" or "Sex Mix Edit".

Related Topics:
New York - Paradise Garage - Chris Blackwell - Island Records

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The more popular extended version everyone knows is called the "Long Version" or "U.S. Mix" and is basically "Relax (from soft to hard)", the instrumental version of the track, tacked onto the beginning of the single mix to roughly double the length of the track.

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