Chart performance:
Week | Position | Movement | Comments |
10-Aug-84 | 28 | New | |
17-Aug-84 | 24 | +4 | Star rater |
24-Aug-84 | 24 | 0 | |
31-Aug-84 | 21 | +3 | |
07-Sep-84 | 17 | +4 | Star rater |
14-Sep-84 | 11 | +6 | Star rater |
21-Sep-84 | 9 | +2 | |
28-Sep-84 | 8 | +1 | Peak |
05-Oct-84 | 8 | 0 | Peak |
12-Oct-84 | 9 | -1 | |
19-Oct-84 | 14 | -5 | |
26-Oct-84 | 16 | -2 | |
02-Nov-84 | 20 | -4 | |
09-Nov-84 | 28 | -8 | Biggest faller |
Written by: Peter Gill, Holly Johnson & Mark O’Toole
Produced by: Trevor Horn
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): Island
Hit number for artist | 1 |
Peak position | 8 |
Weeks | 14 |
Biggest climber awards | 0 |
Star rater climbs | 3 |
Biggest faller awards | 1 |
Top 20 points | 77 |
Overall Top 20 points ranking | =1304 |
Top 20 points ranking for the artist | 1 |
Top 30 Points | 197 |
Overall Top 30 points ranking | =1182 |
Top 30 points ranking for the artist | 1 |
1984 | 54 |
Other chart success:
Australia | 4 |
Austria | 16 |
Belgium | 1 |
Canada | 9 |
Denmark | 6 |
Finland | 2 |
France | 22 |
Germany | 1 |
Iceland | 8 |
Ireland | 1 |
Israel | 2 |
Italy | 15 |
Netherlands | 1 |
New Zealand | 1 |
Norway | 4 |
Spain | 8 |
Sweden | 9 |
Switzerland | 4 |
UK | 1 |
US | 43 |
Zimbabwe | 15 |
SA Radio charts:
Capital 604 | 1 |
Radio 5 | 1 |
Radio 702 | 14 |
The song was the follow up single to ‘Relax’ which had propelled Frankie Goes To Hollywood into the limelight following the impromptu live on air ban of ‘Relax’ by BBC Radio 1 DJ, Mike Read. ‘Two Tribes’ would enter the UK charts at number 1 (the 16th to do so) and would spend 9 weeks there. During those 9 weeks, there would be renewed sales of ‘Relax’ and the song would go back up to number 2. Frankie Goes To Hollywood became the 4th act to hold the top 2 positions on the UK charts (the previous ones to do this were The Beatles (twice), John Travolta (although the song at 1 was a duet with Olivia Newton-John) and John Lennon (twice)). ‘Two Tribes’ would sell in excess of 1.5 million copies in the UK.
Video:
Artist link: Frankie Goes To Hollywood