Editing Rage Hard (section)

==Background==
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Having topped the charts around the world with ''[[Welcome to the Pleasuredome]]'' and its accompanying singles, Frankie Goes to Hollywood took off to [[Amsterdam]] to record the follow-up album, ''[[Liverpool (album)|Liverpool]]''. Taking on a rockier edge, "Rage Hard" was the first single culled from the album.

In a 1986 interview, singer Holly Johnson was asked about the meaning of the song explaining, "Have you read the poem '[[Do not go gentle into that good night|Do Not Go Gently Into That Good Night]]' by [[Dylan Thomas]]? It was kind of inspired by that. It's an incantation against death and lethargy, and it's supposed to encourage lots of creative idealism in the listener."<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 November 1986 |title=Holly Johnson (FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD) |url=https://www.zttaat.com/article.php?title=819 |access-date=2024-03-22 |publisher=[[Smash Hits]] |page=12}}</ref>

Not only was it the first Frankie single to be featured on CD single, it was also the first single to not feature a cassette release—new rules limited the number of items that could count towards the official charts, following the earlier ZTT excesses. "Rage Hard" eventually reached number four on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and number one in [[West Germany]] for two weeks, number five in Switzerland, number seven in the Netherlands, number 12 in Austria, number 19 in Sweden and number 32 in France.