Relax

 Relax 

2014 re-release
12" Ltd. edition

A. Relax (Sex Mix) (Edition 3)

B. Ferry Cross The Mersey / Relax (The Instrumental)

Official Physical Singles Chart: No.1 (16 Feb.)

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Dates

 * 27 October 1983 - ad in Smash Hits
 * 10 November 1983 - single reviewed in Smash Hits, "Naughty lyrics that will shock ... the BBC."
 * 05 January 1984 - debut appearance on TOTP, first show of the year. The single is at no.35.
 * 10 January 1984 - Relax shoots up to no.6 in the charts, after TOTP appearance
 * 24 January 1984 - Relax is the UK's no.1 single (replacing Paul McCartney's Pipes of Peace)
 * 27 January 1984 - Guardian article about Relax ban on Radio 1.
 * 07 October 2023 - Relax at 40! (BBC R2)

Other

 * Radio Ga Ga - Queen single held off the top by Relax for two weeks
 * January No.1s
 * Now That's What I Call 40 Years!