'Relax' wins Classic Song Award

Q is thrilled to announce this year's Classic Song Award will be presented to Frankie Goes To Hollywood for Relax

The award will be handed to the winners during this year's Q Awards with Russian Standard Vodka on Monday, October 26.

More than 25 years after its release, Relax is still omnipresent on radio, TV and in nightclubs. Having sold close to 2 million copies in the UK alone, topping the charts for five consecutive week and being banned by the BBC, Relax ticks all the boxes for a classic single.

Q Magazine's Editor-in-Chief Paul Rees says of the accolade; "Determining what constitutes a classic song is a tricky beast, but staying power and instant recognition aren't bad yardsticks. Frankie Goes To Hollywood's Relax more than ticks both boxes - more than a quarter of a century it is undimmed and unforgettable. That it also defined its era is equally inarguable. As such, Q is delighted to give it the recognition it deserves."

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1:25 PM | 23/10/2009

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