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"Warriors of the Wasteland"
Single by Frankie Goes to Hollywood from the album Liverpool
A-side	"Warriors of the Wasteland"
B-side	"Warriors (Of the Wasteland)"
Released	November 11, 1986 (1986-11-11)
Format	7", 12", CD
Recorded	Amsterdam, 1986
Genre	Dance, New Wave
Length	5:01
Label	ZTT - ZTAS 25
Producer	Stephen Lipson
Frankie Goes to Hollywood singles chronology
Rage Hard (1986) Warriors of the Wasteland (1986) Watching the Wildlife (1987)

Warriors of the Wasteland is the sixth single from Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in 1986. It was taken from the album Liverpool.

Having already tackled the literary heavyweights like Coleridge (Welcome to the Pleasuredome) and Thomas (Rage Hard), for Warriors of the Wasteland the Frankies turned to T.S. Eliot for inspiration. The track is said to be inspired by both Eliot's Hollow Men poem and the Mad Max series of films, starring Mel Gibson:

"Thanks to Eliot for the Wasteland and Mad Max for the Warriors".

Even though it featured 3 different 12" singles, "Warriors of the Wasteland" reached Number 19 in the UK singles charts, #7 in Germany (for two weeks) and #13 in Switzerland.

Contents 1 Tracklisting 1.1 7": ZTT / ZTAS 25 1.2 12": ZTT / 12 ZTAS 25 1.3 12": ZTT / 12 ZTAX 25 1.4 12": ZTT / 12 ZTAK 25 1.5 12": Island / 0-96799 1.6 CD: ZTT / ZCID 25 1.7 MC: ZTT / CTIS 25 2 External links

(All discographical information pertains to UK releases only unless noted)

1. "Warriors of the Wasteland" - 5:01
2. "Warriors" (Of The Wasteland) - 3:55

1. "Warriors" (twelve wild disciples mix) - 9:45
2. "Warriors" (instrumental) [unlisted] - 4:50
3. "Warriors" (return) - 1:22
4. "Warriors" (end) - 3:29

1. "Warriors" (turn of the knife mix) - 8:09
2. "Warriors" (instrumental) [unlisted] - 4:50
3. "Warriors" (return) - 1:22
4. "Warriors" (end) - 3:29

"Heavy Mental"

1. "Warriors" (attack mix) - 6:30
2. "Warriors" (instrumental) [unlisted] - 4:50
3. "Warriors" (return) - 1:22
4. "Warriors" (end) - 3:29

• "Attack Mix" featured guitar parts by Gary Moore.

1. "Warriors Of The Wasteland" (12 Wild Disciples Mix) - 9:42
2. "Warriors Of The Wasteland" (Turn Of The Knife Mix) - 8:11

"Warriors (Compacted)"

1. "Warriors" (sample-rated introduction) - 2:25
2. "Warriors" (twelve wild disciples mix) - 9:45
3. "Warriors of the Wasteland" [fewer lyrics] - 5:02
4. "Warriors" (of the wasteland) - 3:57
5. "Warriors" (monopoly re-solution) ['rats in a cage'] - 2:21

• The CD is one track without a title list

"Warriors (Cassetted)"

1. "a matter of life and death" - 0:04
2. "Warriors of the Wasteland" [instrumental] - 2:59
3. "Warriors" (of the wasteland) [7"-version] - 3:09
4. "Warriors" (twelve wild disciples) [instrumental] - 8:32
5. "we're rats" [various noises from 'Introduced'] - 0:43
6. "Warriors" [excerpts from 'Return'] - 1:27
7. "A Phenomenon Of Megabytes" ['rats in a cage'] - 3:03

• Listen to ZCID 25

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Ryan Molloy | Jed O'Toole | Mark O'Toole | Paul Rutherford | Peter Gill Holly Johnson | Brian Nash
Studio Albums
Welcome to the Pleasuredome | Liverpool
Compilations
Bang! ep | Bang!… The Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes to Hollywood | Reload - The Whole 12 Inches | Maximum Joy | The Club Mixes 2000 | Twelve Inches
Singles
Relax | Two Tribes | The Power of Love | Welcome to the Pleasuredome | Rage Hard | Warriors of the Wasteland | Watching the Wildlife
Videos
From A Wasteland To An Artificial Paradise | Shoot! The Greatest Hits Of Frankie Goes To Hollywood | Hard On
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood (computer game) | Big in Japan | Trevor Horn | ZTT Records