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"Watching the Wildlife"
Single by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Released	23 February 1987
Recorded	Amsterdam, 1986
Genre	Dance, New Wave
Length	???
Label	ZTT
Producer(s)	Stephen Lipson
Frankie Goes to Hollywood singles chronology
Warriors of the Wasteland	Watching The Wildlife

"Watching The Wildlife" is the seventh and last single by British pop band Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Released in early 1987, it is taken from the album Liverpool.

Of the singles culled from Liverpool, "Watching The Wildlife" is the most poppy and similar in sound to the band's early era material. However, the single only reached Number 28 in the UK singles chart. It is also the only one of the three Liverpool singles not to have a CD single release.

The 7" packaging made reference to animals, with a panda and dolphin on the sleeve. The cassette single made more references to sex. To wit, the instrumental mix was dubbed "The Condom Mix" on the cassette single. The promotional condom that was to be distributed with each single would have stopped the single sales counting towards the UK charts as the official chart providor had introduced new rules to this effect.

The single also featured a brand new track, "The Waves" on the b-side.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 7" single (ZTAS 26) 1.2 12" single (12 ZTAS 26) 1.3 2nd 12" single (12 ZTAX 26) 1.4 3rd 12" (12 ZTE 26) 1.5 Cassingle (CTIS 26) 2 External links

(All discographical information pertains to UK releases only)

"animal fur/animal smell"

1. "Watching The Wildlife" – 3:50
2. "The Waves" – 3:02

1. "Watching The Wildlife (hotter)" – 9:02
2. "Wildlife Bit 1 [unlisted]" :38
3. "Wildlife Bit 2 [unlisted]" :37
4. "Watching The Wildlife (voiceless)" – 3:49
5. "The Waves" – 3:02

1. "Watching The Wildlife (movement 2)" – 7:12
2. "Wildlife Bit 3" – 6:24
3. "Wildlife Bit 4" – 4:20
4. "The Waves" – 3:02

"Beobachtungen im Wilden Leben" (roughly translated as "Observations in the wild life")

1. "Beobachtungen im Wilden Leben (Die Letzten Tage der Menschheit Mix) (use a condom)" – 10:16
2. "Wildlife Bit 1 [unlisted]" :38
3. "Wildlife Bit 2 [unlisted]" :37
4. "Watching The Wildlife (voiceless)" – 3:49
5. "The Waves" – 3:02

• "Die letzten tage der menschheit mix" ('The last days of mankind mix') listed as mixed by Klaus Schulze but not really; ZTT got in trouble with Schulze for this release.

1. "Watching the Wildlife (movement 2) ["Orchestral Wildlife"]" – 7:12
2. "Watching the Wildlife (hotter) ["Hotter Wildlife"]" – 9:09
3. "The Waves" – 3:02
4. "Wildlife Bit 1 ["One Bit"]" :38
5. "Wildlife Bit 2 ["Two Bit"]" :37
6. "Watching the Wildlife (voiceless) ["The Condom Mix"]" – 3:49

• Listen to CTIS 26