"The Power of Love" is a 1984 single released by British band Frankie Goes to Hollywood which was written by Holly Johnson, Peter Gill, Mark O'Toole and Brian Nash.

[citation needed] The 12" mix of the song featured actor Chris Barrie aping DJ Mike Read's banning of the single "Relax", as well as his impression of Ronald Reagan, instructing the listener in prayer.

On the cover is a reproduction of the Assumption of the Virgin by Titian, a 16th-century painting in the Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari of Venice.

Holly Johnson, who co-wrote the song, later reminisced: "I always felt like 'The Power of Love' was the record that would save me in this life.

Her recording of the song also went to number 1 in the UK, exactly 28 years after the original Frankie Goes to Hollywood single topped the chart.

Richard Harris from NME wrote, "'The Power of Love' is too straight-laced (sic), but still drips with deep-pile quality (Holly Johnson had one of the great pop voices, don't forget)".

Holly Johnson, former singer of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, recorded his own version of "The Power of Love" for his third studio album, Soulstream (1999).

[33][34] Johnson was inspired to re-record "The Power of Love" as he felt that the Frankie Goes to Hollywood original was "too pompous and too much like one of those anthemic Queen songs".

He told the Bristol Evening Post in 1999, "I wanted to record a version which was more from the heart, one which was more me and more in keeping with my personal taste, but it wasn't a question of trying to better it.

The video was subsequently withdrawn after "several major TV shows expressed nervousness at the Princess Diana content".

[37] Upon its release, Jon Perks of the Sunday Mercury criticised the single as a "Christmas cash-in" and noted, "Apart from the slightly altered spoken opener and a crisper sound, there's virtually nothing to separate it from the original.

"[38] In a retrospective review of Soulstream, Jon O'Brien of AllMusic called the song an "unnecessary reworking" that "only highlight[s] the creative rut he appeared to be stuck in.

It was released on 9 November 2012 as a digital download as the lead single from her debut studio album English Rain (2013).

Several Dutch heavy metal artists, including the lead singers of Nightwish, Epica and Within Temptation recorded a cover in support of the Red Cross aiding victims of sexual violence in war-zones.