"Legendary Children" is a single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 from former Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Frankie Goes to Hollywood were a British dance-pop band popular in the mid-1980s. The group was fronted by Holly Johnson , with Paul Rutherford , Peter Gill , Mark O'Toole , and Brian Nash .The group's debut single "Relax" was banned by the BBC in 1984 while at number six in the charts and...

 singer Holly Johnson

Holly Johnson

Holly Johnson is an English artist, writer and musician, best known as the lead vocalist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and former bassist for Big in Japan.- Big in Japan :...

. The single was released in 1994 and consists of five remixes. This was the first single since Johnson discovered he was HIV

HIV

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-positive which triggered a temporary withdrawal from music. According to Johnson's official website, the single went to number-one in Israel

Israel

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. The single was re-recorded for Johnson's 1999 album Soulstream. The single cover featured names of celebrities and famous people throughout history who were gay

Gay

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; one line is dedicated to "Holly", referring to the singer. This concept relates to the subtitle of the song.

The song was written by Holly Johnson

Holly Johnson

Holly Johnson is an English artist, writer and musician, best known as the lead vocalist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and former bassist for Big in Japan.- Big in Japan :...

 (lyrics and music) and Nick Bagnall (music).

Chart performance

The track entered the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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 at #97.

The single reportedly made number-one in Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

.

Remixes and B-sides

• "Legendary Children" (The Loop's radio cut)
• "Legendary Children" (The Loop's Classic extended mix)
• "Legendary Children" (The Hall of Trance mix)
• "Legendary Children" (Rick's Queer Piano version)
• "Legendary Children" (Percapella)
• "Legendary Children" (Radio mix)
• "Legendary Children" (Dances with Handbags)
• "Legendary Children" (Saturday Night in Heaven mix)
• "Legendary Children" (London 12" dub)
• "Legendary Children" (Straight Dome mix)