The Power of Love

"The Power of Love" is a song originally recorded and released by British band Frankie Goes to Hollywood. It was written by Holly Johnson, Peter Gill, Mark O'Toole and Brian Nash, four of five members of the band. It was released by the group as their third single. English singer-songwriter Gabrielle Aplin released a cover version on 9 November 2012 as a digital download. The song was selected as the soundtrack to the John Lewis department store 2012 Christmas TV advertisement. It went to #1 in the UK exactly 28 years after the original Frankie Goes to Hollywood single topped the charts. Aplin's version also enjoyed a resurgence in 2014 thanks to it being the soundtrack to the advert/trailer for TV series Resurrection. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.