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Dead Or Alive - Brand New Lover 12" Mix (1986)

This was the first single to be taken from the album Mad, Bad and Dangerous To Know, and reached No.31 in the UK singles chart. The next single "Something In My House" (released in 1987) did slightly better, reaching No.12, but overall the album was not as successful as Youthquake. The next two singles "Hooked On Love" and "I'll Save You All My Kisses" failed to reach the UK Top 40.

DEAD OR ALIVE / PETE BURNS

Dead Or Alive are most famous for the hit single "You Spin Me Round", andthe appearance of the outrageous lead singer Pete Burns on Celebrity Big Brother in january 2006.

Dead Or Alive's first commercial album "Sophisticated Boom Boom" was released in 1983. Five singles were released from the album, but only one  managed to hit the Top 30 - a cover of "That's The Way I Like It" - which reached No.22 in the UK charts and No.28 in the U.S. Dance Charts.

Their follow-up album "Youthquake" proved to be more successful, with the first single "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" reaching No.1 in the UK, No.2 in Germany and No.2 in the U.S. Dance Charts.

"You Spin Me Round" was released three more times  A 1996 remix, a 2003 version which reached No.23 in the UK and the 2006 re-release which reached No.5 in the UK Charts following lead-singer Pete Burn's memorable appearance on Big Brother.

Three more singles were released from the "Youthquake" album; "Lover Come Back To Me" (No.3 - UK), "In Too Deep" (No.14 - UK) and "My Heart Goes Bang (Get The Doctor) which reached No.23 in the UK Charts.

Two more eighties albums were to follow. "Mad, Bad and Dangerous To Know" which spawned two Top 40 UK singles "Brand New Lover" (No.31 in 1986) and "Something In My House" (No.12 in 1987).

The next album "Nude" was not very successful, although the single "Turn Around And Count To Ten" did reach No.1 in Japan and No.6 in Germany in 1988. Unfortunately, it only crawled to No.70 in the UK!

Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)

This song was the first UK number-one hit for the Stock Aitken Waterman production trio. Released in November 1984, the record reached number one in March 1985, taking seventeen weeks to get there. It was taken from the successful Youthquake album.