Dead or Alive 1985-12-25

Dead Or Alive

Hi-nrg Pop Synth-pop Rock

TYPE

Group

FOUNDED

1980

DISBANDED

2011

LOCATION

United Kingdom

PRIMARY GENRE

Hi-nrg

13

TOTAL APPEARANCES

GROUP MEMBERS

Steve Coy Jason AlbureyMing Sue James Adrian Mitchley Joe Musker Martin Healy Mike Percy Pete Burns Wayne Hussey Tim Lever
Artist information provided by MusicBrainz

Timeline

FIRST APPEARANCE

12/04/1984

That's The Way (I Like It)

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LAST APPEARANCE

16/01/2006

You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)

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Performance Statistics

Repeat performances are not counted, unless stated otherwise.

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Top 40 Breaker Clip

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Repeats

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Screengrabs

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Archived - Video

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TOTP Appearances

Performance Type Guide
Episode Performance
16/01/2006 You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
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22/01/1987 Something In My House
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15/01/1987 Something In My House
Top 40 Breaker Clip
Christmas Day 1985 You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
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26/09/1985 My Heart Goes Bang
Top 40 Breaker Clip
04/07/1985 In Too Deep
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18/04/1985 Lover Come Back To Me
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14/03/1985 You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
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07/03/1985 You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
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28/02/1985 You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
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14/02/1985 You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
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07/02/1985 You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
Top 40 Breaker Clip
12/04/1984 That's The Way (I Like It)
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In Too Deep
by Dead Or Alive

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04/07/1985

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Archived Interview

This content was taken from the BBC's original TOTP2 website, which was archived and discontinued in 2007. The original content is no longer available, but the TOTP Archive has preserved it. Please note that the content may not be up-to-date and may not accurately reflect today's views and opinions.

Interview date: Circa 2003

Pete Burns talks image, the '80s revival and what he really thought of Courtney Love.
Dead or Alive found fame in the mid-'80s, aided considerably by the outrageous antics and androgynously self-styled frontman, Pete Burns.
Having surfaced initially in 1977 with The Mystery Girls and later the proto-Goth rockers Nightmares in Wax, Pete founded the dance/electro-pop group in 1980.
In 1985, Dead or Alive snatched their first no.1 hit with 'You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)', which was also the first UK chart topper for Stock, Aitken And Waterman. In the late '80s, Steve Coy (drums) and Pete found greater success in Japan and have since maintained a considerable overseas following. Their re-recording of 'You Spin Me Round' is due for release at the beginning of April.