Information
- • Hometown: - Liverpool, England
- • Nationality: - English
- • Years Active: - 1980–2016
- • Genre(s): - Hi-NRG • Dance-Pop • Synthpop • New wave
- • Label(s): - Epic • Sony Japan • Cleopatra • Avex Trax
- • Associated Acts: - N/A
- • Website: -
Biography
Dead or Alive were an English pop band that released seven albums from 1984 to 2000. The band formed in 1980 in Liverpool and found success in the mid-1980s, releasing seven singles that made the UK Top 40 and three albums on the UK Top 30. At the peak of their success, the lineup consisted of Pete Burns (vocals), Steve Coy (drums), Mike Percy (bass) and Tim Lever (keyboards), with the core pair of Burns and Coy writing and producing for the remainder of the band's career.
Two of the band's singles reached the U.S. Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100: "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (No. 11 in August 1985) and "Brand New Lover" (No. 15 in March 1987).
"You Spin Me Round" peaked at number one for two weeks in 1985 in the UK, then charted again in 2006 following Burns' appearance on the television reality show Celebrity Big Brother.
It also became the first of two singles to top the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. In December 2016, Billboard ranked them as the 96th most successful "dance artist" of all time. As of 2017 Dead or Alive had sold over 30 million albums and 28 million singles worldwide. The band was discontinued following Pete Burns' death in 2016.
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Band Members
- • Pete Burns – vocals, tambourine (1979–2016)
- • Steve Coy – drums, percussion, keyboards, guitars, bass (1982–2016)
Videos
"That's the Way (I Like It)" in 1984, Dead or Alive covered the song for their debut album, Sophisticated Boom Boom.
That's the Way (I Like It)
"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" is a song by British band Dead or Alive on their 1985 album Youthquake.
You Spin Me Round
"Lover Come Back to Me" is a 1985 single by Dead or Alive, It was the second single from the band's second album, Youthquake.
Lover Come Back To Me
"In Too Deep" is a song by the British band Dead or Alive. It was included on their 1985 studio album Youthquake,.
In Too Deep
"Brand New Lover" is a song recorded by the British band Dead or Alive. It was the lead single released from the band's third album.
Brand New Lover
"Something in My House" is a song by the British band Dead or Alive, produced by Stock Aitken Waterman.