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Dead or Alive discography 
Dead or Alive frontman Pete BurnsReleases ↙Studio albums 7 ↙Compilation albums 5 ↙EPs 1 ↙Singles 28 ↙Video albums 2 ↙Music videos 17 The discography of Dead or Alive, a British dance pop group, consists of seven studio albums, four compilation albums, one EP, twenty eight singles, and two video albums.
Formed by frontman Pete Burns in 1980 in Liverpool, England, the band were first signed to the independent Rough Trade label in 1982, though moved to Epic Records the following year.[1] Their debut album, Sophisticated Boom Boom, was released in 1984, producing a series of minor hits in the United Kingdom, most notably their version of "That's the Way (I Like It)" (originally recorded by KC and the Sunshine Band) which gave the band their first UK Top 40 hit. Their second album, Youthquake (1985), reached the UK Top 10 and brought the band international recognition, largely due to the success of the lead single, "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and number 11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1985. The album also contained three other UK Top 40 hits: "Lover Come Back to Me", "In Too Deep", and "My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me to the Doctor)". The band's third album, Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know, was released in 1987, but failed to continue the success of the previous album despite including two UK Top 40 hits.
In 1989, the group released their fourth studio album, Nude, which again failed to sell in their native UK but brought the band success in Japan, spawning three number one singles including 1989's "Turn Around & Count 2 Ten". After the album's official release, two members of the group left with only singer Burns and percussionist Steve Coy remaining.[1] Together, they released three more studio albums: Fan the Flame (Part 1) (1990), Nukleopatra (1995), and Fragile (2000).
Contents
Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)UK
[2]AUS
[3]CAN
[4]NZ
[5]SWE
[6]SWI
[7]US
[8]Sophisticated Boom Boom - Release date: 1984
- Label: Epic Records
- Formats: LP, cassette
29 — — — — — — Youthquake - Release date: 1985
- Label: Epic Records
- Formats: LP, cassette
9 — 8 43 29 10 31 Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know - Release date: February 1987
- Label: Epic Records
- Formats: LP, cassette
27 — 52 — 21 — 52 Nude - Release date: 1989
- Label: Epic Records
- Formats: LP, cassette
— — 87 — — — 106 Fan the Flame (Part 1) - Release date: 13 December 1990
- Label: Epic Records
- Formats: CD, cassette
— — — — — — — Nukleopatra - Release date: 1995
- Label: Cleopatra Records
- Formats: CD, cassette
— 43 — — — — — Fragile - Release date: 19 September 2000
- Label: Epic Records
- Formats: CD, cassette
— — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart Compilation albums
Title Album details Peak chart
positionsUK
[12]US
[8]Rip It Up - Release date: 1987
- Label: Epic Records
- Formats: LP, cassette
— 195 Unbreakable - Release date: 2001
- Label: Epic Records
- Formats: CD
— — Evolution: The Hits - Release date: 24 June 2003
- Label: Epic Records
- Formats: CD
111 — 12 Inches Collection - Release date: 12 July 2005
- Label: Sony BMG
- Formats: CD, music download
— — That's The Way I Like It:
The Best of Dead or Alive- Release date: 25 October 2010
- Label: Sony UK
- Formats: CD, LP, music download
— — "—" denotes releases that did not chart Remix albums
Title Album details Nude (Remixed, Remodelled, Remixed) - Release date: 7 July 1991
- Label: Epic Records
- Formats: CD, cassette
Extended plays
Title Album details Dead or Alive - Release date: 1982
- Label: Black Eyes/Rough Trade
- Formats: LP, cassette
Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)Album UK
[2]AUS
[13]CAN
[14]GER
[15]NZ
[16]SWI
[17]US
[18]US Dance
[19]1980 "I'm Falling" — — — — — — — — Non-album songs 1981 "Number Eleven" — — — — — — — — 1982 "It's Been Hours Now" — — — — — — — — "Stranger" — — — — — — — — 1983 "Misty Circles" 100 — — — — — — — Sophisticated Boom Boom "What I Want" 88 — — — — — — — 1984 "I'd Do Anything" 79 — — — — — — — "That's the Way (I Like It)" 22 45 — — — — — 28 "What I Want" (re-release) 87 — — — — — — — "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" 1 3 1 2 6 1 11 4 Youthquake 1985 "Lover Come Back to Me" 11 13 95 21 41 5 75 13 "In Too Deep" 14 31 — 61 — — — — "My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me to the Doctor)" 23 41 — — — — — 15 1986 "Brand New Lover" 31 21 27 — 15 — 15 1 Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know 1987 "Something in My House" 12 19 — — 31 — 85 3 "Hooked on Love" 69 33 — — — — — — "I'll Save You All My Kisses" 78 47 — — — — — — 1988 "Turn Around & Count 2 Ten" 70 30 — — — — — 2 Nude 1989 "Come Home with Me Baby" 62 45 — — — — 69 1 "Baby Don't Say Goodbye" — — — — — — — 6 1991 "Your Sweetness (Is Your Weakness)" — — — — — — — — Fan the Flame (Part 1) "Gone 2 Long" — — — — — — — — "Unhappy Birthday" — — — — — — — — 1996 "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (1996 remix) — 28 — — — — — — Nukelopatra "Sex Drive" — 52 — — — — — — 2001 "Hit and Run Lover" — — — — — — — — Fragile 2003 "You Spin Me Round 2003" 23 62 — 96 — — — 21 Evolution: The Hits 2006 "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (re-release) 5 — — — — — — — Youthquake "—" denotes releases that did not chart Other singles
As International Chrysis
Year Single Peak positions Album UK
[22]1994 "Rebel Rebel" 76 Nukleopatra Videography
Video albums
Title Album details Rip It Up Live! Evolution - Release date: 26 December 2005
- Label: Sony BMG
- Formats: DVD, music download
Music videos
- "I'd Do Anything"
- "That's the Way (I Like It)"
- "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"(**)
- "Lover Come Back to Me"(**)
- "In Too Deep"
- "My Heart Goes Bang"
- "Brand New Lover"(**)
- "Something in My House"(**)
- "I'll Save You All My Kisses"
- "Turn Around and Count 2 Ten"(**)
- "Come Home (With Me Baby)"(**)
- "Your Sweetness (Is Your Weakness)"
- "Rebel Rebel"
- "Sex Drive" (1996 Dead Or Alive version)
- "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" ('96 Remix)
- "Hit & Run Lover"
- "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (2003 Remix)
(**) These videos were re-edited to the 12" versions for club play.
References
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Pete Burns · Steve Coy
Wayne Hussey · Tim Lever · Mike Percy · Jason AlbureyStudio albums Sophisticated Boom Boom (1984) · Youthquake (1985) · Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know (1987) · Nude (1989) · Fan the Flame (Part 1) (1990) · Nukleopatra (1995) · Fragile (2000)Remix albums Other albums Rip It Up (1987) · Fan the Flame (Part 2) (1992) · Evolution: The Hits (2003) · That's The Way I Like It: The Best of Dead or Alive (2010)Singles "I'm Falling" · "Number Eleven" · "It's Been Hours Now" · "Stranger" · "Misty Circles" · "What I Want" · "I'd Do Anything" · "That's the Way (I Like It)" · "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" · "Lover Come Back to Me" · "In Too Deep" · "My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me to the Doctor)" · "Brand New Lover" · "Something in My House" · "Hooked on Love" · "I'll Save You All My Kisses" · "Turn Around & Count 2 Ten" · "Come Home with Me Baby" · "Baby Don't Say Goodbye" · "Your Sweetness (Is Your Weakness)" · "Gone 2 Long" · "Unhappy Birthday" · "Rebel Rebel" · "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) 96" · "Sex Drive" · "Hit and Run Lover" · "You Spin Me Round 2003"Related topics Categories:- Discographies of British artists
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