You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
1984 single by Dead or Alive / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" is a song by the English pop band Dead or Alive, featured on their second studio album, Youthquake (1985). Released as a single in November 1984, it reached No. 1 in the UK in March 1985, taking 17 weeks to get there. It was the first UK number one hit by the Stock Aitken Waterman production trio.[11] On the US Billboard Hot 100, it peaked at No. 11 on 17 August of that year, becoming their highest-charting single there.[12] The song also reached No. 1 in Ireland[13] and in Canada,[14] while in Australia it peaked at No. 3[15] and it charted highly in numerous European countries.
"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" | ||||
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Single by Dead or Alive | ||||
from the album Youthquake | ||||
B-side | "Misty Circles" | |||
Released | 5 November 1984 (1984-11-05)[1] | |||
Recorded | March to October 1984 | |||
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Label | Epic | |||
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Producer(s) | Stock Aitken Waterman | |||
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"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" on YouTube | ||||
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In 2003, Q ranked the song at number 981 in their list of the "1001 Best Songs Ever", Blender listed it at number 289 on its ranking of "Greatest Songs Since You Were Born" in 2005, and in 2015 it was voted by the British public as the nation's 17th-favourite 1980s number one in a poll for ITV.