''Youthquake'' is the second

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by the English pop band Dead or Alive, released on 3 May 1985 by

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. The album was their commercial breakthrough in Europe and the United States, due to the

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You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" is a song by English pop band Dead or Alive, featured on their second 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 ...

", which was a UK number-one hit and a top 20 hit in the United States. Additional single releases from the album included "

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", " In Too Deep" and "

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". This was Dead or Alive's first collaboration with the

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production team. The Recording was marked by tension and clashes between band and producers, which engineer Phil Harding alleges almost escalated to violence. ''Youthquake'' was re-released in the UK on compact disc in 1994, with the two bonus tracks that were previously included on the original CDOriginal European CD copies were manufactured in Japan and were un-barcoded. and

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versions of the album. Recent US and Japanese reissues have reverted to the original vinyl track listing. The album peaked at No. 9 in the UK and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales of over 100,000 copies. It also peaked at No. 31 in the US and was certified gold by the

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for sales over 500,000. In Canada, the album peaked at No. 8 and was certified platinum. The album cover was taken by Peruvian fashion and portrait photographer,

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Track listing

* Original vinyl, original US CD, and original Japan CD release is 9 tracks only, omitting tracks 6 (remix) and 11 (extended mix)

Personnel

Dead or Alive * Pete Burns –

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and

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* Mike Percy –

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and

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* Tim Lever – synthesizers,

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, sampler, electric guitar and backing vocals * Steve Coy – drum machines and backing vocals Production and artwork * Mike Stock – producer *

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– producer *

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– producer * Phil Harding –

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; mixing *

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–

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–

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Chart performance

Certifications

Notes

References

External links

* 1985 albums Dead or Alive (band) albums Albums produced by Stock Aitken Waterman Epic Records albums {{1980s-rock-album-stub