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You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
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"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" is a song by Dead or Alive on their 1985 album Youthquake. The original cut was over four minutes long and was edited for the album. The unedited version was released on an '80s CD called Monster '80s Volume Two.
This song was the first UK number-one hit for the Stock Aitken Waterman production trio. Released in November 1984, the record reached number one in March 1985, taking seventeen weeks to get there.
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"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" is a song by Dead or Alive on their 1985 album Youthquake. The original cut was over four minutes long and was edited for the album. The unedited version was released on an '80s CD called Monster '80s Volume Two.
This song was the first UK number-one hit for the Stock Aitken Waterman production trio. Released in November 1984, the record reached number one in March 1985, taking seventeen weeks to get there. In the US, it peaked at #11 in September of that year.
The strings were based on Richard Wagner's classical piece Ride of the Valkyries.
2003 re-release
"You Spin Me Round" was re-released in 2003 at the same time as the Dead or Alive greatest hits album Evolution was released. The song reached #23 in the UK singles chart. It was re-released again on January 30 2006 because of lead singer Pete Burns' controversial time as a contestant on television series Celebrity Big Brother and reached #5. Earlier remixes were in 1996 and 1997 (both included on the U.S. release of Nukleopatra), and on Fragile and Unbreakable: The Fragile Remixes. No videos were made for these.
Music video
The music video for the song is cheaply made and tells no story, and the visuals are somewhat strange (such as Pete Burns in a purple kimono, seemingly growing extra arms, or him with the infamous eyepatch; the other three band members tied up in some ribbons; close-ups of a disco ball, etc.). At the end the other three band members wave flags around in circles, and Burns is tied up in a gold ribbon. The 1996 remix video involves Burns posing and lip-synching in various locations and outfits. The 2003 video has only Burns, drummer Steve Coy, and keyboardist Jason Alburey, spinning in gold CGI swirls. Burns once again constantly changes outfits, and is also pictured on a spinning bed.
The 1984 Video Directors were Vaughan Arnell and Anthea Benton.
Cover versions
- The song was covered by the rock band Dope. This version can be found on American Psycho: Music from the Controversial Motion Picture and Felons & Revolutionaries . This version is often mislabeled on P2P networks as being by Marilyn Manson, Orgy, Billy Idol or Powerman 5000.
- In 1999, Blind Passengers covered the song "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" for the album Bastard.
- This song was also covered by Uranium 235 as part of a medley with the song "Tainted Love".
- British death metal cover band Ten Masked Men recorded a version of the song for their 2000 album, Return of the Ten Masked Men.
- Also in 2000 a trance cover version appeared on Gigi D'Agostino's album Tecno Fes Vol. 2.
- A hi-NRG version was recorded by the Kinky Boyz and released through Almighty Records.
- Thalía covered the song in her 2002 album, Thalía.
- A cover of the song was recorded by Swedish rock band Gemini Five for their 2003 album Babylon Rockets.
- Jessica Simpson covered the song for her fourth studio album, A Public Affair (2006). Her version, produced by Cory Rooney, reached number twenty on the U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart and number ninety-five on the Billboard Pop 100, although its single release was cancelled. Simpson's version differs from the original in that it has new lyrics and only preserves the chorus of the song.
- Belgian dance artist Danzel released his cover of the song in 2007.
- After covering the song live (see below), the French band Indochine finally released a studio version (legal download only) in May 2008 in collaboration with the non-profit organization Reporters Without Borders for their Beijing Olympic Games opening ceremony boycott campaign.
- In 2004 Eiffel 65 covered the song.
- The song's chorus was used as the basis for Flo Rida's 2009 song "Right Round".
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