You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)

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"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"
Single by Dead or Alive
from the album Youthquake
Released	November 1984 (U.K.)
Format	Vinyl record (7")
Recorded	1984
Genre	New Wave
Length	3:16 (1984 Album Mix) 8:00 (1985 Murder Mix) 7:27 (1985 Performance Mix) 5:06 (Rip It Up! Live) 3:40 (1996 Sugar Pumpers Mix) 4:16 (1997 Jailhouse mix) 6:01 (2001 Fragile remix) 4:35 (2001 Zi Zone mix from "Unbreakable") 4:24 (2003 Metro 7" Remix)
Label	Epic
Writer(s)	Pete Burns Wayne Hussey Mike Percy Tim Lever Steve Coy
Producer(s)	Stock Aitken Waterman
Certification	Gold (500,000 copies sold)
Chart positions
#1 (U.K.) #11 (U.S.)
Dead or Alive singles chronology
"In Too Deep" (1985)	"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (1985)	"Hooked On Love" (1986)

"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" is a song originally released by Dead or Alive on their 1985 album Youthquake.

This song was the first UK number-one hit for the Stock Aitken Waterman production trio. Originally released in November 1984, the record reached number one in March 1985, taking fifteen weeks to get there.

The music video for the song is cheaply made, very surreal and tells no story, but the visuals are nevertheless bizarre (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, 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 Andrea Benton.

The song was used in the Adam Sandler film The Wedding Singer, as well as 2003's Party Monster (although not on the soundtrack), and the British TV Series Phoenix Nights. VH1's I Love the 80s Strikes Back did a bit on the song/video (with both positive and sarcastic commentary). It came in at number ninety-two on VH1's 100 Greatest Dance Songs. The song is considered a gay anthem, possibly because of the lead singer's ambiguous sexuality.

The song was covered by the heavy metal band Dope and this version can be found on the soundtrack to the film American Psycho. This version is mislabeled on P2P programs as by Marilyn Manson and Orgy

In 2003, the music of "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" was combined with the vocals of Dannii Minogue from her second single off her album Neon Nights, "I Begin To Wonder", the mix is called "Begin To Spin Me Round".

"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 only reached number twenty-three in the UK singles chart, however the single was re-released again on January 30, 2006 due to lead singer Pete Burns's controversial time as a contestant on television series Celebrity Big Brother, and reached number five. 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, however. It is also interesting to note that the 1996 remix bears a few similarities to Haddaway's "What Is Love?", while the 2003 remix is obviously based on Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You out of My Head" (several interviews with Burns have him stating he was jealous of her for that song and he wished he had done it). Thalía also covered the song in her 2002 album Thalía. In 2006, a cover was recorded by Jessica Simpson for her album A Public Affair.

In 1999, Blind Passengers covered the song "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" for the album Bastard.

Preceded by: "I Know Him So Well" by Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson

UK number one single March 3, 1985

Succeeded by: "Easy Lover" by Philip Bailey & Phil Collins