Artist in Depth: Dead or Alive (Part 3)

In 1985, Dead or Alive released their second album Youthquake under the production team Stock Aitken Waterman. The album's lead single "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" was released in November 1984. It entered the UK charts in early 1985 but lingered outside the Top 40 for over two months. Finally the single topped the chart at #1 for two weeks. It also peaked at #1 in Canada, #1 in Switzerland, #2 in Germany, #3 in Italy, #3 in Australia, and #11 in the United States. "You Spin Me" became the bands first major international success. It remains a club hit to this day.

Two of the album's other singles "Lover Come Back To Me" and "In Too Deep" achieved Top 20 status in the UK, peaking at #11 and #14 respectively. Another single, "My Heart Goes Bang", reached #23 in the UK. All three became huge dance hits in the UK and the US.

Youthquake brought the band a large but short lived spotlight, but their third album Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know would keep them in the limelight.