Dead or Alive is a British New Wave band from Liverpool, England that rose to popularity during the 1980s with their 1985 #1 UK single "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)". Dead or Alive was the first group to have a #1 single under the production team Stock Aitken Waterman. They have released eleven albums and have become extremely popular in Japan, especially after the release of Rip it Up in 1987.