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The inclusion of Kesha (pictured) was the suggestion of producer Dr. Luke, as Flo Rida wanted a female voice in the song. "Right Round" was written by Flo Rida, Dr. Luke, Kool Kojak, DJ Frank E, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Aaron Bay-Schuck, and Dead or Alive, the band whose 1984 song "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" is sampled in the chorus.
A remix version of "You Spin Me Round" was released in 2003 at the same time Dead or Alive's greatest hits album Evolution: The Hits was released. The song reached No. 23 on the UK Singles Chart . The original 1984 recording was re-released on 30 January 2006 because of lead singer Pete Burns' controversial time as a contestant on television ...
Youthquake is the second studio album by the English pop band Dead or Alive, released on 3 May 1985 by Epic Records.The album was their commercial breakthrough in Europe and the United States, due to its lead single "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)", which was a No. 1 hit on the UK singles chart and a Top 20 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Right Round" sampled "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)", a 1985 hit by British band Dead or Alive. "Right Round" also became Flo Rida's first chart-topping song in the United Kingdom. [23] The second official single was "Sugar", which featured R&B singer Wynter Gordon. The song reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Between 1977 and 1984, Burns worked as a shop assistant at Probe Records, a small independent record shop in Liverpool. [29] [30] Burns had been hired by Probe owner Geoff Davies due to his outlandish appearance (which included an "eighteenth-century shepherd's smock, an upside-down straw top hat with his dreads cascading out of the top, full make-up and massive heeled boots") that he hoped ...
Dead or Alive "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" Flo Rida feat. Kesha "Right Round" [71] [72] DeBarge "I Like It" Nelly feat. City Spud "Ride wit Me" [73] The Delfonics "Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)" Fugees "Ready or Not" [74] Diana Ross "Upside Down" Alcazar "This Is the World We Live In" [75] Genesis "Land of Confusion ...
Right Round" was released as the album's lead single, and became Flo Rida's second number-one hit. Released on January 25, 2009, the song debuted at number 58 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on February 18, 2009.
Rip It Up is a greatest hits album released by Dead or Alive in 1987 on Epic Records.It contains eight singles from their two prior albums, Youthquake (1985) and Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know (1986), segued together much like a DJ-mix.