"Step aside, Boy George. Dead or Alive was here first.A British pop rock group of the ‘80s, Dead or Alive spread like wildfire thanks to the loud, obnoxious antics of frontman Pete Burns. The group, comprised of keyboardist Marty Healey, guitarist Mitch, bassist Sue James and drummer Joe Musker, came out of Liverpool in 1980 with the single ""I'm Falling."" The New Romantic movement creatively spawned more and more Dead or Alive look-a-likes, Boy George being one of those image copy-cats.Dead or Alive added guitarist Wayne Hussey and bassist Mike Percy to the mix, recording LPs and singles before signing with the major record label Epic. Finally in 1984, the group scored their first hit single with the cover of KC and the Sunshine Band's disco classic ""That's the Way (I Like It),"" which was just short of making the British Top 20.Their debut full-length album came next, only to follow their mega-hit ""You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)."" The single boosted the pop/rock group to stardom, succeeded by their next smash hit, the LP Youthquake. The group continued working with production team Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW), who helped produce their third full length album, Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know, which ended up being more successful in the U.S. than in their home country. 1988 DOA left SAW after several albums together and self-produced their 1989 album Nude. The album featured the single that spent 17 weeks at number one on the Japanese charts, ""Turn Around and Count 2 Ten,"" but found little airplay in other countries due to its explicit content.After this album, the group parted ways, with Percy and Lever pursuing careers in the production field. The two have seen more hits with their production company Steelworks Studios, located in Sheffield, U.K., that they did with DOA, mixing number one tracks for bands like S Club 7 and Robbie Williams."