Turn Around and Count 2 Ten
Dead or Alive
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Turn up your radio now I'm calling out your name Feel it, feel it, feel it Feel it, feel it, feel it Feel it, feel it, feel it Feel it, feel it, feel it So turn around and count to ten Before you lose the only one who really loves you Somebody who likes you just as you are Now how you might have been, oh baby When you turn around again I might be with someone else who really loves me And now I'll say, what I don't want to say I'll have you back again, I want you back We've both been acting strangely And you can hardly face me And I can see no fire in your eyes We both know the answer But one of us won't say it Love's the only game in town You sure know how to play it The future of our love is on the line The both of us could lose more than we find So turn around and count to ten Before you lose the only one who really loves you Somebody who likes you just as you are Now how you might have been, oh baby When you turn around again I might be with someone else who really loves me And now I'll say, what I don't want to say I'll have you back again, I want you back And if we think about it and come to the conclusion That I want you, and you want me, we've come to the solution And I cannot deny it, you were my perfect lover If paradise is half as nice, I'd never find another And now it's time, for making up your mind The future is ahead don't look behind So turn around and count to ten Before you lose the only one who really loves you Somebody who likes you just as you are Now how you might have been, oh baby When you turn around again I might be with someone else who really loves me And now I'll say what I don't want to say I'll have you back again I want your love in my hands where I can feel it Love in my heart, where I can keep it warm Turn up your radio now I'm calling out your name Feel it, feel it, feel it, feel it Feel it, feel it, feel it, feel it The love we've got cannot be left behind It's time for you to tell me that you're mine So turn around and count to ten Before you lose the only one who really loves you Somebody who likes you just as you are Now how you might have been, oh baby When you turn around again I might be with someone else who really loves me And now I'll say, what I don't want to say I'll have you back again I want you back in my life where I can hold you Back in my dreams, where I can keep you warm Here on my lips where I can Taste your candy kiss
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Written by: MICHAEL DAVID PERCY, PETER JOZZEPI BURNS, STEPHEN COY, TIM LEVER
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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10 facts about this song
Song Release"Turn Around and Count 2 Ten" was released in 1988 as the first single from "Dead or Alive's" fourth album, "Nude."
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PopularityThe song reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. It stayed there for two weeks, making it Dead or Alive's most successful single in the U.S.
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Performance in Other CountriesAlthough it did not receive mass popularity in the UK, it reached number 70 on the UK Singles Chart.
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Music VideoThe unique, visually stunning music video for "Turn Around and Count 2 Ten" features lead singer Pete Burns in various extravagant outfits, reflecting the band's androgynous, theatrical image.
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Lead SingerPete Burns, known for his extravagant, androgynous appearance, was openly bisexual and became an icon for the LGBT community.
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Unique LyricsThe lyrics of "Turn Around and Count 2 Ten" retain Dead or Alive's typical obscure and abstract theme, with references to cult horror movies and Nazi chic.
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Band's HistoryDead or Alive was an English synthpop band from Liverpool that found success in the 1980s and had a hit with "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)."
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Genre"Turn Around and Count 2 Ten" falls under the Hi-NRG genre, which is uptempo disco or electronic dance music.
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Chart SuccessIt stayed number one for 16 weeks in the South Africa chart making it one of the longest running number one singles in the history of South Africa's charts.
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Subsequent ReleasesThe song was re-released twice - in 1996 and 2003. The 1996 version reached No. 23 on the UK Singles Chart, and the 2003 version was a minor hit on the German Singles Chart.
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