Turn Around & Count 2 Ten
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"Turn Around & Count 2 Ten" is a 1988 New Wave
single by the British band Dead or Alive
. Though its UK Singles Chart
success was limited to the top 100 (#70 peak), it reached number one in Japan
and stayed there for a massive seventeen weeks.
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
single by the British band Dead or Alive
Dead or Alive (band)
Dead or Alive were a British New Wave band from Wirral, England, United Kingdom, Europe. The band rose to fame in the 1980s with their number one single on the UK Singles Chart, "You Spin Me Round ". They were the first group to have a number one single under the production team Stock Aitken Waterman...
. Though its UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
success was limited to the top 100 (#70 peak), it reached number one in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and stayed there for a massive seventeen weeks.
UK CD single - 1988, Epic (BURNS C4)
- "Turn Around and Count 2 Ten" (7" Version) - 4:52
- "Something in My House" (Instru-Mental Mix) - 3:34
- "Turn Around and Count 2 Ten" (The Pearl and Dean "I Love" BPM Mix) - 8:38
- "Turn Around and Count 2 Ten" (Instru-Mental Mix) - 3:00
Chart performance
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Charts | 30 |
| Oricon Japanese Singles Chart | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart | 70 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs | 2 |