"Break My Stride"

E394495
single song

"Break My Stride" is a 1983 upbeat pop song by Matthew Wilder, best known for its catchy, optimistic chorus and enduring popularity across decades.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Break My Stride 2
"Break My Stride" canonical 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
albumArtist Matthew Wilder ⓘ
artist Matthew Wilder ⓘ
chartPositionAustraliaKentMusicReport 2 ⓘ
chartPositionNewZealandSinglesChart 1 ⓘ
chartPositionUKSinglesChart 4 ⓘ
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 5 ⓘ
composer Greg Prestopino ⓘ
Matthew Wilder ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
genre new wave ⓘ
pop ⓘ
reggae-influenced pop ⓘ
hasBSide Baby It’s You ⓘ
surface form: Baby, It’s You
hasChorus Ain’t nothin’ gonna break my stride, nobody gonna slow me down ⓘ
hasCoverVersionBy Be with You ⓘ
surface form: Atomic Kitten (sample/interpolation in "Be with You")

Blue Lagoon ⓘ
Unique II ⓘ
hasInstrumentation bass guitar ⓘ
drum machines ⓘ
synthesizers ⓘ
hasMusicVideo yes ⓘ
isSignatureSongOf Matthew Wilder ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length 3:05 ⓘ
lyricist Greg Prestopino ⓘ
Matthew Wilder ⓘ
musicVideoPerformer Matthew Wilder ⓘ
notableLyric Last night I had the strangest dream ⓘ
Oh no, I’ve got to keep on moving ⓘ
partOfAlbum I Don't Speak the Language ⓘ
surface form: I Don’t Speak the Language
performer Matthew Wilder ⓘ
productionStyle 1980s pop production ⓘ
recordingDate 1983 ⓘ
recordLabel Epic Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1983-10 ⓘ
resurgencePeriod early 2020s ⓘ
late 2010s ⓘ
sawResurgenceOnPlatform TikTok ⓘ
tempo upbeat ⓘ
theme moving forward ⓘ
optimism ⓘ
perseverance ⓘ
usedInMedium advertising ⓘ
film ⓘ
television ⓘ
vocalist Matthew Wilder ⓘ
yearEndChartUSBillboardHot1001984 40 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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"Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" → interpolationOf → "Break My Stride" ⓘ
Matthew Wilder → notableWork → "Break My Stride" ⓘ
this entity surface form: Break My Stride
Matthew Wilder → notableSingle → "Break My Stride" ⓘ
this entity surface form: Break My Stride