There was a time when hearing this song was an extremely rare occurrence. Now, it seems you can hear it everywhere, especially during television adverts.
Break My Stride is probably Matthew Wilder's most famous track and was released as the lead single from his debut album "I Don't Speak the Language" on the 14th January 1984 (oooh, I was 7 years and 2 days old), entering the UK charts at 79. It managed to peak at number 4 four weeks later.
Useless fact - Back in the late 90s, it seemed the only way to listen to this song was to find a dodgy MP3 on Napster, or whatever other dodgy website that was available at the time. I remember feeling really chuffed with myself when I found a decent copy of it. Mind you, it took me several hours to download it on my slow dial-up connection. Essex FM used to broadcast a weekly 80s show every Sunday and one week I emailed them asking if they could play it. Not expecting they would, I was pleasantly surprised when a few weeks later they actually did play it. It was probably the first time I had heard it played on the radio since the 80s.
Now, it's everywhere, and can currently be heard during an advertisement for Screwfix of all things!
Anyway, I love it, so here it is on my list.
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