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Street Dance (song)

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"Street Dance"
Single by Break Machine
from the album Break Dance Party
B-side"Street Dance" (instrumental)
ReleasedDecember 1983 (1983-12)
Recorded1983
StudioPower Station (New York City)
Genre
Length
  • 3:42 (7-inch version)
  • 6:26 (12-inch and album version)
Label
  • Sire (US)
  • Record Shack (UK)
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jacques Morali
Break Machine singles chronology
"Street Dance"
(1983) 		"Break Dance Party"
(1984)

"Street Dance" is a song by American hip hop act Break Machine, released as their debut single in 1983, from their album Break Dance Party (released as Break Machine in the UK). It became an international hit, topping the charts in several countries as well as peaking at number three on the UK Singles Chart. It was one of the first commercially successful hip hop songs and was produced and co-written by Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo who were also behind disco group Village People. According to a list released in 2004 by the SNEP, the song was the 86th best selling single of all time in France.[2]

Music video

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The music video features the act popping and breakdancing around the streets of New York City.[3]

Track listings

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7-inch

  1. "Street Dance" (Vocal) – 3:42
  2. "Street Dance" (Instrumental) – 3:32

12-inch

  1. "Street Dance" (Vocal) – 6:28
  2. "Street Dance" (Instrumental) – 5:06

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[26] Gold 500,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Sampling

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In 1998, German group Scooter sampled the song in "We Are the Greatest".[27] In 2011, Swedish house DJ Avicii sampled the song in "Street Dancer".[28]

References

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  1. ^ a b Stanley, Bob (September 13, 2013). "All Eyez On Me: Hip Hop". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 653. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
  2. ^ "France's best sellers of all time!". Moopy. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  3. ^ Jenkins, Sacha; Wilson, Elliott; Mao, Jeff; Alvarez, Gabe; Rollins, Brent (March 25, 2014). Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists. St. Martin's Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-4668-6697-3.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "Break Machine – Street Dance" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  6. ^ "Break Machine – Street Dance" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  7. ^ "Top 3 in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. May 28, 1984. p. 5. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 1, no. 2. April 9, 1984. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  9. ^ Timo (August 13, 2015). "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit BRA - BÅG". Sisältää hitin. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  10. ^ "InfoDisc : Les Tubes de chaque artiste commençant par B". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  11. ^ "Break Machine – Street Dance" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  12. ^ "Dagblaðið Vísir - DV - 83. tölublað (06.04.1984) - Tímarit.is". timarit.is. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  13. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Street Dance". Irish Singles Chart.
  14. ^ "M&D: Classifiche". musicaedischi.it. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  15. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Break Machine" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  16. ^ "Break Machine – Street Dance" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  17. ^ "Break Machine – Street Dance". VG-lista.
  18. ^ "Top 3 in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 1, no. 13. June 25, 1984. p. 7. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  19. ^ "Break Machine – Street Dance". Singles Top 100.
  20. ^ "Break Machine – Street Dance". Swiss Singles Chart.
  21. ^ "Break Machine: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  22. ^ a b c "Break Machine Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  23. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1984" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  24. ^ "TOP – 1984". www.top-france.fr. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  25. ^ "Top 100 Singles". Music Week. London, England: Morgan-Grampian plc. January 26, 1985. p. 37.
  26. ^ "French single certifications – Break Machine – Street Dance" (in French). InfoDisc. Select BREAK MACHINE and click OK. 
  27. ^ "Samples of Street Dance by Break Machine on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  28. ^ "Avicii's 10 Best Songs: Critics' Picks". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
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