"Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us" is a song written and produced by American music duo Ollie & Jerry. The song was released on June 21, 1984 by Polydor Records, as the first single from the soundtrack to the 1984 film Breakin'. The song reached number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number five on the UK Singles Chart. It topped the US dance charts for one week. It is the theme song to the film Breakin'. The drums were created using the Roland TR-808 drum machine.

Music video

The music video features footage from the film Breakin', as well as numerous street break dancing performances. Jean-Claude Van Damme, who was an extra in the film, can be seen dancing in the background at one point.

Track listing and formats

12" vinyl single

  1. Breakin' ... There's No Stopping Us (Club Mix) 6:51
  2. Breakin' ... There's No Stopping Us (Instrumental) 5:33

Credits and personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1984)Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)25
Belgium (Ultratop 50)27
Netherlands (Single Top 100)27
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)7
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)5
US Billboard Hot 1009
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)3
Year-end chart (1984)Rank
UK Singles (Gallup)75
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)80

DJ Luck & MC Neat version

In 1999, the song was covered by UK garage duo DJ Luck & MC Neat featuring singer JJ, retitled as "Ain't No Stoppin' Us". It first appeared on the Red Rose EP (1999), then was released as an official single the following year. Their version peaked at No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart.

Charts

Chart (2000)Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)43
UK Singles (OCC)8
UK Dance (OCC)3

Ilanda version

Charts

Chart (2000)Peak position
Australian ARIA Chart38