Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us

"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.

"Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us"
Single by Ollie & Jerry
from the album Breakin': Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
B-side	"Showdown"
Released	May 1984[1]
Recorded	1984
Genre	Synthpop, freestyle, dance-pop
Length	4:34 (album version) 3:40 (single edit)
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Ollie Brown, Jerry Knight
Producer(s)	Ollie Brown, Jerry Knight
Ollie & Jerry singles chronology
"Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us" (1984) "Electric Boogaloo" (1984)

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

• Ollie E. Brown - drum machine, synthesizers, production, mixing
• Jerry Knight - bass synth, production, mixing, engineering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2]	25
Belgium (Ultratop 50)[3]	27
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4]	27
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5]	7
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[6]	5
US Billboard Hot 100[7]	9
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[8]	1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9]	3

Year-end chart (1984)	Rank
UK Singles (Gallup)[10]	75
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[11]	80

DJ Luck & MC Neat version

"Ain't No Stoppin' Us"
Single by DJ Luck & MC Neat feat. JJ
from the album It's All Good
Released	25 September 2000
Recorded	1999
Genre	UK garage
Label	Red Rose Recordings
Songwriter(s)	Ollie Brown, Jerry Knight
Producer(s)	DJ Luck
DJ Luck & MC Neat singles chronology
"Masterblaster 2000" (2000) "Ain't No Stoppin' Us" (2000) "Piano Loco" (2001)

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
UK Singles (OCC)[12]	8
UK Dance (OCC)[13]	3

Ilanda version

"Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us"
Single by Ilanda featuring Joanne
from the album Do Not Disturb
Released	2000
Length	3:27 (single version)
Label	APO International PTY LTD
Songwriter(s)	Ollie Brown, Jerry Knight
Ilanda featuring Joanne singles chronology
"Are You Ready" (1999) "Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us" (2000) "Busted" (2001)

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Chart[14]	38