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act

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, released as their debut single in 1983, from their album ''Street 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

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. It was one of the first commercially successful hip hop songs and was produced and co-written by

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and

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who were also behind

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. According to a list released in 2004 by the SNEP, the song was the 86th best selling single of all time in France.

Music video

The music video features the act

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and

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around the streets of New York City.

Track listings

7-inch # "Street Dance" (Vocal) – 3:42 # "Street Dance" (Instrumental) – 3:32 12-inch # "Street Dance" (Vocal) – 6:28 # "Street Dance" (Instrumental) – 5:06

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Sampling

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". In 2011, Swedish

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sampled the song in "

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References

{{Reflist 1983 debut singles 1983 songs European Hot 100 Singles number-one singles Number-one singles in France Number-one singles in Norway Number-one singles in Spain Number-one singles in Sweden Sire Records singles Songs written by Fred Zarr Songs written by Henri Belolo Songs written by Jacques Morali