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{{Infobox song
| name       = Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us
| cover      = Breakin' Ollie & Jerry.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Ollie & Jerry]]
| album      = [[Breakin'#Soundtrack|Breakin': Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]
| B-side     = Showdown
| released   = May 1984<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.45cat.com/record/8217087 | title=Ollie and Jerry - Breakin'...There's No Stopping Us }}</ref>
| recorded   = 1984
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [[Synth-pop|Synthpop]], [[Freestyle music|freestyle]], [[dance-pop]]
| length     = 4:34 (album version) <br> 3:40 (single edit)
| label      = [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
| writer     = [[Ollie E. Brown|Ollie Brown]], [[Jerry Knight]]
| producer   = Ollie Brown, Jerry Knight
| prev_title =
| prev_year  =
| next_title = [[Electric Boogaloo (song)|Electric Boogaloo]]
| next_year  = 1984
}}
"'''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|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and number five on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. It topped the US [[Hot Dance Club Songs|dance charts]] for one week. It is the [[theme song]] to the film ''Breakin<nowiki>'</nowiki>''. The [[drum machine|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'''
# Breakin' ... There's No Stopping Us (Club Mix) 6:51
# 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===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Chart (1984)
!Peak<br>position
|-
|align="left"|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name="auchart">{{Cite book|title=[[Kent Music Report|Australian Chart Book 1970–1992]]|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=[[St Ives, New South Wales|St Ives, NSW]]|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6 }}</ref>
|align="center"|25
|-
|align="left"|Belgium ([[Ultratop|Ultratop 50]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/be85/Ollie-&-Jerry-Breakin'...-There's-No-Stopping-Us|title= ultratop.be Ollie & Jerry – "Breakin... There's No Stopping Us"|language=Dutch|publisher=Ultratop|work=Hung Medien|format=ASP|accessdate=8 April 2017}}</ref>
|align="center"|27
|-
|align="left"|Netherlands ([[Single Top 100]])<ref name="nlchart">{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Ollie+%26+Jerry&titel=Breakin%27%2E%2E%2E+There%27s+No+Stopping+Us&cat=s|title=dutchcharts.nl Ollie & Jerry – "Breakin... There's No Stopping Us"|work=Hung Medien|publisher=[[MegaCharts]]|accessdate=8 April 2017}}</ref>
|27
|-
|align="left"|New Zealand ([[Recorded Music NZ]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Ollie+%26+Jerry&titel=Breakin%27%2E%2E%2E+There%27s+No+Stopping+Us&cat=s|title=charts.nz Ollie & Jerry – "Breakin... There's No Stopping Us"|work=Hung Medien|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]]|format=ASP|accessdate=8 April 2017}}</ref>
|align="center"|7
|-
|align="left"|UK Singles ([[Official Charts Company]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/21751/ollie-and-jerry// |title= OfficialCharts.com |website= [[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] |accessdate= 8 April 2017}}</ref>
|align="center"|5
|-
|align="left"|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1984-08-04|title=Billboard: The Hot 100, 4 August 1984|publisher=billboard.com|accessdate=8 April 2017}}</ref>
|align="center"|9
|-
|align="left"|US [[Dance Club Songs]] ([[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']])<ref>Joel Whitburn's Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003, 2004</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] (''Billboard'')<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ollie-jerry-mn0000889962/awards Ollie & Jerry|Awards (chart placements) @AllMusic.com] Retrieved 9-28-2014.</ref>
|align="center"|3
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year-end chart (1984) !! Rank
|-
|UK Singles (Gallup)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Week-IDX/IDX/1985/Music-Week-1985-01-26-I-IDX-55.pdf|title=Top 100 Singles 1984|publisher=Music Week|access-date=September 13, 2022}}</ref>
|align="center"|75
|-
|[[Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1984|US Top Pop Singles (''Billboard'')]]<ref>{{cite magazine |date=December 22, 1984 |title=Talent Almanac 1985: Top Pop Singles |page=TA-19 |magazine=Billboard |volume=96 |issue=51 }}</ref>
|align="center"|80
|}
==DJ Luck & MC Neat version==
{{Infobox song
| name       = Ain't No Stoppin' Us
| cover      =
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[DJ Luck & MC Neat]] feat. JJ
| album      = It's All Good
| released   = 25 September 2000
| recorded   = 1999
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [[UK garage]]
| length     =
| label      = Red Rose Recordings
| writer     = Ollie Brown, Jerry Knight
| producer   = DJ Luck
| chronology = [[DJ Luck & MC Neat]]
| prev_title = [[Masterblaster 2000]]
| prev_year  = 2000
| next_title = Piano Loco
| next_year  = 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 (music)|single]] the following year. Their version peaked at No. 8 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].
===Charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!align="left"|Chart (2000)
!align="center"|Peak<br />position
|-
{{singlechart|UK|8|date=2000-10-07}}
|-
{{singlechart|UKdance|3|artist=DJ Luck & MC Neat|song=Ain't No Stoppin' Us|date=2000-10-01}}
|}
==Ilanda version==
{{Infobox song
| name       = Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us
| cover      =
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Ilanda]] featuring [[Joanne Accom|Joanne]]
| album      = [[Do Not Disturb (Joanne Accom album)|Do Not Disturb]]
| released   = 2000
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      =
| length     = 3:27 (single version)
| label      = APO International PTY LTD
| writer     = Ollie Brown, Jerry Knight
| producer   =
| prev_title = [[Are You Ready (Joanne song)|Are You Ready]]
| prev_year  = 1999
| next_title = [[Busted (Joanne song)|Busted]]
| next_year  = 2001
}}
===Charts===
{|class="wikitable"
!Chart (2000)
!Peak<br />position
|-
|Australian [[ARIA Charts|ARIA]] Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://australian-charts.com/search.asp?cat=s&search=joanne |title=Australian singles chart - Joanne|publisher=Australian-charts.com |accessdate=June 1, 2014}}</ref>
|align="center"|38
|}
==References==
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[[Category:1984 songs]]
[[Category:1984 debut singles]]
[[Category:2000 singles]]
[[Category:Ollie & Jerry songs]]
[[Category:Ilanda songs]]
[[Category:Joanne Accom songs]]
[[Category:Dance-pop songs]]
[[Category:Synth-pop songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Ollie E. Brown]]
[[Category:Songs written by Jerry Knight]]
[[Category:Songs written for films]]
[[Category:Polydor Records singles]]