The Party Boys He s Gonna Step on You Again

1971 single by John Kongos

"He's Gonna Step on You Over again"
Single by John Kongos
from the anthology Kongos
B-side	"Sometimes It'due south Non Enough"
Released	1971
Length	iv:24
Characterization	Wing Ariola
Songwriter(s)	John Kongos Christos Demetriou
Producer(s)	Gus Dudgeon
John Kongos singles chronology
"He's Gonna Pace on You Over again" (1971) "Tokoloshe Human" (1971)
Official audio
"He's Gonna Step on You Again" on YouTube

"He's Gonna Stride on You Over again" (also known as "Pace On") is a song originally performed past John Kongos, co-written past Kongos and Christos Demetriou, and first released in 1971 past Fly Records. It entered the Uk Singles Chart on 22 May 1971 and spent 14 weeks there, peaking at No. four.^[1] Covers of the vocal have been nautical chart successes several times, including for Happy Mondays in 1990.

It was cited in the Guinness Book of Records every bit beingness the kickoff song to have used a sample.^[2] However, according to the sleeve note of the CD reissue of the Kongos anthology, information technology is actually a record loop of African drumming,^[two] and the use of record loops and instruments using prerecorded samples such equally the Mellotron and Optigan was well established by this time.^{[ commendation needed ]}

Nautical chart functioning [edit]

Nautical chart (1971)	Tiptop position
Australia (Go-Set National Top 40)[3]	2
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4]	77
France (IFOP)[five]	nine
Federal republic of germany (Official High german Charts)[6]	26
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[vii]	27
Netherlands (Unmarried Top 100)[eight]	22
S Africa (Springbok Radio)[9]	2
UK Singles (OCC)[10]	4
Usa Billboard Hot 100[eleven]	70

Cover versions [edit]

"He's Gonna Step on You Once again"
Unmarried by The Party Boys
from the album The Party Boys
B-side	"Pocket-sized Talk"
Released	18 May 1987[12]
Length	four:08
Label	CBS
Songwriter(s)	John Kongos Christos Demetriou
Producer(s)	Alan Lancaster John Brewster Paul Christie
The Party Boys singles chronology
"Kashmir" (1984) "He's Gonna Step on You Once more" (1987) "Hold Your Head Up" (1987)

1987 Australian versions [edit]

In 1987 iii Australian bands (The Party Boys, Chantoozies and Exploding White Mice) each released their own cover version of "He's Gonna Stride on You Once more". The Party Boys' single was issued in May, and peaked at No. 1, for two weeks, in belatedly July on the Australian Music Report chart while the Chantoozies version reached No. 36.^[13]

The Party Boys [edit]

The Political party Boys were an Australian rock band with a floating membership that mostly performed cover versions and existed from 1982 until 1992.^[14] By 1987, the members were Kevin Borich on guitar and bankroll vocals, John Brewster on guitar and bankroll vocals, Paul Christie on drums and backing vocals, Richard Harvey on drums, Alan Lancaster on bass guitar and backing vocals, and John Swan on lead vocals.^[xiv] Their version too reached No. 10 on the New Zealand Singles Nautical chart.^[15] The Party Boys also recorded a 12" unmarried, "He's Gonna Step on You Once more" (Stomp mix) with Nick Mainsbridge remixing, which was backed past "She's a Mystery".

Chart (1987)	Pinnacle position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[16]	one
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[xv]	ten

Chantoozies [edit]

"He's Gonna Step on Y'all Once again"
Unmarried by Chantoozies
from the album Chantoozies
B-side	"Twenty Half-dozen 02"
Released	8 June 1987[17]
Studio	Platinum Studios, Melbourne
Label	Mushroom
Producer(southward)	David Courtney
Chantoozies singles chronology
"Witch Queen" (1987) "He'southward Gonna Step on You Again" (1987) "Wanna Exist Upward" (1988)

The Chantoozies released a version in 1987 as the second single from their debut studio anthology Chantoozies. The song peaked at number 36 on the Australian Kent Music Study.^[thirteen]

Runway listings [edit]

7" single (K301)

• Side A "He's Gonna Footstep on You Again"
• Side B "Twenty Six 02"

12" single (X 14504)

• Side A "He's Gonna Step on You Again" (12" version)
• Side B1 "He's Gonna Step on You Again" (7" version)
• Side B2 "20 6 02"

Charts [edit]

Nautical chart (1987)	Peak position
Commonwealth of australia (Kent Music Report)[thirteen]	36

Happy Mondays version [edit]

"Step On"
Single by Happy Mondays
from the album Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches
A-side	"Stride On" (Stuff It In mix edit)
B-side	"Step On" (Ane Louder mix edit)
Released	26 March 1990 (1990-03-26) [18]
Genre	Madchester[19]
Length	4:twenty (7-inch unmarried edit) 5:19 (album version)
Label	Factory (FAC 272/7)
Songwriter(s)	John Kongos Christos Demetriou
Producer(south)	Paul Oakenfold Steve Osborne
Happy Mondays singles chronology
"WFL (Wrote for Luck)" (1989) "Step On" (1990) "Kinky Afro" (1990)
Official video
"Step On (Official Music Video)" on YouTube

English language band Happy Mondays covered the song in 1990, retitling it "Step On", with two dissimilar music videos. Information technology was originally intended as a contribution to the Rubáiyát: Elektra'southward 40th Anniversary compilation for their Us characterization Elektra, but they decided to keep information technology to release as a unmarried, and instead covered Kongos's "Tokoloshe Homo" for the compilation. The Happy Mondays version incorporates a brusk sample of three guitar notes from the original.^[20]

"Step On" became Happy Mondays' biggest-selling single, peaking at No. 5 in the UK and No. 57 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The repeated phrase in the vocal "you lot're twisting my melon, man" was later reused for the championship of Shaun Ryder'southward autobiography Twisting My Melon.^[21]

Charts [edit]

Weekly charts

Chart (1990–1991)	Peak position
Commonwealth of australia (ARIA)[22]	157
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[23]	64
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[24]	12
Netherlands (Single Peak 100)[25]	46
UK Singles (OCC)[26]	5
US Billboard Hot 100[27]	57
United states Billboard Hot Dance Social club Play[27]	13
US Billboard Hot Trip the light fantastic Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[27]	46
United states of america Billboard Modern Stone Tracks[27]	9

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
UK Singles (OCC)[28]	fifty

Certifications [edit]

See also [edit]

• Listing of number-one singles in Commonwealth of australia during the 1980s

References [edit]

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27. ^ ^{a b c d} "Happy Mondays – Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved xviii July 2013.
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