He's Gonna Step On You Again

"He's Gonna Step On You Again" (aka "Step On") was a hit single, co-written by Christos Demetriou and performed by John Kongos in 1971.

It is cited in the Guinness Book of Records as being the first song to have used a sample, however, according to the sleeve note of the CD reissue of the Kongos album, it is actually a tape loop of African drumming, and the use of tape loops and instruments using prerecorded samples such as the Mellotron and Optigan were well established by this time. It is likely that this record was confused with Burundi Black by Mike Steiphenson, which sampled "Ensemble de Tambours" from the album "Musique du Burundi" due to it being released in the same year and spending the same amount of time in the charts.

On 22 May 1971, the song entered the UK Singles Chart, reached Number 4, and spent 14 weeks on the charts (the follow-up release in the same year, "Tokoloshe Man", also peaked at number 4). It was released on the Fly Records label.

The song was featured on the Soundtrack of the 2006 video game Test Drive Unlimited.

In 1987 three Australian bands The Party Boys, Chantoozies and Exploding White Mice (as the B-side to their "Blaze of Glory" single) each released their own cover version. The Party Boys' single peaked at No. 1 in June on the Australian Music Report Chart while the Chantoozies version reached No. 36. The Party Boys also reached No. 10 on the New Zealand Singles Chart.

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