![]() ![]() And then by the time I was off on my trip to Europe, this thing was full-blown. And then little by little I was contacted by several different people and this thing kind of snowballed. So I think it was my brother that sent me a Google alert or something along that line that was pointing the way to this thing that was starting to unfold. I was aware of the TikTok platform, but it wasn't a part of my life in any way, shape or form. We talk about the fact that it came out of nowhere. We recently called up Wilder to talk about the surprise comeback of his new wave classic and why that "got-to-keep-on-moving" ethos is still so relevant today.įirst off, congrats on the renewed interest in "Break My Stride"! What do you tell people-and interviewers like myself-when they ask you about the TikTok #BreakMyStride challenge? And soon his music will be featured in the forthcoming live-action Mulan remake, arriving in theaters on March 27.įor now, though, Wilder is still in awe over the recent viral resurgence of "Break My Stride," which has since earned a spot on Spotify's Viral 50 playlist and landed on Apple Music's Top 100 chart in more than 20 countries. As a composer, Wilder's been heavily involved in writing the music to some of your favorite animated Disney films- Mulan, in particular. ![]() Diddy (1997). And that’s mainly because on the surface it features a universally-identifiable idea of an individual being optimistic to the point of not letting any distractions alter his forward movement.Though “Stride” could accurately be called Wilder’s one hit as an artist, his career has boomed behind the scenes in subsequent decades: He's found huge success as a songwriter and producer, famously working on No Doubt's Tragic Kingdom and Return Of Saturn, among others. So considering that he has stated that this song ‘indirectly refers to the circumstances that were governing his life at that point’, that would seem to lead to the notion of the female addressee being a representation of Clive Davis. Basically just like she, he was conceited (in Matthew’s eyes) and has come to the conclusion that nothing Wilder does can please him.īut now looking back we do know that “Break My Stride” was indeed a hit and has become somewhat of a classic, being utilized by the likes of P. This infuriated Wilder to the point of quitting Arista Records. Or more specifically he asked to company to let him out of his contract, which was a request they granted. Davis didn’t diss it as thoroughly as Matthew’s previous efforts, he did state that it was “not a hit”. Clive Davis founded Arista Records and was presiding over it back then, with Wilder being one of his artists. This lasted for a while, during which time Matthew did not manage to come up with any songs worthy of Clive’s approval. And in a last-ditch effort to please his boss, he wrote and recorded “Break My Stride”. Now whereas Mr. Now going back to the song’s hidden meaning, at the time Matthew Wilder came up with it, he had something like a beef with Clive Davis. The singer meanwhile perceives her as a “cocky” individual who is moving too fast in the pursuit of her vision. Or let’s say that he is logically insulted by her perceiving him as an unwanted part of her “past”. So by the time the bridge concludes, instead of applying the titular mental state to the addressee, he rather applies it to himself. In other words, now he’s not going to let ‘nothing break his stride’, and ‘nobody is going to slow him down’. That is to say he is not going to let this lady dumping him damage his self-esteem or alter his progression in any way. her progression. So that’s one way in which the title is applied. The reason being that she has come to the conclusion that her relationship with him is hindering her personal development. Or another way of phrasing it from her personal perspective is that she has decided “to keep on moving”, as she is not going to allow this relationship with him to ‘break her stride’, i.e. This lady whom he has fallen for has apparently decided to leave him. ![]()
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