He's Gonna Step On You Again

Infobox Single
Name = He's Gonna Step On You Again


Artist = John Kongos
Album = Kongos
A-side =
B-side = "Sometimes It's Not Enough"
Released = 1971
Format = 7" 45rpm
Recorded =
Genre = Glam rock
Length =
Label = Fly
Writer = John Kongos, Christos Demetriou
Producer = Gus Dudgeon (Tuesday Productions)
Certification =
Last single =
This single = "He's Gonna Step On You Again"
(1971)
Next single = "Tokoloshe Man"
(1971)
Misc =Infobox Single
Name = Step On


Artist = Happy Mondays
from Album = Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches
A-side = "Step On" (Stuff It In Mix Edit)
B-side = "Step On" (One Louder Mix Edit)
Released = 1990
Format = 7" 45rpm
Genre = Madchester
Length = 4:20 (7" single edit)
Label = Factory FAC 272/7
Writer = Happy Mondays, John Kongos, Christos Demetriou
Producer = Paul Oakenfold, Steve Osborne
Certification =
Last single = "WFL (Wrote for Luck) (Remix) (1989)
This single = "Step On" (1990)
Next single = "Kinky Afro" (1990)
Misc =

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

It is cited in the Guinness Book of Records as being the first ever song to have used a sample,Fact|date=April 2008 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.

In the UK Singles Chart it entered on 22 May 1971, reached Number 4 and spent fourteen weeks in 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.cite book
first= David
last= Roberts
year= 2006
title= British Hit Singles & Albums
edition= 19th
publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
location= London
pages= p. 306
id= ISBN 1-904994-10-5]

Cover versions

Happy Mondays covered the song, retitling it "Step On" in 1990. It was originally intended as a contribution to the compilation for their US label Elektra, but they decided to keep it to release as a single, and instead covered Kongos's Tokoloshe Man for the compilation. The Happy Mondays version incorporates a short sample of three guitar notes from the original.cite book
first= Mark "Bez"
last= Berry
year= 1998
title= Freaky Dancin'
edition= 1st
publisher= Pan
location= London
pages= p. 285
id= ISBN 0-330-37054-5]

It became their biggest-selling single, peaking at number five in the UK and even making it on to the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number fifty-seven.

Other artists who have recorded cover versions of this song, include Def Leppard and Australian bands The Party Boys and Chantoozies both in 1987.

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