Matthew Wilder - The Kid's American

[@bobbiewright1500]

I still love this song

[@michaelmurdola7545]

Remember listening to this song in January 1984. Seems like yesterday.

[@marleneproctor2744]

Michael Murdola Yes it does 👍😊 loved Matthew Wilder Excellent song Brings back great times and fond memories 1984 Music 🎶 was the Best back in the day

[@jaayse]

It's 2020 and we are now living in 1984.. but not the year, the novel.

[@محمدسليمان-د2ق2ش]

R u still alive?

[@Music-tk5oq]

Never heard it at the time although it was obscure followup to "Break My Stride", making Matt a 2 hit wonder

[@ophrahgiedon228]

👴... It was just yesterday. What is time?👵

[@David-p1w3r]

Remember this on Friday Night Videos 40 years ago!?😄🎵🎶🎷🎸🎹🥁🇺🇸

[@paultreadaway102]

Getting old really suxs yikes omg scary gosh who would have thought get to a certain age and point in life flawless genius special time we were having in the 80s.Coming into it's 40s hard to believe 80s wise

[@michaelorick2197]

He is totally Underrated he's great

[@Agnethatheredhairkid]

Definitely underrated, Michael. Matthew is brilliant.

[@ebonpaladin]

Who's listening in 2023? This is one of the few songs that I do NOT remember; I'm sure I heard it before since I was very aware of music in 1983, but I don't immediately recall it. Having said that, I like it - it fits the vibe and I'm glad to have (re)discovered it.

[@just1giuleejae1234]

Literally me. Someone told me Matthew Wilder had another song besides Break My Stride. And I didn't believe him. 😂

[@emiscolopendra]

Tiene otra cancion famosa break my stride

[@michaeltraxler53]

Also in 2024👍

[@Music-tk5oq]

His first "Break My Stride" was a top 10 hit , this wasn't

[@paultreadaway102]

Class of 85-89 it's that's me

[@JamesJackson-yk3kb]

This song is more than awesome. As an American having lived in Germany for over 42 years I still feel very much "American" when I listen to this song. 👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@feliperojasanchez]

I loooved this song!!! So fresh and young!!!

[@grotters914]

It's time to bring back the '80s, whatever it may cost!

[@celestialstarseed111]

YEASSSSSSS!

[@david-bd8op]

i will be the sacrifice

[@tylerjwendorf]

Cocaine is awesome

[@thomasmischker3176]

Please, send me a ticket ..... back to the 80s

[@michaelorick2065]

Yes

[@clubesecreto6110]

matthew wilder break my stride Knowing the hit that beat Beatles & Stones became the new musical phenomenon to this day I consider this musical gem the most beautiful song in the world 🌎 🌎 favorite please compose 100 more like it thank you for your genius

[@1970chileno]

i heard this song for the first time in 1984!!!loved it

[@vxy357]

Same here. I also saw it used on a tv special.

[@PinkeySuavo]

how do you remember exact year at which you heard some song. I know many songs but I wouldnt tell any single date when I first heard any of them

[@iriscruz3024]

This is 80's, awesome videos!!!!

[@dennyswift8049]

Every-time I watch any music-video from 80s, I always wonder how could life be so simpler, happier, yet better than these days?

[@man-who-sold-the-world]

Looking at era with rose tainted glasses.

[@D-777i]

I'm 52 now so my teens and early twenties were all in the eighties and it was a much happier and simpler time, always get a sense of melancholy for a lost time on hearing music from this era. I know partly it's seeing the past through rose tinted glasses as it certainly wasn't all good but simpler and happier for me certainly.

[@swami1]

Denny Rahardjo No social media has a lot to do with it.

[@sebastianbancroft7184]

I assume you didn't live in the 80s

[@Alec_Reaper]

The threat of nuclear fire

[@1goeers]

Mathew has produced songs for No Doubt, Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson, Miley Cyrus among others... god bless

[@LogoMan7777]

And he wrote songs for the Disney cartoon "Mulan".

[@shimmeringfairydust3275]

+Greg Palmer and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score.

[@LogoMan7777]

I think that was Jerry Goldsmith. Wilder just wrote the songs.

[@MadameSomnambule]

And sang one of them.

[@thiagoguerreiro8308]

Atualmente...O Mathew Wilder...É Um Grande Produtor Musical...É NOTA 100.

[@adelefreer7954]

I as born in 2010 but I think I’m an 80s kid my favourite song by him in break my stride

[@yungtrashcan2268]

yeah!

[@jdewitt]

Holy cow. I'd forgotten, about this song, but I actually remember it being on the radio for about a week! Man, there is so much 80's in this video it is almost painful, but in a good way!

[@josephkissel6062]

Sounds better now tbh!

[@oleskool248]

THOSE WERE THE GOOD OLD DAYS

[@robertwhite9898]

I heard this song the other day on XM radio I had the eighties channel on ! Many memories! This came out in early 1984 !

[@MrGenXer]

What a great song! I remember it well. Blessed to have been a teenager in high school.

[@bernardoseabaeltran2143]

2023 y 2024 y esta cancion sigue siendo preciosa de 1983 Larga vida a Mattew Wilder viva la joyita de oro👍😎

[@jmiller297]

Matthew Wilder ROCKS!!!

[@ccalccol]

entered Billboard Feb 18, 1984 ..reached #33

[@leczorn]

I thought "Break My Stride" was okay, but I LOVED this one and thought it was much better! A much overlooked classic! I love the power and positive energy! I had a the 45 and was a 13 year old 7th grader at the time. I know Matthew went on to a huge career as a producer, but I wish he'd make some more solo albums!

[@jasondudash5501]

This song should've became a much bigger hit than Break My Stride. This is a classic power pop song of the early 80's!

[@emwjmannen2]

This song is boring as hell!

[@franciscojaracastro7925]

Agree

[@jasondudash5501]

@@danielcoy4938 Well, not everybody has the same taste of music.

[@josephkissel6062]

I remember this song ... But I don't remember it being THIS GREAT!

[@manipool]

Great song!

[@robindoriangray2734]

he needs to do a comeback album!

[@nuntana2]

as long as he loses the hair. ;)

[@nygreencab7291]

nuntana2

[@shimmeringfairydust3275]

He never really went away - see comments above!

[@timmmahhhh]

Agreed - no comeback hair!

[@gingerdurbin9425]

Robin Dorian Gray 3hi

[@theingrams4]

WOW I haven't thought of this song in YEARS!

[@NADHYAS]

I love this...i have never heard it

[@richardlaversuch9460]

"Underneath the hood, the kid's American." A brilliant line; poetic technique.

[@MrGenXer]

Chevy Nova, Oldsmobile Cutlass and Nissan 280zx underneath the hood the kid's American!

[@ttvloosagna2959]

i dont get it

[@josephkissel6062]

@@ttvloosagna2959 I think it means he's got a V8 in his pants ... ;)

[@boowonder888]

Back when singers didnt have to be hot to get a hit. Still a great energy song. I have to come back to this once in a while.

[@shimmeringfairydust3275]

A fine follow-up to the bouncy "Break My Stride," this hit number 33 in 1984. "Break My Stride," peaked at number 5 I think. Very nice stuff from this multi-talented gent who has written and produced songs for a number of huge stars, lent his singing voice as Ling in Disney's "Mulan" and was also nominated for Best Original Score at that year's Oscars.

[@Music-tk5oq]

2 hit wonder

[@vandamme514]

Such an underrated song. Should have been a top 10 song in the US.

[@relizbra4571]

SHUT UP

[@vicrigacci4346]

Why was this not #1. I was a metal head, but loved this song.

[@Music-tk5oq]

His first, "Break My Stride" was a top 10 hit.

[@freedom4mealways]

Super song from Matthew Wilder forty years ago. It did not receive the publicity it deserved!

[@jasondudash5501]

I remember seeing this video on Friday Night Videos when I was 4 years old. Fun memories!

[@sweetmusic3890]

The line bass and its sounds is killer

[@AUGUSTALLEN28]

I was waking up thinking about this song,and knew I would find it on KZbin. Haven't heard it since the 80's.

[@rubedogg6969]

The very first video I’ve ever seen with captions on PBS back in 1984.

[@jenniferkeane2215]

The first song I've ever heard by him was Break My Stride (my friend told me to listen to it) and it was great.I love this song too!!

[@vxy357]

This song was part of the soundtrack to my summer in 1984.

[@cafeinst]

I remember seeing this on Friday Night Videos in 1984. And it sounds better now than it did then.

[@josephkissel6062]

Agree 1000 percent about it sounding better now!

[@mako4268]

Thank you, Carl and Shaggy Doind the Macarana Meme, for introducing me to Matthew Wilder. This awesome.

[@its.arjun.s]

same here man

[@cookiemuncher7096]

Amen

[@david-bd8op]

same

[@dvelilla]

Actually, this is a very well done video. Good direction, editing and cinematography.

[@josephkissel6062]

Almost too good ...

[@razor6888]

Back in the day we changed it a wee bit.. The Kids Canadian :-) fond memories... thanks for posting this.

[@raymondmalcuit8361]

THIS SONG WENT TO NUMBER 33 ON THE BILLBOARD HOT-100 CHART IN 1983.

[@marshalllancaster2314]

Song was always playing on the radio, early ‘84.

[@VahanNisanian]

Sadly, it probably isn't now anymore, due to being overshadowed by the far more successful "Break My Stride".

[@clintoncorriveau5515]

This Songs is so good and fun to watch a music video, love Matthew Wilder.

[@pmmcoym9167]

This is one of the best song you wrote it swings and has a touch of R&B

[@KarlosAMRR]

un tema muy retocado radialmente por este artista y compositor de origen norteamericano,, una cancion muy pegajosa y fiestera de los ochenta , gracias a MatthewWilder VEVO por subirla,

[@cameronhamilton7439]

This was so 80s!😀 Thanks for posting this cool, long forgotten 80s music video.

[@scootermom1791]

Love the saxophones! An 80's song without saxophones is like a peanut butter sandwich without the jelly. 🤠

[@tatatata482]

Beautiful song thank you Matthew 💝

[@corvetcoyote443]

Not only do I dig this song but I also dig the Pontiac convertible in the video ❤

[@paultreadaway102]

So catchy and clever Video and Song love it should been bigger than it got.Im not American tho but it's awesome.To be blessed and part of the greatest decade of all time never to forget miss it so much oh hail the 80s atmosphere could harp on and explain vibes and feelings like no other time or place in history

[@corridosecyt]

I live a few blocks from where the part is shot at

[@rileycoyote8275]

Wow! Good for you, little buddy, look at you go riding that claim to fame like a unicorn on a rainbow!

[@AeronBlackman]

This was a much more memorable song than his other one.

[@josephkissel6062]

Nah ... "Break My Stride" is a classic minimalist 80s pop song. Genius! (But don't get me wrong! This song rocks and sounds even better today!)

[@frutube]

This is so good now too.😍❤

[@michaelorick2065]

I love this song we love you Matthew Wilder your fans

[@NebGP]

Hell yeah! Matthew Wilder's got to be the next Magma X album producer

[@johnnybuschbeck5889]

q recuerdos excelente epoca y musica los 80s y TURBO VIDEO lo mejor en musica

[@mkl62]

Thanks for posting.

[@synthpopfreak5042]

This track were used for the girls at my 1st grade school to perform gymnastics sessions back in 1984...THX for the memories!

[@juancarlos0071000]

Bravo bravo bravo bravo bravo for my five menbers of my family... Gracias thanks grazzie.. You are a totem for me in your music art... Gracias bravo .. Your music is the soundtrack ours life.... Thanks mathew

[@juancarlos0071000]

I am from Perú... Bravo matthew

[@benjaminscisly4560]

My favorite of Matthew's

[@paulmiller651]

great video Paul McCoy

[@antoniovera667]

This song can fit in any 80's movie

[@cnfuzz]

This guy is a hoot and a great singer , was movie soundtrack material

[@Uccello05]

GREAT SONG.

[@jasondudash5501]

Matthew Wilder "The Kid's American" I Don't Speak The Language Private I Records, 1984

[@coledennis6091]

Wtf they had good shit in the 80’s

[@seaningram3285]

0:51 Oh, hell yeah :)

[@Antertainment531]

Every time I hear this, I envision Marty McFly, Axel Foley and Rocky Balboa all hanging together in a salute to the 80's....Lol

[@davidmorenoist]

que buen recuerdo esta canción respira 80s por todos lados te transporta a una época donde viviste momentos inolvidables con amigos que algunos ya no están pero se recuerdan con cariño gracias por subirlo saludos

[@scod9746]

I love that my friend Rhonda is in this video!!! Rhonda Vision is an American Phenomenon. She idealizes a classic American feminine beauty that is easy to love for several reasons. Besides being talented and creative, she is a natural actress, which means her true personality is expressed in roles. With Rhonda her art tends to be full of complexity and passion. Her humor often comes in the form of post-modern satire and paradoxical contradictions. She clearly lives to perform comedy and entertain others. Rhonda intuitively understood at a young age what Democritus and Shakespeare wrote about concerning Life, the World, and Theater. - Drogo

[@garry2124]

This is great. I didn't know who I was messing with. Matthew is the kid!

[@heresyourslaw]

I know! I can't believe that he IS the kid!

[@AlexDeChristian6323]

The follow up single to "Break My Stride".

[@sergioampv1640]

This one is a lot better.

[@tartgreenapple]

Yeah, this is generic 80's for sure. Not really good.

[@emwjmannen2]

Really, I think "break my stride" is much much better! But that's me...

[@veepw1611]

Erik Bananaman I agree. "Break My Stride" was a hit for a reason and that's because it was actually a good song. And people back in the early 80's had better taste and it was also a time when people still had input when it came to determining what would become a hit.

[@raggedy_esh]

How is there no official Break my Stride video clip?! 🤯 It's a visual goldmine! Though, if I'm wrong please feel free to castigate meeee

[@Earlyterrorhead]

I can't believe he helped write no doubt's trajic kingdom album and the music for mulan,,,guys very creative,,,

[@synthpopfreak5042]

THANKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@claudiacourbet569]

The good timesof america,🤠🥳👄,💙 living today!🎄

[@victoriaowens6529]

I remember this while watching ColorSounds

[@skingerskanger]

I forgot all about that show came on Sundays on PBS if i remember right?

[@jimb.7523]

I always pictured Matthew Wilder as a light-skinned black guy in his mid-to-late 20s from his voice for some reason....

[@tartgreenapple]

haha!

[@cocconoce]

He kinda does sound like that tho lol

[@Osteoja]

hed be a good reggae singer

[@mh20162]

Haha I love that

[@rwmartinez1262]

Lol.. he's the white Lionel Richie

[@casey4664]

Break My Stride was a hit, this should've been too. I don't know about his other songs.

[@RocStarr913]

It was a minor hit. It doesn’t help that he and his music was overshadowed by younger, more photogenic performers.

[@TheKing0fSting]

This is without a doubt the most 80's shit I've ever seen

[@johnsheehan3671]

Funny I never noticed him on MTV back in the mid 80's

[@RocStarr913]

He probably wasn’t considered very telegenic for their brand.

[@KRAZEEIZATION]

This song is better than "Break My Stride"! The dude is playing a Chapman Stick, and he was in another video too!

[@chadpierce4891]

KRAZEEIZATION no way

[@scottymavis2810]

What u smoking?

[@enriqueibarra-villa3660]

In this video she didn't take the kids

[@lssho]

Yup this is better in my opinion.

[@wendileona]

Filmed in Los Angeles in Wilshire Center around The Wiltern, back when the area looked more American than today, hardly resembles America anymore, tsk, tsk. Great video, great song, never heard it before, instantly LOVE IT! Thanks for making this song, gonna make it my anthem! You Rock Mr. Wilder! .::Modernaire

[@abelsalazar454]

What makes it less American? I think I know what your getting at. The world is changing. Native Americans wish “america” was still the same when it was great for them

[@melekeyzaguirre3613]

Today ,Search this song too much Time, I love this Song

[@evelineenfemke]

What the fuck these beats are POPPIN!!!

[@marcelogonzalez3151]

🇺🇸♥️🇺🇸♥️🇺🇸♥️

[@carmaniac781]

Matthew welcome to the modern music world of Vevo. When do we get a Break My Stride Vevo video from you? ps you had some of the best hair in the 80s.

[@RocStarr913]

There was never a music video for “Break My Stride.” Wilder has said by the time he pitched one to his record label, the executives laughed at him and told him that there was no point at that point to make one because the single had already become a hit.

[@marissawalls3369]

OMG! Was that Tina Fey?

[@jonparker6544]

That is another song have not heard since then

[@crazyleyland5106]

This is the first time I've heard this song. In the UK Break My Stride was a big big top 10 hit, but The Kid's American did not make our Top 40 at all.

[@Canitroh]

🍾🥤👍👍😎✈🥃🥃🤪far better than the damn regaeton..👍👍🥂

[@mariohernandiazarancibia3127]

KIDS Incorporated - The Kids American (1984)

[@originalhazelgreene]

This was the very first 45 that I bought as a kid with my allowance money. 🤣👍

[@mrwalrusman3067]

I love how he only has 62 subscribers.

[@synthpopfreak5042]

the less visits...the more ''Rare'' and the best around!

[@shimmeringfairydust3275]

And you have how many....?

[@mrwalrusman3067]

19, not sure what that has to do with anything.

[@indramarosa7675]

2085 anyone?

[@JoeSmith-gn1ki]

Wilshire❤️

[@lloydstanleyhuddy7464]

THIS GUY HAS SO MUCH GOING ON WITH HIS SONG WRITING.............LOVE IT ALL..

[@josephkissel6062]

🎆Happy 4th of July !!! 🎇

[@ajavision]

I’m the girl in the car ❤❤❤!!

[@industrialgame8079]

That is so cool! I have to ask, is Matthew as nice as he seems?

[@ajavision]

@@industrialgame8079 absolute doll! Wonderful man !