[2026] Iconic and Popular Songs for Super-Cool Breakdance [Breaking]
Born in the South Bronx of New York in the 1970s, the street dance known as breaking.
Also widely known as breakdancing, breaking has deep ties to music—especially hip-hop—and has played an important role in street culture.
More recently, it was officially recognized as a competition at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Some younger people may have become interested in breakdancing after watching the Olympics.
For those readers, this article rounds up essential classic tracks that are inseparable from the history of breaking.
We also feature many of the songs used at the Paris Olympics, so be sure to check them out!
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[2026] Iconic and Popular Songs for Super-Cool Breakdance [Breaking] (41–50)
Get Off feat. Street StylerMr. Bass
If you’re looking for a curveball BGM choice, I recommend “Get Off feat.
Street Styler.” When it comes to classic breakdance tracks, soul and funk are the usual go-tos.
This track goes in the opposite direction—it’s essentially wrapped in synth-pop.
It’s a remix, and when the chorus hits, the main theme from the movie Beverly Hills Cop—something everyone’s heard at least once—kicks in.
If you can sync your moves to that chorus, it’s bound to get the crowd hyped.
Paid In Full (Seven Minutes Of Madness – The Coldcut Remix)Eric B. & Rakim
In hip-hop, there’s a generation known as the Golden Age of Hip-Hop.
This refers to the era in hip-hop history that had a profound influence on later generations, and Eric B.
& Rakim, who perform Paid in Full (Seven Minutes of Madness – The Coldcut Remix), are among the most popular groups from that period.
The track is put together in an exceptionally stylish way and can be considered atypical for an old-school work.
You’re Hip Miss PastorfieldFred Karlin
Fred Karlin is a great American composer who created many classic tunes for feature films.
His distinctive musical style—blending jazz, classical, and rock with even medieval influences—remains highly popular today.
Among his works, the track I’d recommend as BGM for breakdancing is “You’re Hip Miss Pastorfield.” It layers jazz trumpet over an eight-beat groove, and the unconventional drumming adds just the right accents for dance.
Canned HeatJamiroquai
Jamiroquai are hugely popular in Japan too! All their songs are great, but I picked this one for its tighter sense of tempo.
Until a little while ago, I used to feel it had a stylish, slightly slick vibe, but thanks to the influence of bands like Suchmos, this kind of sound has really taken root among younger Japanese listeners now, so it goes over really well at school festivals and the like.
That said, it’s definitely a track you should use when you want to come off as really stylish.
The song itself is, at its core, a groove that’s so smooth and loose it practically falls apart, though!
I Feel for You – RemixChaka Khan
If you had to pick the most danceable song by the diva of the soul and funk scene, it would be this one! Believe it or not, Prince was involved in composing it.
No wonder it radiates an unmistakable funkiness.
The arranger is Arif Mardin, who produced countless hits, giving the track a refined mood.
The song actually became a hit in the U.S., but it resonated even more on the dance floor.
I’m sure countless dancers have moved to this track.
I Know You Got SoulBobby Byrd
Bobby Byrd, a great soul singer from the United States who was hugely active from the 1950s through the 1990s.
Like James Brown, he was an artist who energized soul and funk music in the 1970s and 1980s, and his tracks are still sampled by various composers today.
Among them, the track I recommend as BGM for breakdancing is ‘I Know You Got Soul.’ It’s a masterpiece that blends a laid-back track with soulful vocals.
U.F.OESG
This track, known for its distinctive funk beat and simple melody, was released in 1981 by ESG, a girls’ group from the Bronx, New York.
Blending elements of electronic funk and post-punk, it features a danceable rhythm.
It has had cross-genre influence, being widely sampled in hip-hop and dance music.
The song is also known as a breakdancing classic and was used in the breaking events at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Its energetic vibe makes it perfect for anyone who loves to dance or enjoys club music.