Right on Track (song) explained

Right on Track
Type:single
Artist:Breakfast Club
Album:Breakfast Club
Released:1987
Recorded:1986
Genre:Dance-pop, R&B, disco
Length:4:18
Label:MCA
Producer:Jimmy Iovine
Prev Title:Rico Mambo
Prev Year:1984
Next Title:Kiss and Tell
Next Year:1987

"Right on Track" is a 1987 hit single by the American band Breakfast Club. Written by the band's lead singer and drummer, Dan Gilroy and Stephen Bray respectively, the single climbed to number 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart on May 30, 1987. The single also peaked at number 54 on the UK Singles Chart and number 7 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart that same year.[1]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 4
Cash Box (Cashbox) [3] 11

Year-end charts

Chart (1987)Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 31
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[5] 97
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 94

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Right on Track (Song by Breakfast Club) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts.
  2. Book: Kent, David . David Kent (historian)

    . David Kent (historian) . Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . 1993 . Australian Chart Book . 0-646-11917-6.

  3. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996. Sheridan Books, Inc.. 2014. 978-0-89820-209-0.
  4. Web site: Australian Music Report No 701 – 28 December 1987 > National Top 100 Singles for 1987. Australian Music Report. Imgur. 11 December 2019.
  5. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1987. Dutch Top 40. April 11, 2021.
  6. December 26, 1987 . 1987 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles . Billboard . 99 . 52 .