Exactly 41 years ago today, Paul Hardcastle reached the peak of his career.

He conquered the top spot of the UK dance charts with one of the biggest dance hits of the decade:

“19”

And he didn’t just touch #1 briefly…

It stayed there for 4 weeks.

A remarkable record for many reasons.

Musically innovative, politically charged, sample-heavy… and unlike almost anything else in the charts at the time.

One of those songs that instantly places you back in the mid-80s the moment you hear it.