Matthew James Pateman was the lead singer of my 1990s group Bad Boys Inc, which we signed to A&M in 1993, and had six top thirty pop hits with them. After so many years, I reunited with him for my last album, released last December, and we recorded "Break These Chains" which we also wrote together for "Disco 2007", but now we have just done THE most amazing version of "New York's On Fire", my old Seventh Avenue disco classic, for my new CD, "Yesterday And Tomorrow". But that's not ready yet, so I decided to put up this last track, "Break These Chains". With the release of this last album, in December 2007, "Disco 2008", I have spent thirty two years honing my craft to the point when I am able to produce a record like this. I have gone back to my Disco and High Energy roots and done what I love best, and what I know how to do best, and with the best artists imaginable. This to me is the real McCoy, and I am so proud and excited with it. On December 3rd 2007, exactly three months after my last album release, we finally released that utterly fabulous exciting new album on Centre City Records, distributed by Goldsoul Music and Vital Distribution. This album consists of twenty four brand new 2007 songs by soul and disco legends, including Sheila Ferguson, Hazell Dean, Steve Brookstein, Tina Charles, The Flirtations, Voices With Soul, Ebony Alleyne, Noel McKoy, and lots of others. Each song has an accompanying video of the artist basically performing it the studio and in various locations. Because a lot of my fans on MySpace and YouTube have been begging me to do this, I decided to get up and make it happen, so there is a giveaway DVD with the CD showing the same twenty four songs, all being performed in the same running order as the CD, followed by three more bonus tracks which simply wouldn't fit on the main CD itself. The work that we have all put into this project is quite staggering, and I hope it will break down the barriers between the Disco stalwarts and a new generation who haven't yet been exposed to decent dance music if all they've heard is the bilge poured out over the last twenty years. Play the CD, watch the DVD, and give new Disco a chance this time. This isn't Disco's return, it's quite simply Disco's REVENGE !!!!!!!!
Break these chains.... what's it going to take? No, seriously....lol
SashaConnor 2 years ago
usual excellent standard from pateman. Firstly he hits us with new yorks on fire at which points we are on the ropes, then we drop our guard an he hits us with the absolute quality track .. break these chains. TKO ladies an gentlemen. Sheer class. SING IT WITH ME " no more second thoughts i wont get caught like the first time."
antoniotarver 2 years ago
nice!
Tobot16 2 years ago
i seriously think this is a great song. I find myself humming it and tapping my feet alot even when i'm not listening to it.
bolt767 3 years ago
lol matthew is 37 years old - i think hes a bit old to be in a boyband now.
mark0776829 3 years ago
great vocal talent. get the bad boys inc reunion , rerelease dont talk about love an watch the cash roll in, your public need the comeback now.
antoniotarver 4 years ago
good to see some quality back on youtube... follow this with a bad boys inc reunion , its long overdue and what the public want
antoniotarver 4 years ago 2
It's so good to see Matthew again -- his voice, the song and his good looks are the perfect combination. Want to start Bad Boys Inc. II Matthew? ;-)
pumaSO15 4 years ago
Love Matthew's voice, great video
mmiuk 4 years ago
very interesting video with good musik
and a attractive men
bobrofmad 4 years ago 2