<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" (1979) </Td> <Td> "I've Been Pushed Aside" (1979) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" (1979) </Td> <Td> "I've Been Pushed Aside" (1979) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" is a 1979 disco song performed by R&B duo McFadden & Whitehead, from their debut album McFadden & Whitehead . They wrote and produced the song along with keyboard player Jerry Cohen . Released as the lead single from the album, the song spent a week at number one on the R&B singles chart . It also proved to be a successful crossover hit, peaking at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, and reached number 5 in the UK . The single also made it to number 10 on the disco charts . It eventually went double platinum, selling over 2 million copies . </P> <P> "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" is about succeeding despite having faced previous disadvantages ("so many things that held us down"). It was widely interpreted to be about the experience of the African American community, and after attaining popularity, became referred to as "the new black national anthem" (the original being the 1900 song "Lift Every Voice and Sing"). </P>

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