sky ". ▁Another ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁single , ▁" Every ▁Step ▁I ▁Made " ▁, ▁found ▁a ▁wider ▁audience ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁inclusion ▁in ▁Edd y ▁Grant ' s ▁" Sm ash ▁Dis co ▁H its ▁on ▁I CE " ▁compilation . ▁▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁Grant ▁had ▁abandoned ▁the ▁Mex icano ▁alias ▁and ▁began ▁recording ▁as ▁a ▁singer ▁under ▁his ▁own ▁name , ▁recording ▁cover ▁versions ▁of ▁songs ▁including ▁John ▁L enn on ' s ▁" W oman ", ▁and , ▁most ▁successfully ▁Ste vie ▁Wonder ' s ▁" L ately ", ▁with ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁minor ▁UK ▁Singles ▁Chart ▁hit ▁in ▁February ▁that ▁year . ▁The ▁single ' s ▁success ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁St iff ▁Records , ▁although ▁he ▁failed ▁to ▁score ▁any ▁further ▁hits . ▁ ▁Grant ' s ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁single ▁" M ash ▁in ▁Guy ana " ▁proved ▁a ▁major ▁success ▁in ▁his ▁country ▁of ▁birth , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁" the ▁uno fficial ▁anth em ▁of ▁Mas hr am ani ". ▁He ▁wrote ▁the ▁song ▁on ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁Guy ana ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁and ▁recorded ▁it ▁at ▁his ▁brother ▁Edd y ' s ▁Co ach ▁House ▁Studios ▁on ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁London . ▁Grant ▁performed ▁the ▁song ▁at ▁the ▁Not ting ▁Hill ▁Car n ival ▁and ▁it ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁top ▁the ▁first ▁s oca ▁chart ▁in ▁London , ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁Black ▁E cho es ▁music ▁paper .