On this day in 1980, a heartbreaker was born.

Taio Cruz, a severely under-appreciated British-born pop star, celebrated his 40th birthday today, and in honor of this "dynamite" day, it's worth noting that he was never truly given his due. His international breakthrough Rokstarr debuted at number 8 on the Billboard charts. In a time when the majority of iTunes users were tweens, how could it not? The collection was comprised of 15 easily digestible EDM-infused pop songs, 2 of which went on to become the most overplayed—but important—singles of 2010.