Stop (Spice Girls song)
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| Single by the Spice Girls | ||
| From the album Spiceworld | ||
| Released | March 1998 (UK) June 1998 (US) | |
| Format | CD single | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 3:24 | |
| Label | Virgin Records | |
| Writers | Paul Wilson Andy Watkins Spice Girls | |
| Producers | Absolute | |
| Director | James Brown | |
| Certification | Gold | |
| Chart Positions | #2 (UK) #16 (US) #5 (AUS) #9 (NZ) | |
| Spice Girls singles chronology | ||
| "Too Much" 1997 | "Stop" 1998 | "Viva Forever" 1998 |
Chart performance
The singles is seen as the group's second least successful single ever in terms of chart performance and worldwide sales. It only managed to peak at number sixteen on the Billboard Hot 100, two positions higher than "Spice Up Your Life", but dropped out of the top fifty much quicker, making it the girls' least successful United States release.In the UK, "Stop" ended the run of the girls' consecutive #1 songs, at six (from "Wannabe" to "Too Much"), but still allowed them to become the first act in history to have their first six singles make number 1 in the UK. This record was eventually overtaken (by Westlife who's first 7 singles went to number 1 in the UK), but they were still the first to achieve it. The song debuted at number-two, being kept off the top spot by the million-selling Jason Nevins remix of Run DMC's 1983 hit, "It's Like That".
Music video
-->The video for "Stop" is set in a working class community in Ireland, in around the late 1950s or early 1960s, with the girls running around the streets dancing, jump roping, hula hooping, and participating in competitions of various kinds. At the end, they all sing on stage at a bar.
Track listing
- "Stop"- 3:24
- "Ain't Not Stopping Us Now" (featuring Luther Vandross)- 4:55
- "Stop" (Morales Remix) - 7:23
- "Stop" (Stretch 'n' Vern's Rock & Roll Mix) - 9:37
Live performances
"Stop" was a popular number on the group's concerts, featuring a "false intro" after which they showed the acrobatic skills of their male dancers, and then they did begin the song. After Geri left, her parts were taken over by Mel Brown.Music charts
| Chart | Position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 16 |
| Autralian Singles Chart | 5 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 9 |
| UK Singles Chart | 2 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 3 |
| French Singles Chart | 12 |
| German Singles Chart | 35 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 12 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 20 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 8 |
| Finnish Singles Chart | 6 |
| Spice Girls |
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| Members |
| Victoria Beckham | Melanie Brown | Emma Bunton | Melanie Chisholm | Geri Halliwell |
| Management |
| Simon Fuller (1995-1997) | 19 Entertainment (1995-1997) |
| Studio albums |
| Spice (1996) | Spiceworld (1997) | Forever (2000) |
| Singles |
| "Wannabe" | "Say You'll Be There" | "2 Become 1" | "Who Do You Think You Are" / "Mama" | "Spice Up Your Life" | "Too Much"| "Stop" | "Viva Forever" | "Goodbye" | "Holler" / "Let Love Lead The Way" |
| Related articles |
| Discography | Awards | Library | Merchandise Spiceworld The Movie | Spiceworld Tour | Girl Power! Live In Istanbul | Girl Power | Virgin Records |
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