Released 1988 (1988) | Recorded 1988 (1988) | |
B-side "Poor Frank", "Blue Soldier", "Bones" Format 7" single12" singleCD single Genre Blue-eyed soulR&Bblues Length 4:02 (single edit)4:55 (album version) | ||
"Stop!" is a song by the English female singer-songwriter Sam Brown, written by Brown, Gregg Sutton, and Bruce Brody. It appears on her debut album of the same name.
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"Stop!" only reached number 42 in the UK charts when it was first released. The follow-up single from the same album "This Feeling", faired even worse peaking at 91. However, "Stop!" was re-released in 1989 and reached number 4, becoming Brown's biggest hit to date, and spending 12 weeks on charts. It was also subsequently a hit in eleven other countries and was responsible for bringing Brown to greater public attention. Additionally, it was the 35th best-selling single of 1989 in the UK. The song was featured in the soundtrack of the 1992 film Bitter Moon.
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.
Edyta Górniak live version
In 1989, aged 16, Edyta gave her first public appearance on a Polish television talent show where she won with Sam Brown's hit song "Stop!" She is regarded as the best cover of this song,even not losing to Sam Brown. In 1999, Edyta began a tour through Poland and released internationally the concert album Live '99 in September 1999. "Stop!" was recorded in this live album. Live '99 is the first Live album by polish singer Edyta Górniak.
Jamelia version
Jamelia covered the song after the makers of the 2004 film Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason approached her to record it to illustrate an integral part of the film. Jamelia instantly accepted the offer and explained how much she was a fan of the character and of the first film. Her cover version was met with critical acclaim, especially for her vocal performance on the track. The exclamation mark at the end of the title was dropped for the Jamelia release.
"Stop" was released as a double A-side with the song "DJ" on 1 November 2004, one of the busiest release weeks of the year competing with Eminem (who got number one with "Just Lose It"), Destiny's Child (who got number two with "Lose My Breath"), Britney Spears (who got number three with "My Prerogative"), Christina Aguilera (who got number four with "Car Wash" featuring Missy Elliott) and Usher (who got number five with "My Boo", a duet with Alicia Keys). However, the single still managed to get a UK top ten place at number nine, despite the stiff competition and became her fourth consecutive top ten hit, spending twelve weeks inside the UK Singles Chart, one week longer than "See It in a Boy's Eyes", despite having a lower peak. The single also became her fourth consecutive top forty hit in Australia, peaking at number thirty-seven there.
The formats of "DJ" and "Stop" received a staggered release. On 1 November 2004 the two-track CD one was released along with the "DJ" CD release. Due to time constraints, the "Stop" music video (directed by Alex Hemming) could not be added in time to make the 1 November release date and so the CD two was released a week later on 8 November 2004. This was also the first DVD single release from Jamelia. It is rumoured that the DVD single was released because the "DJ" video was not finished in time to be added to the Thank You – Live DVD release. The single release also contained a cover of Wham!'s "Last Christmas".
Charts
1 "Stop"/"DJ".