Stem (DJ Shadow song)

"Stem"
Single by DJ Shadow
from the album Endtroducing.....
Released	1996
Recorded	1996
Studio	The Glue Factory (San Francisco)
Genre	"Stem": Trip hop breakbeat illbient "Long Stem": Ambient plunderphonics spoken word
Length	3:24 ("Stem") 4:26 ("Long Stem")
Label	Mo' Wax
Songwriter(s)	Patrick Campbell-Lyons Josh Davis Alex Spyropoulos
Producer(s)	DJ Shadow
DJ Shadow singles chronology
"Midnight in a Perfect World" (1996) "Stem" (1996) "The Number Song" / "Painkiller" (1998)

"Stem" is a song by American DJ and record producer DJ Shadow from his 1996 debut studio album, Endtroducing..... . The song reached number 74 on the UK Singles Chart and number 14 on the Irish Singles Chart, making it his only entry in Ireland.

The album version of the song combines "Stem" with "Long Stem".

Track listing

1. "Stem" – 3:24
2. "Long Stem" – 4:26
3. "Red Bus Needs to Leave!" – 2:41
4. "Soup" – 0:43

7-inch single

1. "Stem (Cops 'N' Robbers) - 3:38
2. "Red Bus Needs to Leave!" - 2:41

The version of 'Stem' on the 7" version contains dialogue samples from the Michael Mann film 'Heat' (1995).

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Stem"

Chart (1996–1997)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA) [1]	14
UK Singles (OCC) [2]	74

References

1. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Stem". Irish Singles Chart . Retrieved March 15, 2025.Search "Stem" in "Search by Song Title" or "DJ Shadow" in "Search by Artist".
2. "Official Charts – DJ Shadow". Official Charts Company . Archived from the original on February 18, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2025.