Stomp (Steps song)

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"Stomp"
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Single by Steps
from the album Buzz
B-side "Tragedy" (W.I.P. Reception mix)
Released16 October 2000 (2000-10-16)
Studio PWL (Manchester, England)
Genre Eurodisco [1]
Length3:22
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Steps singles chronology
"When I Said Goodbye" / "Summer of Love"
(2000)
"Stomp"
(2000)
"It's the Way You Make Me Feel"
(2001)
Music video
"Stomp" on YouTube

"Stomp" is a song by British pop group Steps, released as a single on 16 October 2000. The song features a modified orchestral riff from "Everybody Dance", released by Chic in 1978, but Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers did not receive songwriting credits until the release of Gold: Greatest Hits in 2001. [2] [3] "Stomp" was the group's second and final single to hit number one on the UK Singles Chart. [4] The track was later released in Australia, Japan, and Europe.

Contents

Music video

The video was filmed in Chiswick [5] and features group members Lisa Scott-Lee and Ian "H" Watkins looking after a penthouse apartment while the owner Bill (Dave Legeno) is away on business. [6]

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the booklet of Buzz . [12]

Recording

Vocals

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Stomp"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [21] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Stomp"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom16 November 2000
  • CD
  • cassette
[22]
Australia5 March 2001CD [23]
Japan4 April 2001Jive [24]

See also

References

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  2. Masterton, James (22 October 2000). "Week Ending October 28th 2000". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  3. Gold: Greatest Hits (UK CD album booklet). Jive Records, Ebul Records. 2001. 9201412.
  4. 1 2 "Steps: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  5. STEPS, Generation (2 January 2021). "Generation STEPS - What The Future Holds". Generation STEPS. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  6. StepsVEVO (25 October 2009). Steps - Stomp (Official Video) . Retrieved 23 June 2025 via YouTube.
  7. Stomp (UK CD single liner notes). Jive Records, Ebul Records. 2000. 9201212.
  8. Stomp (UK cassette single sleeve). Jive Records, Ebul Records. 2000. 9201214.
  9. Stomp (European CD single liner notes). Jive Records, Ebul Records. 2000. 9201219.
  10. Stomp (Australian & New Zealand CD single liner notes). Jive Records, Ebul Records. 2001. 9251942.
  11. Stomp (Japanese CD single liner notes). Jive Records. 2001. ZJCI-30006.
  12. Buzz (UK CD album booklet). Jive Records, Ebul Records. 2000. 9201172.
  13. "Issue 576" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  14. "Steps – Stomp" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  15. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 17, no. 45. 5 November 2000. p. 9. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  16. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Stomp". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  17. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  18. Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN   84-8048-639-2.
  19. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  20. "Best Sellers of 2000: Singles Top 100". Music Week. 20 January 2001. p. 25.
  21. "British single certifications – Steps – Stomp". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  22. "New Releases – For Week Starting October 16, 2000: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 14 October 2000. p. 31. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  23. "The ARIA Report: ARIA New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 5th March 2001" (PDF). ARIA. 5 March 2001. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2002. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  24. "ステップス | ストンプ" [Steps | Stomp] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 21 February 2025.