Stop for a Minute (Keane song)

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"Stop for a Minute"
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Single by Keane featuring K'naan
from the EP Night Train
Released5 April 2010
Genre Pop [1]
Length
  • 4:07 (album version)
  • 3:42 (radio edit - with rap)
  • 3:35 (radio edit - without rap)
Label Island
Songwriter(s)
  • Tom Chaplin
  • Richard Hughes
  • Tim Rice-Oxley
  • K'naan
Producer(s)
Keane singles chronology
"Better than This"
(2009)
"Stop for a Minute"
(2010)
"Silenced by the Night"
(2012)
K'naan singles chronology
"Wavin' Flag"
(2009)
"Stop for a Minute"
(2010)
"Wavin' Flag" (Coca-Cola Celebration Mix)
(2010)
Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Stop for a Minute"4:06

Charts

The song debuted at number forty on the UK Singles Charts, making their tenth top-forty hit and their highest chart single since Spiralling. [6]

Weekly charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [7] 31
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [8] 14
Denmark Airplay (Tracklisten) [9] 15
European Hot 100 [10] 74
Ireland (IRMA) [11] 27
Japan (Japan Hot 100) [10] 80
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [12] 14
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [13] 35
UK Singles (OCC) [14] 40
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [15] 14

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
Italy Airplay (EarOne) [16] 51
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [17] 59

Release history

CountryDate
United Kingdom 5 May 2010 (digital) [18]
United Kingdom 10 May 2010 (physical) [19]
United States 11 May 2010 [4]

References

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/night-train-mw0001975735
  2. 1 2 Tan, Emily (30 March 2010). "Keane, 'Stop For a Minute' Feat. K'Naan -- New Video". Spinner . Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  3. Paine, Andre. "Keane "The Night Train EP" Album Preview". billboard.com. 12 January 2010.
  4. 1 2 Brockington, Ryan (30 March 2010). "MGMT and Keane ready to burst the music bubble". New York Post . Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  5. "PES 2011 Songs List". Pes-patch.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  6. "Official Singles Chart UK Top 100 - 10 May 2014". Theofficialcharts.com. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  7. "Keane & K'naan – Stop for a Minute" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  8. "Keane & K'naan – Stop for a Minute" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  9. "{{{artist}}} – {{{song}}}" (in Danish). Tracklisten.
  10. 1 2 "Keane - Chart history". Billboard. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  11. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Stop for a Minute". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  12. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 23, 2010" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  13. "Keane & K'naan – Stop for a Minute" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  14. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  15. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  16. "Earone Top 100 of the year 2010" (in Italian). Earone. Archived from the original on 6 November 2011.
  17. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2010". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  18. "Stop for a Minute - Single by Keane & K'naan on iTunes". iTunes . Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  19. "Keane ft. K'naan: 'Stop for a Minute' - Music Singles Review - Digital Spy". Digital Spy . 5 May 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2013.