Stop for a Minute (Keane song)

"Stop for a Minute"
Single by Keane featuring K'naan
from the EP Night Train
Released	5 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 Fraser T Smith
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.	Title	Length
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

Country	Date
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. 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. 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. "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.