| "Stop the Rock" | ||||
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| Single by Apollo 440 | ||||
| from the album Gettin' High on Your Own Supply | ||||
| Released | 16 August 1999 | |||
| Genre | Big beat [1] | |||
| Length | 3:34 | |||
| Label | Stealth Sonic, Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Trevor Gray, Howard Gray, Ian Hoxley, Noko | |||
| Producer(s) | Apollo 440 | |||
| Apollo 440 singles chronology | ||||
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"Stop the Rock" is a song by British electronic music group Apollo 440 from their third studio album, Gettin' High on Your Own Supply (1999). [2] Released on 16 August 1999, it was the group's breakout single. [3]
The song was inspired by Status Quo's "Caroline". [4] The lead vocal was performed by Ian Hoxley, formerly of Gaye Bykers on Acid. [4] Trevor Gray, Howard Gray, Ian Hoxley and Noko are credited as composers. [5]
The single was released on 16 August 1999 through Stealth Sonic and distributed by Sony Music. [4] [6] It spent six weeks on the UK singles chart, peaking at No. 10. [7]
The video shows a group of four agents in a car who chase after a dog after its owner lets it go on the loose throughout Los Angeles. The owner is tasered and after going all over the city, eventually the dog shows up to an Apollo 440 concert where one of the members looks the dog in the eye and growls, scaring it away. It then goes back to the owner.
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA Charts) [8] | 79 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [9] | 8 |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [10] | 33 |
| Germany (Official German Charts) [11] | 47 |
| Ireland (IRMA) [12] | 26 |
| Scotland (OCC) [13] | 9 |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE) [14] | 17 |
| UK Singles (OCC) [7] | 10 |
| US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [15] | 11 |
| US Modern Rock Tracks ( Billboard ) | 21 |
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 16 August 1999 |
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| [4] [16] |
| Japan | 25 August 1999 | CD | [17] | |
| United States | 4 January 2000 | Alternative radio | 550 Music | [18] |
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