Stop the Rock
| "Stop the Rock" | |
|---|---|
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| Single by Apollo 440 | |
| from the album Gettin' High on Your Own Supply | |
| Released | 28 August 1999 |
| Genre | Electronica, big beat[1] |
| Length | 3:34 |
| Label | Stealth Sonic, Sony |
| Writer(s) | Trevor Gray, Howard Gray, Ian Hoxley and Noko |
"Stop the Rock" was a 1999 single by the British group Apollo 440. It appeared on the album Gettin' High on Your Own Supply,[2] and has been described as the group's breakout single.[3]
Composition and recording
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 of the song.[5]
Release
The single was released on 16 August 1999[4] through Stealth Sonic and distributed by Sony Music.[5] It was included on the soundtracks to FIFA 2000, Cars Mater-National Championship, Gone in 60 Seconds, Boys and Girls, Bedazzled and the Australian independent film Cut (2000).[5] The Mint Royale mix version of the song was featured in the video game Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec. It was also used in the trailer for Disaster Movie and in Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2007. In 2014 it was used for the Kia Sportage TV ad.
The song spent 6 weeks on the UK singles chart, peaking at No. 10.
Footnotes
Sources
- All Music (2010a), Gettin' High on Your Own Supply, Ann Arbor, MI: Rovi Corporation, retrieved 29 September 2010
- All Music (2010b), Stop the Rock, Ann Arbor, MI: Rovi Corporation, retrieved 29 September 2010
- Bogdanov, Vladimir (2001), All Music Guide to Electronica, San Francisco, LA: Backbeat Books, ISBN 0-87930-628-9
- Warwick, Neil; Kutner, Jon; Brown, Tony (2004), The Complete Book of the British Charts, London: Omnibus Press, ISBN 1-84449-058-0