Stop the Rock

1999 single by Apollo 440

"Stop the Rock"

Single by Apollo 440

from the album Gettin' High on Your Own Supply

Released

16 August 1999 (1999-08-16)

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

"Lost in Space"
(1998)

"Stop the Rock"
(1999)

"Heart Go Boom"
(1999)

"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]

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.^[5]

Release

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]

Music video

Synopsis

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.

Charts

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

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref(s).
United Kingdom	16 August 1999	CD cassette	Stealth Sonic Epic	^[4]^[15]
Japan	25 August 1999	CD	Stealth Sonic Epic	^[16]
United States	4 January 2000	Alternative radio	550 Music	^[17]

References

^ "Allmusic - Stop the rock".
^ All Music (2010a)
^ Bogdanov (2001, p. 19)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Warwick, Kutner & Brown (2004, p. 75)
^ All Music (2010b)
^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 16 August, 1999: Singles". Music Week. 14 August 1999. p. 23.
^ ^a ^b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 17.
^ "Apollo Four Forty – Stop the Rock" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 36. 4 September 1999. p. 9.
^ "Apollo Four Forty – Stop the Rock" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Stop the Rock". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^ "Apollo Four Forty – Stop the Rock" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 16 August, 1999: Singles". Music Week. 14 August 1999. p. 23.
^ "ストップ・ザ・ロック | アポロ・フォー・フォーティ" [Stop the Rock | Apollo Four Forty] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
^ "Alternative: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1330. 17 December 1999. p. 108.

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