"Stop! In the Name of Love" | ||||
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![]() Artwork for US vinyl single | ||||
Single by the Supremes | ||||
from the album More Hits by the Supremes | ||||
B-side | "I'm in Love Again" | |||
Released | February 8, 1965 | |||
Recorded | January 5, 7, 11, 1965 | |||
Studio | Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A) | |||
Genre | Pop, R&B, soul | |||
Length | 2:52 | |||
Label | Motown | |||
Songwriter(s) | Holland–Dozier–Holland | |||
Producer(s) | ||||
The Supremes singles chronology | ||||
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More Hits by The Supremes track listing | ||||
12 tracks
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Lyric video | ||||
"Stop! In the Name of Love" by the Supremes on YouTube |
"Stop! In the Name of Love" is a 1965 song recorded by the Supremes for the Motown label.
Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, "Stop! In the Name of Love" held the number 1 position on the Billboard pop singles chart in the United States from March 27, 1965, through April 3, 1965,[1][2] and reached the number 2 position on the soul chart.
Billboard named the song number 38 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.[3] The BBC ranked "Stop! In the Name of Love" at number 56 on The Top 100 Digital Motown Chart, which ranks Motown releases by their all time UK downloads and streams.[4]
In 2001, the 1965 recording of "Stop! In the Name of Love" by The Supremes was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[5]
In 2021, it was listed at No. 254 on Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".[6]