| "Stop Stop Stop" | ||||
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 Swedish picture sleeve | ||||
| Single by the Hollies | ||||
| from the album For Certain Because | ||||
| B-side | "It's You" | |||
| Released | 7 October 1966[1] | |||
| Recorded | 20 June & 17 August 1966 | |||
| Studio | EMI, London | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, folk rock, psychedelic pop | |||
| Length | 2:47 | |||
| Label | Parlophone (UK) Imperial Records (US) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, Graham Nash | |||
| Producer(s) | Ron Richards | |||
| The Hollies singles chronology | ||||
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"Stop Stop Stop" is a song by British pop group the Hollies[2] that was written by group members Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, and Graham Nash. The song was the band's first to credit Clarke, Nash and Hicks as songwriters, as all their previous original songs had been published under the collective pseudonym "L. Ransford" (or simply "Ransford"). It later appeared on the album For Certain Because in the United Kingdom.
The song was released as a single by the Parlophone label in October 1966[3] and was released around the same time in the United States by Imperial Records. It was the last single that The Hollies released that year, and became a worldwide hit reaching the top 10 of the singles charts in eight countries, including No. 1 in Canada.[4] There is also an Italian version, made by Rita Pavone. The song was covered by Minneapolis Celtic-punk group Boiled in Lead on their 1989 album From the Ladle to the Grave, also interpolating a traditional Egyptian melody into the song.[5]
- ^ The History of The Hollies: 24 Genuine Top Thirty Hits (Vinyl sleeve). The Hollies. EMI. 1975. Back cover. EMSP 650.
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