Stomp (Steps song)
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"Stomp" is a song by Steps, released as a hit single, which became the group's second and last single to hit #1 on the UK charts. Debuting at #1 and spending 11 weeks on the British charts, this disco
Disco
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-esque song was later released in Australia, Japan, and Europe. The song features (with minor alterations in key and modulation) a dramatic orchestral riff from "Everybody Dance
Everybody Dance (song)
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", released by Chic
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 in 1978.

Music video

The video features group members Lisa
Lisa Scott-Lee
Lisa Scott-Lee is a Welsh singer. She has worked as a songwriter and is a graduate of the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts stage school. Lisa is best known as one fifth of pop group Steps from 1997 until their split on Boxing Day 2001 and recently reformed in 2011. Scott Lee released her debut...

 and H looking after a penthouse apartment
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 while the owner is away on business. They, and the other group members, then throw a party for all their friends, but struggle to tidy up before the owner returns. Andrea Corr
Andrea Corr
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 makes a cameo appearance towards the end.

Track listings and formats

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Stomp".
# Title Time
UK CD single
1. "Stomp" 3:22
2. "Stomp" (W.I.P. Mix) 6:08
3. "Tragedy" (W.I.P. Reception Mix] 6:57
UK cassette single
1. "Stomp" 3:22
2. "Tragedy" (W.I.P. Reception Mix] 6:57

  • Australian CD Single [2000] JIVE/EBUL
  1. Stomp (3:22)
  2. Stomp (W.I.P. Remix) (6:08)
  3. Stomp (Stomp'n Remix) (5:33)
  4. Tragedy (W.I.P. Reception Mix) (6:57)

Chart performance

Less than 40,000 copies short of a Silver certification, "Stomp" spent four weeks in the top 20 and fell off the UK Singles Chart in January 2001 with the release of their next single.

Chart positions

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders) 25
Irish Singles Chart
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The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...

17
UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

1

See also

  • List of number-one singles from the 2000s (UK)
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