"Stop the Rock" was a 1999

1999 in music

-Events:*January 7**After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation.**Paul McCartney attends the first of his stepdaughter Heather's first housewares collection in Georgia....

 single by the British group Apollo 440

Apollo 440

Apollo 440 are an English band formed in Liverpool in 1990. Apollo 440 have written, recorded and produced four albums, collaborated with and produced other artists, remixed as Apollo 440 and as ambient cinematic alter-ego Stealth Sonic Orchestra, and created music for film, television,...

. It appeared on the album Gettin' High on Your Own Supply

Gettin' High on Your Own Supply

Gettin' High on Your Own Supply is a 1999 album by the British band Apollo 440, which contains the single "Stop the Rock". Videos were made for "Stop the Rock", "Heart Go Boom" and "Lost in Space".-Track listing:...

, and has been described as the group's breakout single.

Composition and recording

The song was inspired by Status Quo's "Caroline

Caroline (song)

"Caroline" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1973. It was included on the album Hello!.It was written by Bob Young and Francis Rossi on a table napkin in the dining room of a hotel in Perranporth, Cornwall, in 1970. Initially a slower piece, it became their first top 5...

". The lead vocal was performed by Ian Hoxley, formerly of Gaye Bykers on Acid

Gaye Bykers on Acid

Gaye Bykers On Acid were an English psychedelic rock band from Leicester, and one of the founder members of the Grebo music scene. They later released both thrash punk and dance music albums under various aliases.-Personnel:...

. Trevor Gray, Howard Gray, Ian Hoxley and Noko

Norman Fisher-Jones

Norman Fisher-Jones also known as Noko, is an English multi-instrumentalist musician, composer and producer, has formed and/or played with a number of bands primarily as a guitarist or bassist...

 are credited as composer

Composer

A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...

s of the song.

Release

The single was released on 28 August 1999 through Stealth Sonic and distributed by Sony Music. It was included on the soundtrack

Soundtrack

A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...

s to FIFA 2000, Gone in 60 Seconds, and Bedazzled

Bedazzled (2000 film)

Bedazzled is a 2000 film remake of the 1967 film Bedazzled , originally written by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, which was itself a comic retelling of the Faust legend...

.

The song spent 6 weeks on the 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 ...

, peaking at #4.

Sources

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