Stop! In the Name of Love

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"Stop! In the Name of Love"
Supremes-stop-love.png
Artwork for US vinyl single
Single by the Supremes
from the album More Hits by The Supremes
B-side"I'm In Love Again"
ReleasedFebruary 8, 1965 (U.S.)
RecordedJanuary 5, January 7, and January 11, 1965
StudioHitsville U.S.A. (Studio A)
GenrePop, R&B, soul
Length2:52
LabelMotown
M 1074
Songwriter(s)Holland–Dozier–Holland
Producer(s)Brian Holland
Lamont Dozier
The Supremes singles chronology
"Come See About Me"
(1964) 		"Stop! In the Name of Love"
(1965) 		"Back in My Arms Again"
(1965)
More Hits by The Supremes track listing
12 tracks
Side one
  1. "Ask Any Girl"
  2. "Nothing but Heartaches"
  3. "Mother Dear"
  4. "Stop! In the Name of Love"
  5. "Honey Boy"
  6. "Back in My Arms Again"
Side two
  2. "Whisper You Love Me Boy"
  3. "The Only Time I'm Happy"
  4. "He Holds His Own"
  5. "Who Could Ever Doubt My Love"
  6. "(I'm So Glad) Heartaches Don't Last Always"
  7. "I'm In Love Again"
Audio sample
"Stop! In the Name of Love"

"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 one 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-two position on the soul chart.

Billboard named the song #38 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.[3]

History[edit]

The Supremes recorded "Stop! In the Name of Love"[4] in January 1965 and released as a single on February 8. The song was included on the Supremes' sixth album, More Hits by The Supremes, and was nominated for the 1966 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Rock & Roll Group Vocal Performance, losing to "Flowers on the Wall" by the Statler Brothers.

The Supremes' choreography for this song involved one hand on the hip and the other outstretched in a "stop" gesture. They performed the song on an episode of the ABC variety program Shindig! which aired on Wednesday, February 24, 1965.[5]

Cover versions and other uses[edit]

Personnel[edit]

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom — 122,000^
United States (RIAA)[14] Gold 500,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Company. 77 (13): 32. 1965. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Company. 77 (14): 28. 1965. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  3. ^ "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  4. ^ Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 26 – The Soul Reformation: Phase two, the Motown story. [Part 5]" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.
  5. ^ "Supremes/Barbarians/Neil Sedaka/Stan Getz/Ruth Price". Shindig!. Season 1. Episode 29. Los Angeles. 24 February 1965. ABC. KABC.
  6. ^ https://www.billboard.com/music/the-hollies/chart-history/HSI/song/334358
  7. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1979/08/17/archives/screen-more-american-graffiti-covers-64-to-67where-did-they-all-go.html
  8. ^ Sullivan, Steve (2017). Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings, Vol. 3. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 383.
  9. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–2002
  10. ^ "Top 100 1965 – UK Music Charts". Uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  11. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1965/Top 100 Songs of 1965". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  12. ^ "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1965". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
  13. ^ "Phil Collins - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  14. ^ "American single certifications – Diana Ross & The Supremes – Stop, In The Name Of Love". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 

External links[edit]

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