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Stop! In the Name of Love
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Stop! In the Name of Love
| cover = The Supremes - Stop! In The Name Of Love (US).png
| alt =
| border = yes
| caption = Artwork for US vinyl single
| type = single
| artist = the Supremes
| 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)
| venue =
| genre = Pop, R&B, soul
| length = 2:52
| label = Motown
| writer = HollandDozierHolland
| producer =
| prev_title = Come See About Me
| prev_year = 1964
| next_title = Back in My Arms Again
| next_year = 1965
| misc =
}}
"'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 HollandDozierHolland, "Stop! In the Name of Love" held the #1 position on the 'Billboard' pop singles chart in the United States from March 27, 1965, through April 3, 1965, and reached the #2 position on the soul chart.
'Billboard' named the song #38 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time. The BBC ranked "Stop! In the Name of Love" at #56 on 'The Top 100 Digital Motown Chart', which ranks Motown releases by their all time UK downloads and streams.
In 2021, it was listed at No. 254 on Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".
History
The Supremes recorded "Stop! In the Name of Love" 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.
'Cash Box' described it as "a rousing, shufflin pop-blues romancer about a gal who cautions her boyfriend to go a little bit slower" that should "continue in [the Supremes] fantastic chart-riding ways."
The Supremes' choreography for this song involved one hand on the hip and the other outstretched in a "stop" gesture. They performed it on an episode of the ABC variety program 'Shindig!' which aired on Wednesday, February 24, 1965.
Personnel
* Lead vocals by Diana Ross
* Backing vocals by Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson and the Andantes: Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow and Louvain Demps
* All instruments by the Funk Brothers
**Johnny Griffith organ
**James Gittens piano
**Joe Messina guitar
**James Jamerson bass
**Benny Benjamin drums
**Jack Ashford vibraphone
**Mike Terry baritone saxophone
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Cover versions and other uses
* The Hollies' version in 1983 peaked in the US at #29 and in Canada at #31, from the album 'What Goes Around...'
* Scottish singer Barbara Dickson released her version in 1983 from the album 'Heartbeats', peaking at #29 in Belgium.
* American singer La Toya Jackson recorded it for her 1995 album 'Stop in the Name of Love'.
* Japanese dance pop group Globe (band) included it on their 2002 album 'Lights'.
* Icelandic band Bang Gang released their rendition on the 2003 album 'Something Wrong'.
*The song is featured in the 1979 Universal Pictures film 'More American Graffiti' and is also included in the soundtrack.
See also
* List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1965 (U.S.)
References
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