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{{Infobox song
| name = Stop! In the Name of Love
| name = Stop! In the Name of Love
| cover = The Supremes - Stop! In The Name Of Love (US).png
| cover = The Supremes - Stop! In The Name Of Love (US).png
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| caption = Artwork for US vinyl single
| caption = Artwork for US vinyl single
| type = single
| type = single
| artist = [[the Supremes]]
| artist = [[the Supremes]]
| album = [[More Hits by The Supremes]]
| album = [[More Hits by the Supremes]]
| B-side = I'm In Love Again
| B-side = I'm in Love Again
| released = February 8, 1965 <small>([[United States|U.S.]])</small>
| released = February 8, 1965
| recorded = January 5, January 7, and January 11, 1965
| recorded = January 5, 7, 11, 1965
| studio = [[Hitsville U.S.A.]] (Studio A)
| studio = [[Hitsville U.S.A.]] (Studio A)
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| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[rhythm and blues|R&B]], [[soul music|soul]]
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[rhythm and blues|R&B]], [[soul music|soul]]
| length = 2:52
| length = 2:52
| label = [[Motown]]<br /><small>M 1074</small>
| label = [[Motown]]
| writer = [[Holland–Dozier–Holland]]
| writer = [[Holland–Dozier–Holland]]
| producer = {{hlist|[[Brian Holland]]|[[Lamont Dozier]]}}
| producer = {{hlist|[[Brian Holland]]|[[Lamont Dozier]]}}
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"'''Stop! In the Name of Love'''" is a 1965 song recorded by [[the Supremes]] for the [[Motown]] label.
"'''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 Hot 100|''Billboard'' pop singles]] chart in the United States from March 27, 1965, through April 3, 1965,<ref>{{cite magazine |year=1965 |title=''Billboard'' Hot 100 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |volume=77 |issue=13 |page=32 |publisher=[[Nielsen Company]] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eEUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA32 |access-date=9 May 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |year=1965 |title=''Billboard'' Hot 100 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |volume=77 |issue=14 |page=28 |publisher=[[Nielsen Company]] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZykEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28 |access-date=10 May 2011 }}</ref> and reached the number-two position on the soul chart.
Written and produced by Motown's main production team [[Holland–Dozier–Holland]], "Stop! In the Name of Love" held the number 1 position on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' pop singles]] chart in the United States from March 27, 1965, through April 3, 1965,<ref>{{cite magazine |year=1965 |title=''Billboard'' Hot 100 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |volume=77 |issue=13 |page=32 |publisher=[[Nielsen Company]] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eEUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA32 |access-date=May 9, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |year=1965 |title=''Billboard'' Hot 100 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |volume=77 |issue=14 |page=28 |publisher=[[Nielsen Company]] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZykEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28 |access-date=May 10, 2011 }}</ref> and reached the number 2 position on the soul chart.

''Billboard'' named the song number 38 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.<ref>{{cite web|title=100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7857816/100-greatest-girl-group-songs|publisher=Billboard|access-date=July 11, 2017}}</ref> The [[BBC]] ranked "Stop! In the Name of Love" at number 56 on ''The Top 100 Digital Motown Chart'', which ranks [[Motown]] releases by their all time UK downloads and streams.<ref name="Top 100 Digital Motown UK">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1rDB1VRXGlrDpnJW9CSKrCZ/the-top-100-digital-motown-chart |title=The Top 100 Digital Motown Chart |work=[[BBC]] |access-date=January 1, 2020}}</ref>

In 2001, the 1965 recording of "Stop! In the Name of Love" by [[The Supremes]] was inducted into the [[Grammy Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/hall-of-fame-award#s|title=GRAMMY Hall Of Fame &#124; Hall of Fame Artists &#124; GRAMMY.com|website=grammy.com}}</ref>


In 2021, it was listed at No. 254 on Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2021-09-15 |title=The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/ |access-date=2022-07-18 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>
''Billboard'' named the song #38 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.<ref>{{cite web|title=100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7857816/100-greatest-girl-group-songs|publisher=Billboard|access-date=July 11, 2017}}</ref> The [[BBC]] ranked "Stop! In the Name of Love" at number 56 on ''The Top 100 Digital Motown Chart'', which ranks [[Motown]] releases by their all time UK downloads and streams.<ref name="Top 100 Digital Motown UK">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1rDB1VRXGlrDpnJW9CSKrCZ/the-top-100-digital-motown-chart |title=The Top 100 Digital Motown Chart |work=[[BBC]] |access-date=1 January 2020}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The song was written by Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Brian Holland.<ref>{{Cite web |title=the Supremes {{!}} Members, Songs, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/the-Supremes |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> Dozier said that he got the idea after he got cheated on by his girlfriend. In the heat of the argument, he said, "Baby, please stop. In the name of love- before you break my heart."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=ShieldSquare Block |url=https://validate.perfdrive.com/?ssa=ec9bce2c-62df-4542-b4ef-4cd33e6ea545&ssb=65930347950&ssc=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.songfacts.com%2Ffacts%2Fthe-supremes%2Fstop-in-the-name-of-love%3Fsource%3Dpost_page---------------------------&ssi=108f1ff1-89ae-4ffd-2e78-a76231f97f97&ssk=support@shieldsquare.com&ssm=28663494471930740107585400723769&ssn=664ec5047972a565bc434cac866e429f537dce686192-0364-42ec-a1d556&sso=cc34b3c0-8bdc2e4118daf2d1f3eaf48d439318b46523443094a20cb7&ssp=77965214561666565353166652509558709&ssq=25212943542181127598735421048696269263908&ssr=MjA4LjgwLjE1NC44MQ==&sst=ZoteroTranslationServer/WMF%20(mailto:noc@wikimedia.org)&ssv=bm91c2VyaWQ=&ssw= |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=validate.perfdrive.com |archive-date=October 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023144007/https://validate.perfdrive.com/?ssa=ec9bce2c-62df-4542-b4ef-4cd33e6ea545&ssb=65930347950&ssc=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.songfacts.com%2Ffacts%2Fthe-supremes%2Fstop-in-the-name-of-love%3Fsource%3Dpost_page---------------------------&ssi=108f1ff1-89ae-4ffd-2e78-a76231f97f97&ssk=support%40shieldsquare.com&ssm=28663494471930740107585400723769&ssn=664ec5047972a565bc434cac866e429f537dce686192-0364-42ec-a1d556&sso=cc34b3c0-8bdc2e4118daf2d1f3eaf48d439318b46523443094a20cb7&ssp=77965214561666565353166652509558709&ssq=25212943542181127598735421048696269263908&ssr=MjA4LjgwLjE1NC44MQ%3D%3D&sst=ZoteroTranslationServer%2FWMF%20%28mailto%3Anoc%40wikimedia.org%29&ssv=bm91c2VyaWQ%3D&ssw= |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The Supremes recorded "Stop! In the Name of Love"<ref name=pc26>{{Gilliland |url=https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19781/m1/ |title=Show 26 – The Soul Reformation: Phase two, the Motown story. [Part 5] }}</ref> 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 Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Rock & Roll Group Vocal Performance]], losing to "Flowers on the Wall" by the [[Statler Brothers]].


The Supremes recorded "Stop! In the Name of Love"<ref name=pc26>{{Gilliland |url=https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19781/m1/ |title=Show 26 – The Soul Reformation: Phase two, the Motown story. [Part 5] }}</ref> 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 Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|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."<ref name=cb>{{cite magazine |title=CashBox Record Reviews |date=February 20, 1965 |page=12 |access-date=2022-01-12 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/60s/1965/CB-1965-02-20.pdf |magazine=Cash Box}}</ref>


''[[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."<ref name=cb>{{cite magazine |title=CashBox Record Reviews |date=February 20, 1965 |page=12 |access-date=January 12, 2022 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/60s/1965/CB-1965-02-20.pdf |magazine=Cash Box}}</ref> ''[[Record World]]'' said "These girls can't be stopped. And so they have another one that is on its way to the top spot. Diana, Florence and Marie have the knack and so does their home base, Motown Records."<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Single Picks of the Week|magazine=Record World|date=February 20, 1965|page=1|accessdate=2023-07-22|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/60s/65/RW-1965-02-20.pdf}}</ref>
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 [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[variety show|variety program]] ''[[Shindig!]]'' which aired on Wednesday, February 24, 1965.<ref>{{Cite episode|title= Supremes/Barbarians/Neil Sedaka/Stan Getz/Ruth Price|url= http://www.tv.com/supremes---barbarians---neil-sedaka---stan-getz---ruth-price/episode/99918/summary.html|series= [[Shindig!]]|network= [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]| station= [[KABC-TV|KABC]]|location= [[Los Angeles]]|airdate= 24 February 1965|season= 1|number= 29}}</ref>


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 [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[variety show|variety program]] ''[[Shindig!]]'' which aired on Wednesday, February 24, 1965.<ref>{{Cite episode|title= Supremes/Barbarians/Neil Sedaka/Stan Getz/Ruth Price|url= http://www.tv.com/supremes---barbarians---neil-sedaka---stan-getz---ruth-price/episode/99918/summary.html|series= [[Shindig!]]|network= [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]|station= [[KABC-TV|KABC]]|location= [[Los Angeles]]|airdate= February 24, 1965|season= 1|number= 29}}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==Cover versions and other uses==
* [[The Hollies]]' version peaked in the US at No. 29 and in Canada at No. 31 in 1983, and was on their release What Goes Around... <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-hollies/chart-history/hsi/|title=The Hollies|website=Billboard}}</ref>
* American singer [[La Toya Jackson]] recorded the song for her 1995 album ''[[Stop in the Name of Love (La Toya Jackson album)|Stop in the Name of Love]]''.
* Japanese dance pop group [[Globe (band)]] covered the song on their 2002 album Lights.
* Icelandic band [[Bang Gang]] convered the song on their 2003 album [[Something Wrong (album)|Something wrong]].
*The song is featured in the 1979 [[Universal Pictures]] film ''[[More American Graffiti]]'' and is also included in the soundtrack.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/08/17/archives/screen-more-american-graffiti-covers-64-to-67where-did-they-all-go.html|title=Screen: 'More American Graffiti' Covers '64 to '67:Where Did They All Go?|first=Janet|last=Maslin|date=August 17, 1979|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
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!scope="row"|Iceland ([[Íslenski listinn|Íslenski Listinn]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2377377?iabr=on#page/n1/mode/2up/search/SUPREMES|title=Vísir - 103. Tölublað (08.05.1965)|newspaper=[[Vísir]]|page=2|language=is|date=8 May 1965|access-date=8 January 2021}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Iceland ([[Íslenski listinn|Íslenski Listinn]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2377377?iabr=on#page/n1/mode/2up/search/SUPREMES|title=Vísir - 103. Tölublað (08.05.1965)|newspaper=[[Vísir]]|page=2|language=is|date=May 8, 1965|access-date=January 8, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope="row"| Luxembourg (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fygEAAAAMBAJ&q=billboard+supremes+japan&pg=PA20|title=Billboard HITS OF THE WORLD|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|page=28|date=15 May 1965|access-date=1 January 2020}}</ref>
!scope="row"| Luxembourg (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fygEAAAAMBAJ&q=billboard+supremes+japan&pg=PA20|title=Billboard HITS OF THE WORLD|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|page=28|date=May 15, 1965|access-date=January 1, 2020}}</ref>
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!scope="row" |[[Cashbox (magazine)|US ''Cashbox'' Top 100]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cashboxmagazine.com/archives/60s_files/19650327.html|title=CASH BOX Top 100 Singles|work=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]]|date=March 27, 1965|access-date=December 31, 2020}}{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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!scope="row" |[[Cashbox (magazine)|US ''Cashbox'' R&B]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cashboxmagazine.com/archives-r/60s_files/19650410R.html |title=The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations|work=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]]|date=April 10, 1965|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
!scope="row" |[[Cashbox (magazine)|US ''Cashbox'' R&B]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cashboxmagazine.com/archives-r/60s_files/19650410R.html|title=The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations|work=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]]|date=April 10, 1965|access-date=December 31, 2020|archive-date=April 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416085512/https://cashboxmagazine.com/archives-r/60s_files/19650410R.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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!scope="row" | US [[Record World|''Record World'' 100 Top Pops]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Record-World-IDX/IDX/60s/65/RW-1965-04-10-OCR-Page-0003.pdf#search=%22stop%20in%20the%20name%20of%20love%22 |title=100 TOP POPS: Week of April 10, 1965|magazine=[[Record World]]|publisher=worldradiohistory.com|date=April 10, 1965|access-date=29 January 2021}}</ref>
!scope="row" | US [[Record World|''Record World'' 100 Top Pops]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Record-World-IDX/IDX/60s/65/RW-1965-04-10-OCR-Page-0003.pdf#search=%22stop%20in%20the%20name%20of%20love%22 |title=100 TOP POPS: Week of April 10, 1965|magazine=[[Record World]]|publisher=worldradiohistory.com|date=April 10, 1965|access-date=January 29, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope="row" | US [[Record World|''Record World'' Top 40 R&B]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Record-World-IDX/IDX/60s/65/RW-1965-03-13-OCR-Page-0016.pdf#search=%22stop%20in%20the%20name%20of%20love%22 |title=TOP 40 R&B: Week of March 13, 1965|page=18|magazine=[[Record World]]|publisher=worldradiohistory.com|date=March 13, 1965|access-date=29 January 2021}}</ref>
!scope="row" | US [[Record World|''Record World'' Top 40 R&B]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Record-World-IDX/IDX/60s/65/RW-1965-03-13-OCR-Page-0016.pdf#search=%22stop%20in%20the%20name%20of%20love%22 |title=TOP 40 R&B: Week of March 13, 1965|page=18|magazine=[[Record World]]|publisher=worldradiohistory.com|date=March 13, 1965|access-date=January 29, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope="row"| Japan Foreign Hits (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mSkEAAAAMBAJ&q=billboard+supremes+japan&pg=RA1-PA16|title=FOREIGN HITS IN JAPAN 1960-1969|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|page=J-32|date=December 19, 1970|access-date=1 January 2020}}</ref>
!scope="row"| Japan Foreign Hits (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mSkEAAAAMBAJ&q=billboard+supremes+japan&pg=RA1-PA16|title=FOREIGN HITS IN JAPAN 1960-1969|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|page=J-32|date=December 19, 1970|access-date=January 1, 2020}}</ref>
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==Certifications==
==Certifications==
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{{certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Supremes|title= Stop! In the Name of Love|award=Silver|certyear=2022|note=Digital sales and streams only|salesamount=122,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite web|first= Rob |last= Copsey |title= The Official Top 100 Motown songs of the Millennium |publisher= [[Official Charts Company]] |date= August 26, 2019 |access-date= August 26, 2019 |url= https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-top-100-motown-songs-of-the-millennium__27106/}}</ref>}}
{{certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Supremes|title=Stop in the Name of Love|award=Silver|relyear=2005|certyear=2022|id=17955-4618-1|salesamount=|salesref=|access-date=March 18, 2022|note=Sales since 2005}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=Diana Ross & The Supremes|title=Stop, In The Name Of Love|award=Gold|relyear=1965|certyear=1997|refname=riaa|salesamount=1,000,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Announcing Motown's Yesteryear Series: two million-selling singles on one record |author=Jay Warner |issn=0006-2510 |volume=85 |issue=3 |magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media, Inc]] |date= 20 January 1973 |access-date= 24 January 2020 |page=63 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NAkEAAAAMBAJ&q=Stop%21+In+the+Name+of+Love+million&pg=PA63}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Joseph Murrells |title= Million Selling Records from the 1900s to the 1980s: An Illustrated Directory |isbn=0-7134-3843-6|publisher= [[B.T. Batsford]] |location=[[London]], [[W1H]]|date= 1984 |pages=214–215 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=American Singing Groups: A History from 1940s to Today |author=Jay Warner |isbn=0634099787 |publisher= [[Hal Leonard Corporation]] |date=2006 |access-date= 23 January 2020 |pages=457–458 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mTM_9JTeoMIC&q=supremes+2+million&pg=PA458}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=Diana Ross & The Supremes|title=Stop, In The Name Of Love|award=Gold|relyear=1965|certyear=1997|refname=riaa|salesamount=1,000,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite book|author=Joseph Murrells |title= Million Selling Records from the 1900s to the 1980s: An Illustrated Directory |isbn=0-7134-3843-6|publisher= [[B.T. Batsford]] |location=London|date= 1984 |pages=214–215}}</ref>}}
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==Notable cover versions==
* [[The Hollies]]' version in 1983 peaked in the US at number 29 and in Canada at number 31, from the album ''[[What Goes Around... (Hollies album)|What Goes Around...]]''<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-hollies/chart-history/hsi/|title=The Hollies|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
* Scottish singer [[Barbara Dickson]] released her version in 1983 from the album ''Heartbeats'', peaking at number 29 in Belgium.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?cat=s&search=barbara+dickson|website=Ultratop.be}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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Latest revision as of 19:08, 11 December 2024

"Stop! In the Name of Love"
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
RecordedJanuary 5, 7, 11, 1965
StudioHitsville U.S.A. (Studio A)
GenrePop, R&B, soul
Length2:52
LabelMotown
Songwriter(s)Holland–Dozier–Holland
Producer(s)
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
  1. "Whisper You Love Me Boy"
  2. "The Only Time I'm Happy"
  3. "He Holds His Own"
  4. "Who Could Ever Doubt My Love"
  5. "(I'm So Glad) Heartaches Don't Last Always"
  6. "I'm In Love Again"
Lyric video
"Stop! In the Name of Love" by the Supremes on YouTube

"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 1 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 2 position on the soul chart.

Billboard named the song number 38 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.[3] The BBC ranked "Stop! In the Name of Love" at number 56 on The Top 100 Digital Motown Chart, which ranks Motown releases by their all time UK downloads and streams.[4]

In 2001, the 1965 recording of "Stop! In the Name of Love" by The Supremes was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[5]

In 2021, it was listed at No. 254 on Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".[6]

History

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The song was written by Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Brian Holland.[7] Dozier said that he got the idea after he got cheated on by his girlfriend. In the heat of the argument, he said, "Baby, please stop. In the name of love- before you break my heart."[8]

The Supremes recorded "Stop! In the Name of Love"[9] 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."[10] Record World said "These girls can't be stopped. And so they have another one that is on its way to the top spot. Diana, Florence and Marie have the knack and so does their home base, Motown Records."[11]

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.[12]

Personnel

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Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[37]
Sales since 2005
Silver 200,000
United States (RIAA)[39] Gold 1,000,000[38]

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notable cover versions

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Vol. 77, no. 13. Nielsen Company. 1965. p. 32. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
  2. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Vol. 77, no. 14. Nielsen Company. 1965. p. 28. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
  3. ^ "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  4. ^ "The Top 100 Digital Motown Chart". BBC. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "GRAMMY Hall Of Fame | Hall of Fame Artists | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com.
  6. ^ "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. September 15, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  7. ^ "the Supremes | Members, Songs, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  8. ^ "ShieldSquare Block". validate.perfdrive.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  9. ^ Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 26 – The Soul Reformation: Phase two, the Motown story. [Part 5]" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.
  10. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. February 20, 1965. p. 12. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  11. ^ "Single Picks of the Week" (PDF). Record World. February 20, 1965. p. 1. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  12. ^ "Supremes/Barbarians/Neil Sedaka/Stan Getz/Ruth Price". Shindig!. Season 1. Episode 29. Los Angeles. February 24, 1965. ABC. KABC.[permanent dead link]
  13. ^ Sullivan, Steve (2017). Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings, Vol. 3. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 383.
  14. ^ "Every Unique AMR Top 100 Single of the 1965". Top 100 Singles. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  15. ^ "The Supremes – Stop! In the Name of Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  16. ^ "The Supremes – Stop! In the Name of Love" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  17. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5672." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  18. ^ "The Supremes – Stop! In the Name of Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  19. ^ "Vísir - 103. Tölublað (08.05.1965)". Vísir (in Icelandic). May 8, 1965. p. 2. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  20. ^ "Billboard HITS OF THE WORLD". Billboard. May 15, 1965. p. 28. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  21. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Supremes The" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  22. ^ a b "Supremes: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  23. ^ "The Supremes Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  24. ^ "The Supremes Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  25. ^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles". Cashbox. March 27, 1965. Retrieved December 31, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  26. ^ "The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations". Cashbox. April 10, 1965. Archived from the original on April 16, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  27. ^ "100 TOP POPS: Week of April 10, 1965" (PDF). Record World. worldradiohistory.com. April 10, 1965. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  28. ^ "TOP 40 R&B: Week of March 13, 1965" (PDF). Record World. worldradiohistory.com. March 13, 1965. p. 18. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  29. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1965". Ultratop. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  30. ^ "FOREIGN HITS IN JAPAN 1960-1969". Billboard. December 19, 1970. p. J-32. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  31. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1965". Dutch Top 40 (in Dutch). Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  32. ^ "Top 100 1965 – UK Music Charts". Uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  33. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1965/Top 100 Songs of 1965". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  34. ^ "TOP R&B SINGLES OF 1965 (Ratings are based on chart action from Jan. 30 to Oct. 30.)" (PDF). Billboard. p. 40. Retrieved January 14, 2022 – via worldradiohistory.com.
  35. ^ "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1965". Cashbox. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  36. ^ "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1965". Cashbox. Archived from the original on April 16, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  37. ^ "British single certifications – Supremes – Stop in the Name of Love". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  38. ^ Joseph Murrells (1984). Million Selling Records from the 1900s to the 1980s: An Illustrated Directory. London: B.T. Batsford. pp. 214–215. ISBN 0-7134-3843-6.
  39. ^ "American single certifications – Diana Ross & The Supremes – Stop, In The Name Of Love". Recording Industry Association of America.
  40. ^ "The Hollies". Billboard.
  41. ^ "Ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". Ultratop.be.
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