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Stop the Music

Single Cover
Vinyl Side A
Artist
Amuro Namie
Single
Stop the music
Released
1995.07.24
Catalog Number
TODT-3523
Price
¥971
Tracklist
  1. Stop the music
  2. GOOD-NIGHT
  3. Stop the music (ORIGINAL KARAOKE)
  4. GOOD-NIGHT (ORIGINAL KARAOKE)


Artist
Amuro Namie
Single
Stop the music
Released
1995
Catalog Number
AVJT-2288
Side A
  1. Amuro Namie - Stop the music
Side B
  1. Sophie - STOP THE MUSIC (Y&Co. Remix)


Information

"Stop the music" is the seventh and final single released by Amuro Namie with SUPER MONKEYS. This is the second single billed solely as Amuro Namie. Although the single is most often credited to Amuro, it was released as part of the SUPER MONKEYS with Toshiba-EMI and the back cover of the single reads Amuro Namie with SUPER MONKEYS.[1] It was first released on an 8cm CD, and then later released as a vinyl record. Much like their previous singles, "Stop the music" is a cover of a Eurobeat song, this time by artist Sophie, which was featured as the B-side for the vinyl. The CD B-side "GOOD-NIGHT was later placed on the SUPER MONKEY's second album and single compliation ORIGINAL TRACKS VOL.1.

After this release the group officially split up and left Toshiba-EMI. Amuro Namie would move onto a solo career and the other girls had already formed MAX (which debuted in May 1995 with "Koisuru Velfarre Dance ~Saturday Night~") and both ended up signing with avex trax. MAX would continue to work as back-up dancers during the yearly stages and throughout the SWEET 19 BLUES recordings, first appearing at Avex Dance Matrix '95 TK DANCE CAMP. Their former label would then release the Amuro billed DANCE TRACKS VOL.1 during her promotion for her solo debut "Body Feels EXIT", and topped the charts reaching #1.

The single was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for over 400,000 copies being shipped.[2]

Song Information

Lyrics
Watanabe Natsumi
Music
Claudio Accatino, Federico Rimonti, Laurent Gelmetti
Other Information
Arrangement: Hoshino Yasuhiko

Music Video

A shot from the video

The music video for "Stop the music", along with the other SUPER MONKEYS singles does not have a credited director.[3]

Performances

Although "Stop the music" is listed as a SUPER MONKEYS song, Amuro has performed the song solo during her early concert performances.

Concerts

Television

Oricon Chart Positions

Back cover which credits SUPER MONKEYS

This single reached #4 on the weekly Oricon charts and continued to rank for a total of thirteen weeks. "Stop the music" sold 528,160 copies, becoming the #65 single of 1995. Although it's her highest charting SUPER MONKEY single, Oricon ranks it as their third best selling.[4]

Date Position Weekly Sales Total Sales
1995.08.07 4 174,020 174,020
1995.08.14 11 70,710 244,730
1995.08.21 11 79,530 324,260
1995.08.28 13 47,290 371,550
1995.09.04 18 42,880 414,430
1995.09.11 26 22,080 436,510
1995.09.18 25 19,060 455,570
1995.09.25 19 22,870 478,440
1995.10.02 23 20,350 498,790
1995.10.09 33 11,240 510,030
1995.10.16 43 7,540 517,570
1995.10.23 46 6,900 524,470
1995.10.30 68 3,690 528,160

Total Reported Sales: 528,160 [5]

References

  1. ↑ Back Cover
  2. ↑ RIAJ Gold Releases 1996
  3. ↑ Space Shower: Music Video Archive
  4. ↑ ORICON STYLE: Amuro Namie's Single Rankings
  5. ↑ Jpopmusic Forum: Oricon Resource

External Links

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