“Stop the Rock” by Apollo 440

"Stop the Rock" is the track that broke Apollo 440 in America, a cut from their third album, Gettin' High on Your Own Supply, that hit the shops in August 1999. The British electronica crew built it as a riff on Status Quo's "Caroline", then handed the mic to Ian Hoxley, once of Gaye Bykers on Acid, who shares the writing credit with Trevor Gray, Howard Gray and Noko. The band produced it themselves, with Kevin Goodman on bass and melodica, Paul Kodish on drums, Cliff Hewitt on electronic kit and Harry K. on turntables.

At home it reached number 10 and spent six weeks on the UK chart. The video sends four agents tearing across Los Angeles after a runaway dog, which winds up at an Apollo 440 session until Hoxley growls it straight back out the door.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.