Cover of Crackers International by Erasure
Cover: Crackers International

Song · Erasure

“Stop!” by Erasure

From the EP Crackers International (1988)

“Stop!” by Erasure appears on 4 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1989 and 2003. It was first released in 1988 on the EP Crackers International. Its best result is #29 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #69 alternative song of 1989 and #3,880 alternative song of all time.

4countdowns
3stations
#29best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1989–2003years charted

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"Stop!" came out in late November 1988 on Erasure's Crackers International EP, written by Andy Bell and Vince Clarke. Three mixers put their hands on it, Phil Legg, Alan Moulder and Mark Saunders, with Cameron Jenkins and Jock Loveband assisting, and the title alone tells you it's built to grab you by the collar.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 29 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989 107
1989 73 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1989 90

All-time and decade countdowns

Also listed as: Stop.

Charting alongside it in 1989

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