STOP FOR A MINUTE (KEANE SONG)

"Stop for a Minute"
"Stop for a Minute"
Single by Keane featuring K'naan
from the EP Night Train
Released	5 April 2010
Genre	Synth-pop
Length	4:07 (album version); 3:42 (radio edit - with rap); 3:35 (radio edit - without rap);
Label	Island
Songwriter(s)	Tom Chaplin; Richard Hughes; Tim Rice-Oxley; K'naan;
Producer(s)	Keane; Fraser T Smith;
Keane singles chronology
K'naan singles chronology
Music video
	"Stop for a Minute" on YouTube

"Stop for a Minute" is the only single from Keane's 2010 EP, and fourth record,^[1] Night Train. The song marks Keane's collaboration with Somali- Canadian rapper, K'naan.^[2] The single was released on 5 April 2010 in the United Kingdom and on 11 April 2010 in the United States.^[3] The song is featured on the soundtrack of Pro Evolution Soccer 2011.^[4]

Music video

The video begins with shots of a Bethnal Green Road, London. Keane frontman Tom Chaplin and K'naan are shown singing in the bar while surrounded by patrons enjoying their night, a contrast to some of the song's lyrics.^[1]

Track listing

Digital download
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Stop for a Minute"	4:06

Charts

The song debuted at number forty on the UK Singles Charts, making their tenth top-forty hit and their highest chart single since Spiralling.^[5]

Weekly charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[6]	31
Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[7]	14
Denmark Airplay ( Tracklisten)^[8]	15
European Hot 100^[9]	74
Ireland ( IRMA)^[10]	27
Japan ( Japan Hot 100)^[9]	80
Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40)^[11]	14
Netherlands ( Single Top 100)^[12]	35
UK Singles ( OCC)^[13]	40
UK Hip Hop/R&B ( OCC)^[14]	14

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)	Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[15]	59

Release history

Country	Date
United Kingdom	5 May 2010 (digital)^[16]
United Kingdom	10 May 2010 (physical)^[17]
United States	11 May 2010^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Tan, Emily (30 March 2010). "Keane, 'Stop For a Minute' Feat. K'Naan -- New Video". Spinner. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
^ Paine, Andre. "Keane "The Night Train EP" Album Preview". billboard.com. 12 January 2010.
^ ^a ^b Brockington, Ryan (30 March 2010). "MGMT and Keane ready to burst the music bubble". New York Post. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
^ "PES 2011 Songs List". Pes-patch.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
^ "Official Singles Chart UK Top 100 - 10 May 2014". Theofficialcharts.com. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
^ " Keane & K'naan – Stop for a Minute" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
^ " Keane & K'naan – Stop for a Minute" (in French). Ultratop 50.
^ " {{{artist}}} – {{{song}}}" (in Danish). Tracklisten.
^ ^a ^b "Keane - Chart history". Billboard. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
^ " The Irish Charts – Search Results – Stop for a Minute". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
^ " Nederlandse Top 40 – week 23, 2010" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
^ " Keane & K'naan – Stop for a Minute" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2010". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
^ "Stop for a Minute - Single by Keane & K'naan on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
^ "Keane ft. K'naan: 'Stop for a Minute' - Music Singles Review - Digital Spy". Digital Spy. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2013.

[spinner-1] Tan, Emily (30 March 2010). "Keane, 'Stop For a Minute' Feat. K'Naan -- New Video". Spinner. Retrieved 5 April 2010.

[Paine-2] Paine, Andre. "Keane "The Night Train EP" Album Preview". billboard.com. 12 January 2010.

[nypost-3] Brockington, Ryan (30 March 2010). "MGMT and Keane ready to burst the music bubble". New York Post. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2010.

[4] "PES 2011 Songs List". Pes-patch.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2014.

[5] "Official Singles Chart UK Top 100 - 10 May 2014". Theofficialcharts.com. Retrieved 10 May 2014.

[sc_Flanders_Keane_&_K'naan-6] " Keane & K'naan – Stop for a Minute" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Wallonia_Keane_&_K'naan-7] " Keane & K'naan – Stop for a Minute" (in French). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Denmark_Airplay_-8] " {{{artist}}} – {{{song}}}" (in Danish). Tracklisten.

[billboard.com-9] "Keane - Chart history". Billboard. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2014.

[sc_Ireland2_-10] " The Irish Charts – Search Results – Stop for a Minute". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

[sc_Dutch40_-11] " Nederlandse Top 40 – week 23, 2010" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.

[sc_Dutch100_Keane_&_K'naan-12] " Keane & K'naan – Stop for a Minute" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

[sc_UK_Keane_Ft_K'naan-13] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[sc_UKrandb_-14] "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.

[15] "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2010". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 24 April 2020.

[16] "Stop for a Minute - Single by Keane & K'naan on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 6 April 2010.

[17] "Keane ft. K'naan: 'Stop for a Minute' - Music Singles Review - Digital Spy". Digital Spy. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2013.

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v t e Keane songs
Hopes and Fears	" Somewhere Only We Know" " Everybody's Changing" " Bedshaped" " This Is the Last Time" " Bend and Break"
Under the Iron Sea	" Atlantic" " Is It Any Wonder?" " Crystal Ball" " Nothing in My Way" " A Bad Dream" " Try Again" " The Frog Prince"
Perfect Symmetry	" Spiralling" " The Lovers Are Losing" " Perfect Symmetry"
Night Train	" Stop for a Minute"
Strangeland	" Silenced by the Night" " Disconnected" " Sovereign Light Café"
The Best of Keane	" Higher than the Sun" " Won't Be Broken"
Other singles	" Call Me What You Like" " Wolf at the Door" " The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" " The Night Sky" " Tear Up This Town"

v t e K'naan
Discography
Studio albums	The Dusty Foot Philosopher (2005) Troubadour (2009) Country, God or the Girl (2012)
EPs	More Beautiful Than Silence (2012)
Live albums	The Dusty Foot on the Road (2007)
Singles	" ABCs" " Wavin' Flag" " Is Anybody Out There?" " Hurt Me Tomorrow"
Featured singles	" Stop for a Minute" " Each Tear" " Summer Paradise"
Other songs	" Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)"

v t e Keane songs
Hopes and Fears	" Somewhere Only We Know" " Everybody's Changing" " Bedshaped" " This Is the Last Time" " Bend and Break"
Under the Iron Sea	" Atlantic" " Is It Any Wonder?" " Crystal Ball" " Nothing in My Way" " A Bad Dream" " Try Again" " The Frog Prince"
Perfect Symmetry	" Spiralling" " The Lovers Are Losing" " Perfect Symmetry"
Night Train	" Stop for a Minute"
Strangeland	" Silenced by the Night" " Disconnected" " Sovereign Light Café"
The Best of Keane	" Higher than the Sun" " Won't Be Broken"
Other singles	" Call Me What You Like" " Wolf at the Door" " The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" " The Night Sky" " Tear Up This Town"

v t e K'naan
Discography
Studio albums	The Dusty Foot Philosopher (2005) Troubadour (2009) Country, God or the Girl (2012)
EPs	More Beautiful Than Silence (2012)
Live albums	The Dusty Foot on the Road (2007)
Singles	" ABCs" " Wavin' Flag" " Is Anybody Out There?" " Hurt Me Tomorrow"
Featured singles	" Stop for a Minute" " Each Tear" " Summer Paradise"
Other songs	" Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)"

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