Stop All the World Now

Stop All the World Now is the second album and major label debut by American singer-songwriter Howie Day. It was recorded at Olympic Studios in London and released by Epic Records on October 7, 2003. Day chose Martin Glover as a producer, known for producing the Verve's Urban Hymns.

Stop All the World Now
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 7, 2003
StudioOlympic Studios
London, United Kingdom
Length52:31
71:50 (special edition)
LabelEpic
ProducerMartin "Youth" Glover
Howie Day chronology
Australia
(2000)
Stop All the World Now
(2003)
Sound the Alarm
(2009)
Alternative cover
Special edition
Singles from Stop All the World Now
  1. "Perfect Time of Day"
    Released: August 12, 2003
  2. "She Says"
    Released: 2004
  3. "Collide"
    Released: July 13, 2004

The album was certified Platinum on May 20, 2005, by the RIAA for sales of one million copies in the United States. The single "Collide" was certified Gold on September 15, 2005.

Promotion and reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [1]
Blender     [2]
PopMatters[3]
Rolling Stone     [4]

On September 27, 2003, a full band tour began to promote the album.

After its release the record received lukewarm reactions. Rolling Stone's author Pat Blashill referred to the album as "[...] not bad. It's tender and well-felt and pretty. But [...] the music feels indistinct, even sorta impersonal."[4] Devon Powers from PopMatters noted that "Stop All the World Now is an album you have a crush on, not one you fall deeply, complexly, and foolishly in love with. And crushes have a way of disappearing suddenly, without a trace."[3]

Editions

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Concurrently with the normal release a limited edition was released along with a bonus DVD with footage of Day recording his album in London. A Japanese edition containing two bonus tracks was also released. On November 16, 2004, a special edition of the album was released, featuring a new album cover, two bonus tracks, an acoustic version of "Collide", and a live recording of "Brace Yourself". On May 31, 2005, a DualDisc edition was released with the album in high fidelity audio on a Super Audio CD, with video clips of "Collide", "Brace Yourself" and "Perfect Time of Day", live videos of the songs "Bunnies" and "Ghost", and several other extras.

Track listing

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All songs produced by Martin "Youth" Glover.

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Brace Yourself"3:40
2."Perfect Time of Day"4:21
3."Collide"
  • Day
  • Griffin
4:09
4."Trouble in Here"
  • Day
  • Peter Zizzo
5:57
5."Sunday Morning Song"
  • Day
  • Griffin
3:57
6."I'll Take You On"
  • Day
  • Clifford
5:38
7."She Says" (Chris Lord-Alge Long Mix)Day4:40
8."Numbness for Sound"Day3:51
9."You & a Promise"
  • Day
  • Clifford
6:24
10."End of Our Days"
  • Day
  • Zizzo
4:22
11."Come Lay Down"
  • Day
  • Clifford
5:52
Total length:52:51
Special edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."This Time Around"Howie Day5:11
13."Standing in the Sun"Day5:41
14."Brace Yourself" (Live Acoustic)
  • Day
  • Kevin Griffin
3:50
15."Collide" (Acoustic)
  • Day
  • Griffin
4:37
Total length:72:10
Japanese edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Standing in the Sun"Howie Day5:41
13."So, Goodbye"Day4:46
Total length:63:18

Personnel

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Charts

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2003 weekly chart performance for Stop All the World Now
Chart (2003-2004) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 46

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6] Platinum 1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic: Chart & Awards, retrieved 2007-07-19
  2. ^ [1] Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b Powers, Devond (2004-01-09) [2003], PopMatters: Stop All the World Now review, retrieved 2007-07-19
  4. ^ a b Blashill, Pat (2003-10-22), Rolling Stone: Stop All the World Now review, Rolling Stone Australia, archived from the original on 2007-10-20, retrieved 2007-07-19
  5. ^ "Howie Day Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  6. ^ "American album certifications – Howie Day – Stop All the World Now". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 23, 2024.

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