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"Stop and Stare" is the second single by pop rock band OneRepublic, produced by Greg Wells, and recorded and mixed by Joe Zook. It's a track from their debut album Dreaming Out Loud. "Stop and Stare" was released to U.S. radio on November 27, 2007. It was later solicited to UK radio on December 16, 2007 and to Australian radio on December 17, 2007 following the success of previous single "Apologize" which was #30 that same week. The single was released on March 3, 2008 in the UK. It hit the charts, placing the top ten in 17 countries as well as in the United World Chart. Unlike the remixed "Apologize", this is the first official single from the band that is not remixed.

Music video

A music video for the song has been shot, and the video premiered on TRL on January 28, 2008, with Anthony Mandler as the director. The video features multiple versions of lead singer Ryan Tedder.

The video starts with people gathering at a funeral with a phone ringing and a door creaking while it's closing at a deserted town. Ryan Tedder is then also seen seemingly attempting to drown himself in a bathtub, as he is completely submerged and unconscious. The events of his life then flash before his eyes; Ryan is shown standing over an empty grave, while another flashback shows Ryan is shown walking to a motel where he meets the band to sing the song. Soon people start gathering and watching from outside the motel the band is playing in, while another flashback has Ryan in a hooded jacket and is seen in the next door room of the motel looking at a T.V. with nothing but static. Meanwhile the Ryan standing over the empty grave seems to leave his body, splitting into a "spirit Ryan", who begins walking towards the motel. As the spirit Ryan gets to the motel he is nearly hit by a car being driven by another flashback of Ryan with a pregnant woman in the back. The car comes to a stop as these two Ryans look at each other. The static TV in the motel room with the hooded Ryan bursts into flames, and the video ends with the Ryan in the bathtub resurfacing. The video peaked at number 1 on Vh1's Top 20 Video Countdown.

Track listing

UK CD single

1. "Stop and Stare" - 3:43
2. "Hearing Voices" - 3:55

Australian CD single

1. "Stop and Stare" - 3:43
2. "Something's Not Right Here" - 3:02

iTunes 3 Hit Pack

1. "Stop and Stare" - 3:43
2. "Last Goodbye (Stripped Live Mix) - 4:31
3. "Too Easy" - 3:15

Chart performance

"Stop and Stare" has become the band's second top ten hit in the U.S., so far reaching #10 on the Hot 100 and #9 on the Pop 100, but getting as high as #6 on the US Airplay chart. Its video has also reached #1 on the VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown.The song has reached the top twenty in Australia and New Zealand, peaking at #11 in both countries on the "singles" chart, and reaching #1 on the airplay chart. It has also reached the top twenty so far in Austria, Canada, Singapore, Sweden, and Switzerland. In Poland the song has reached #1. In the UK, the song debuted at #11 on the singles chart, and reached #1 on the airplay chart- their 2nd #1 in the UK, and in Ireland the song debuted at #8 due to high downloads and reached #2 on the airplay chart. The following week, it reached #9 on the UK Singles Chart still on downloads alone. In Germany, the song was rewarded a highest debut upon entering the chart at #7 in it's first week, peaking at #1. Upon physical release, "Stop and Stare" has peaked at #4 on the UK Singles Chart, earning OneRepublic their second top five hit there. The song has held steady at #4 on the Billboard European Hot 100, and reached #5 on the United World Chart, currently earned 1,992,900 points; giving the band their second top five hit on the chart. According to United World Chart, it has currently sold 976,521 copies worldwide, while also crossing the 1 million mark in sales in the U.S, making this their second Platinum plus selling single (Apologize has sold over 5 million copies).

Charts

References

1. apcchart.com
2. Czech Airplay Chart. Ifpicr.cz.
3. european
4. Italian Singles Chart
5. Slovak Airplay Chart.
6. Turkish Top 20 Chart
7. Billboard Singles Charts - Billboard Top 100 Songs - Billboard Top 100 Singles
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10. Billboard.com - Charts - Singles - Hot Digital Tracks
11. Billboard.com - Charts - Singles - Pop 100 Airplay

12.http://www.charts.co.il/charts.asp?id=14

External link

• Music video for "Stop and Stare" on YouTube

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