Stomp (Steps song)
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"Stomp" is a song by Steps, released as a hit single, which became the group's second and last single to hit #1 on the UK charts. Debuting at #1 and spending 11 weeks on the British charts, this disco
-esque song was later released in Australia, Japan, and Europe. The song features (with minor alterations in key and modulation) a dramatic orchestral riff from "Everybody Dance
", released by Chic
in 1978.
and H looking after a penthouse apartment
while the owner is away on business. They, and the other group members, then throw a party for all their friends, but struggle to tidy up before the owner returns. Andrea Corr
makes a cameo appearance towards the end.
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
-esque song was later released in Australia, Japan, and Europe. The song features (with minor alterations in key and modulation) a dramatic orchestral riff from "Everybody Dance
Everybody Dance (song)
"Everybody Dance" is the second single from the first album Chic by the Chic. It features Norma Jean Wright on lead vocals. Luther Vandross appears on background vocals...
", released by Chic
Chic (band)
Chic was an African American disco and R&B band that was organized during 1976 by guitarist Nile Rodgers and bassist Bernard Edwards. It is known best for its commercially successful disco songs, including "Dance, Dance, Dance " , "Everybody Dance" , "Le Freak" , "I Want Your Love" , "Good Times"...
in 1978.
Music video
The video features group members LisaLisa Scott-Lee
Lisa Scott-Lee is a Welsh singer. She has worked as a songwriter and is a graduate of the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts stage school. Lisa is best known as one fifth of pop group Steps from 1997 until their split on Boxing Day 2001 and recently reformed in 2011. Scott Lee released her debut...
and H looking after a penthouse apartment
Penthouse apartment
A penthouse apartment or penthouse is an apartment that is on one of the highest floors of an apartment building. Penthouses are typically differentiated from other apartments by luxury features.-History:...
while the owner is away on business. They, and the other group members, then throw a party for all their friends, but struggle to tidy up before the owner returns. Andrea Corr
Andrea Corr
Andrea Jane Corr is an Irish musician, songwriter and actress. Corr debuted in 1990 as the lead singer of the Celtic folk rock and pop rock group The Corrs along with her three elder siblings Caroline, Sharon, and Jim...
makes a cameo appearance towards the end.
Track listings and formats
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Stomp".# | Title | Time |
---|---|---|
UK CD single | ||
1. | "Stomp" | 3:22 |
2. | "Stomp" (W.I.P. Mix) | 6:08 |
3. | "Tragedy" (W.I.P. Reception Mix] | 6:57 |
UK cassette single | ||
1. | "Stomp" | 3:22 |
2. | "Tragedy" (W.I.P. Reception Mix] | 6:57 |
- Australian CD Single [2000] JIVE/EBUL
- Stomp (3:22)
- Stomp (W.I.P. Remix) (6:08)
- Stomp (Stomp'n Remix) (5:33)
- Tragedy (W.I.P. Reception Mix) (6:57)
Chart performance
Less than 40,000 copies short of a Silver certification, "Stomp" spent four weeks in the top 20 and fell off the UK Singles Chart in January 2001 with the release of their next single.Chart positions
Chart (2000) | Peak position |
---|---|
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders) | 25 |
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
17 |
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
1 |
See also
- List of number-one singles from the 2000s (UK)