"Stop the World" is the third single by The Big Pink

The Big Pink

The Big Pink is an English electro-rock duo comprising multi-instrumentalists Robbie Furze and Milo Cordell. The duo signed to the 4AD label in 2009, and won the prestigious NME Philip Hall Radar Award for best new act...

. "Stop the World" was released as a digital download and on 7" vinyl on June 29, 2009, and is not included on their debut album A Brief History of Love

A Brief History of Love

A Brief History of Love is the debut album from British electro-rock duo The Big Pink. The album was released on September 14, 2009 on 4AD. The Big Pink signed with 4AD in February 2009, and won the prestigious NME Philip Hall Radar Award for best new act. The band were also named as "one of the...

. The song was co-produced by the band and British record producer Paul Epworth

Paul Epworth

Paul Epworth is an award-winning British music producer, musician, and songwriter. His production credits include Adele, Cee Lo Green, Florence and the Machine, Plan B, Friendly Fires, Bloc Party, Primal Scream, The Rapture, Jack Peñate, Kate Nash and Maxïmo Park.-Lomax:From 2002-2004 Paul provided...

, and mixed by Rich Costey

Rich Costey

Rich Costey is an American record producer, engineer, and mixer who has worked with many bands including Muse, Cave In, Thursday, Franz Ferdinand, Glasvegas, The Mars Volta, Doves, Bloc Party, Ontronik , Jimmy Eat World, My Chemical Romance, Supergrass, Audioslave, Rage Against the Machine, Nine...

 (who also produced their debut album). The single also includes an exclusive B-side, titled "Crushed Water."

"Stop the World" was included on the Japanese pressing of A Brief History of Love as a bonus track, as well as being one of two exclusive bonus tracks on the UK iTunes

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 version of the album. The band "disowned" the track shortly after its release: "Ironically, it was because the track was deemed 'too poppy

Pop music

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' by Cordell and Furze that it was dropped from the full-length."

Credits

• All music and vocals by Robbie Furze and Milo Cordell.

1. "Stop the World"
   • Produced by The Big Pink and Paul Epworth
     Paul Epworth
     Paul Epworth is an award-winning British music producer, musician, and songwriter. His production credits include Adele, Cee Lo Green, Florence and the Machine, Plan B, Friendly Fires, Bloc Party, Primal Scream, The Rapture, Jack Peñate, Kate Nash and Maxïmo Park.-Lomax:From 2002-2004 Paul provided...
     
     .
   • Engineered by Mark Rankin.
   • Mixed by Rich Costey
     Rich Costey
     Rich Costey is an American record producer, engineer, and mixer who has worked with many bands including Muse, Cave In, Thursday, Franz Ferdinand, Glasvegas, The Mars Volta, Doves, Bloc Party, Ontronik , Jimmy Eat World, My Chemical Romance, Supergrass, Audioslave, Rage Against the Machine, Nine...
     
      at Electric Lady Studios, New York.
   • Recorded at The Big Pink and at Miloco Garden, London.
2. "Crushed Water"
   • Recorded and mixed by The Big Pink at The Big Pink.
   • Valentine Fillol-Cordier – backing vocals.
   • Daniel O'Sullivan
     Daniel O'Sullivan
     Daniel O'Sullivan is a multi-instrumentalist/composer from Manchester, England best known for playing in experimental art-rock bands Guapo, Miasma & the Carousel of Headless Horses, Ulver, Æthenor, Miracle and Mothlite....
     
     – piano and violin.
     • Art direction by The Big Pink.
     • Design by Chris Bigg.
     • Photographer unknown.