Stop the Music (P-Money song)

"Stop the Music"
Single by P-Money and Scribe
from the album Magic City
Released2004
GenreHip hop,Rap Rock
LabelDirty
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)P-Money
P-Money singles chronology
"Stop the Music"
(2004) 		"Keep on Callin'"
(2005)
Music video
"Stop The Music" on YouTube

"Stop The Music" is a song by New Zealand music producer P-Money featuring fellow rapper Scribe. Written by Scribe, P-Money, Sam "PNC" Hansen and Taina "Tyna" Keelan, it was produced by P-Money. It was released as the lead single from P-Money's second studio album Magic City in late 2004 through Dirty Records with distribution via Festival Mushroom Records under exclusive license for the territories of Australia and New Zealand. The song peaked at number one in New Zealand, and was certified Platinum on 6 December 2004 by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. It also reached number seven in Australia, and won 'Best Hip-Hop Single' at the 2006 Australian Urban Music Awards.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Stop the Music" (Radio Edit)3:13
2."Stop the Music" (Album Version)5:07
3."Stop the Music" (Instrumental)5:07

Personnel

  • Peter "P-Money" Wadams – main artist, songwriter, producer
  • Malo "Scribe" Luafutu – featured artist, songwriter
  • Taina "Tyna" Keelan – guitar, songwriter
  • Sam "PNC" Hansen – additional vocals, songwriter
  • Oli Harmer – additional vocals

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6] Gold 35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[7] Platinum 10,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "P-Money & Scribe – Stop the Music". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Issue 801" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "P-Money & Scribe – Stop the Music". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Official Top 40 Singles (End of Year Charts 2004)". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  5. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2005". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  6. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  7. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – P-Money feat. Scribe – Stop The Music". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.