"Stop Me (If You've Heard It All Before)" is a 1976 record single for Billy Ocean. It was a hit for him that year and made the UK Top 20.
Background "Stop Me (If You've Heard It All Before)" was composed by Ben Findon, Leslie Charles, and Michael Myers. It was recorded by Billy Ocean with Ben Findon handling the production duties. Backed with "Let's Put Our Emotions in Motion", it was released on GTO GT 72 in November 1976.45Cat - Billy Ocean, Stop Me (If You've Heard It All Before) "Stop Me (If You've Heard It All Before)" was one of three songs from Billy Ocean's self-titled debut album that made the Top 20. He also performed the song on Top of the Pops.BBC, Friday 11th November 2016 - Black and British: iconic images of our music stars from the BBC archive By Phil Hebblethwaite, Billy Ocean (1976)
The song was also recorded by Karel Gott and appeared as the B side of his single, "Do Re Mi La" that was released in 1977.45Cat - Karel Gott Do Re Mi LaCover Info - Stop Me (If You've Heard It All Before), V zárí (1977) Karel Gott
Charts UK "Stop Me (If You've Heard It All Before)" made its debut at No. 15 on the UK Disco Top 20 chart for the week of 20 November 1976.Record Mirror, November 20, 1976 - Page 2 UK Disco Top 20, 15 - STOP ME, Billy Ocean GTO It peaked at No. 9 for the week of 8 January 1977.Record Mirror, January 8, 1977 - Page 2 UK Disco Top 20, 9 10 STOP ME, Billy Ocean CTIRecord Mirror, January 15, 1977 - Page 2 UK Disco Top 20, 15 9 STOP ME, Billy Ocean GTO
The song also made the Record Mirror DJ Top Ten.Record Mirror, January 22, 1977 - Page 23 DJ Top Ten, 9 STOP ME, Billy Ocean (GTO)
"Stop Me (If You've Heard It All Before)" would eventually peak at No. 9 on the New Musical Express chart.New Musical Express UK Chart Hits 1970 - 1979 - Page 5 Entered 20-Nov-1976, ARTIST BILLY OCEAN, TITLE STOP ME (IF YOU'VE HEARD IT ALL BEFORE), Cat GTO GT72, Pos 9, Weeks 8
Nationally it peaked at No. 12 during its eleven-week run.Official Charts - STOP ME (IF YOU'VE HEARD IT ALL BEFORE) by BILLY OCEAN
Other countries The single peaked at No. 32 in Belgium during its four-week run. It also spent fourteen weeks in the New Zealand charts, peaking at No. 12.Hitparade.ch - Billy Ocean – Stop Me (If You've Heard It All Before), Global chart performance
References
External links Discogs - Billy Ocean – Stop Me (If You've Heard It All Before) Billy Ocean Channel, Dec 23, 2015 - Billy Ocean - Stop Me (If You've Heard It All Before) (Official Audio) (audio) Billy Ocean channel, Mar 30, 2016 - Billy Ocean - Stop Me (If You've Heard It All Before) (Top Of The Pops 1976) (video of live performance) Supraphon channel, Mar 7, 2018 - Karel Gott - V září (oficiální video) (video)