Guide Note

"Stop and Stare" is the second single released from OneRepublic's debut album, Dreaming Out Loud.

Background

"Stop and Stare" is the follow up to "Apologize." "Apologize" holds the record for most plays in a single week on modern rock radio, the song received 10,693 plays. The previous record was 370 plays in a single week. Hip-Hop producer Timbaland released a remix of "Apologize" that also received a considerable amount of airplay. The music video for "Stop and Stare" premiered on MTV's TRL on January 28, 2008. The video was directed by Anthony Mandle.

Fast Facts

1. From the album Dreaming Out Loud
2. U.S. Release: November 27, 2007
3. Labels: Mosley, Interscope
4. Producer: Greg Wells
5. "Stop and Stare" is the groups second top twenty hit in the U.S.

Quotes

• "We had written a treatment originally, and it just got too complicated and over-budget,” Tedder said. Originally set on the Lower East Side, the band settled for the desert locale when director Anthony Mandler submitted his treatment. “We got [the expense of the video] down from $620,000 to $450,000…which for a new band – no bands are getting that kind of budget right now."—Ryan Tedder