"Stop It" () is the third

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. It was released on October 23, 2012 under the label of

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. The title track was produced by

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, who also produced

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's " It's War."

Background and release

In early October, 2012,

stated that B.A.P were preparing for their new album. On October 15, teaser photos of

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and Daehyun were released. These were followed by release of teaser photos of Jongup and

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on October 17 and Himchan's and

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's on October 18. On October 23, B.A.P released their third single album, titled "Stop It", the sample of

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can be heard throughout the song. Together with a music video on TS Entertainment's YouTube channel. The third single album contains three tracks: "Yessir", "Stop It" and " Happy Birthday".

Promotions

Live performances

B.A.P began promotions by first performing "Stop It" on '' Music Bank'' on October 26, 2012, followed by performances on ''

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'' on October 27,

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on November 1, and ''

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'' on November 4.

Music video

The music video was released on October 23, 2012, the same day as the digital single.

Reception

With the release of the single, B.A.P rose as the top search term on sites like Naver, Daum, and other more. The single album peaked at spot 3 on

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whereas the single itself peaked at spot 28 on

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Track listing

Korean single

Credits and personnel

*Bang Yong Guk -

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*Choi Jun Hong (Zelo) -

*Jung Dae Hyun -

*Yoo Young Jae -

*Kim Him Chan -

*Moon Jong Up -

*Duble Sidekick - producer,

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, music

Charts

Sales

Release history

References

External links

"Stop It"
at iTunes * * {{Authority control B.A.P (South Korean band) albums 2012 albums Korean-language albums Single albums TS Entertainment albums