Stop the War in Croatia

1991 single by Tomislav Ivčić

"Stop the War in Croatia"

Single by Tomislav Ivčić
from the album  Stop the War in Croatia
Written| Tomislav Ivčić
Released| 12 August 1991 (1991-08-12)
Recorded| 31 July 1991[1]
Studio| Croatia Records
Genre| Anti-war, pop, country
Length| 3:20
Songwriter(s)| Tomislav Ivčić

"Stop the War in Croatia" (Croatian: Zaustavite rat u Hrvatskoj) is a Croatian anti-war and peace song from 1991. It was written by the Croatian pop singer, songwriter and politician Tomislav Ivčić. For several weeks in 1991, the song was listed among Billboard's 100 most popular records.[2][3]

Croatian Radiotelevision broadcast the song for first time on 12 August 1991, and the following day it was played by the BBC, CNN and 44 other broadcasters. Hundreds of news reports and cover pages followed.[4] "Stop the War in Croatia" received global air-time. In Australia, the song got to the top of the 10 most listened to songs.[5][6][7]

"Stop the War in Croatia" caught the eye of many celebrities including Phil Collins, who asked people "to give as much as they could to help the children in Croatia".[8] According to Croatian Radiotelevision, the song helped promote the cause of Croatian independence on the global stage, leading to its international recognition.[8]

## Chart

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Chart (1991)  | Peak
position

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Australia (ARIA)[9] | 7

## References

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1. ^ "Stop the War in Croatia". croatianhistory.net (in Croatian). Retrieved January 28, 2018.
2. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 11, 1992. pp. 67–. ISSN 0006-2510.
3. ^ "Stihovi pjesme 'Stop the War in Croatia' protresli su svijet" [Lyrics to the song 'Stop the War in Croatia' shook up the world]. 24sata.hr (in Croatian). August 13, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
4. ^ "(VIDEO) 12. kolovoza 1991. – Tomislav Ivčić – "Stop the war in Croatia"". priznajem.hr (in Croatian). August 12, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
5. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Tomislav Ivčić - Stop the War in Croatia (song)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
6. ^ "Croatian Singer's Anti-War Song a Hit in Australia". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. December 15, 1991. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
7. ^ "12. kolovoza 1991. - Pjesmom predstavili zbilju - "Stop the war in Croatia"" [August 12, 1991 – Reality presented with a song – "Stop the war in Croatia"]. daniponosa.hrt.hr. Croatian Radiotelevision. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
8. ^ a b TV kalendar 12.08.2016. (Cecil B. DeMille, Isaac Singer - šivaći stroj, Stop the War in Croatia) (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision. Event occurs at 6:32. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
9. ^ "Tomislav Ivčić – Stop the War in Croatia". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 21 September 2020.