"stop and stare" became the band's second top twenty hit in the us, reaching number twelve on the hot 100 and number nine on the pop 100, but climbing as high as number two on the us adult airplay chart. its video also reached number one on the vh1 top 20 video countdown. the song has reached the top twenty in australia and new zealand, peaking at number eleven in both countries on the singles chart, and reaching number one on the airplay chart. it has reached the top twenty in most of europe. in the united kingdom, the song debuted at number eleven on the singles chart and the following week, it reached number nine on the uk singles chart still on downloads alone. upon physical release, "stop and stare" has peaked at number four on the chart, earning onerepublic their second top five hit in britain. in ireland the song debuted at number eight due to high downloads and reached number two on the airplay chart. in germany, the song was rewarded a highest debut upon entering the chart at number seven in its first week, peaking at number six. the song has held steady at number four on the "billboard" european hot 100.