How Do You Stop

{{Infobox song

| name = How Do You Stop

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = James Brown

| album = Gravity

| B-side = House of Rock

| released = {{Start date|1987|1}}

| recorded = 1986

| studio =

| genre = R&B, funk

| length = {{plainlist|

• {{Duration|m=3|s=59}}
• {{Duration|m=4|s=53}} (album version)

}}

| label = Scotti Bros.

| writer =

• Dan Hartman
• Charlie Midnight

| producer = Dan Hartman

| chronology = James Brown charting

| prev_title = Gravity

| prev_year = 1986

| next_title = She's The One

| next_year = 1988

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|zTQJq7T_UuM|"How Do You Stop"}}|header=Audio video}}

}}

"How Do You Stop" is a song written by Dan Hartman and Charlie Midnight and recorded by James Brown. It appeared on Brown's 1986 album Gravity and was released as a single which charted at number 10 on the US R&B chart.White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records. Brown also performs the song on his 1989 album Soul Session Live.

Joni Mitchell covered "How Do You Stop" on her 1994 album Turbulent Indigo in a version featuring vocals by Seal''.{{cite web |title=Joni Mitchell – How Do You Stop |url=https://www.discogs.com/Joni-Mitchell-How-Do-You-Stop/release/3388861 |website=Discogs |language=en}}