In the UK, the song was released as a single with "The Love Machine" from the same movie on the opposite side.[4] Listed as a double A-side, the single peaked at number 38 for two weeks in that country.[5]
While discussing the Easy Come, Easy Go musical numbers in his books, Robert Matthew-Walker said:
"You Gotta Stop" is more interesting; it has a slow introduction, and an unusual backing, once the frantic pace starts, with sudden breaks and fragmentary solos. Presley rises to this difficult challenge and rides the music, but it remains undistinguished.[6][7]