Stay with Me (Kumi Koda song)

"Stay with Me" (stylized as stay with me) is the forty-second single by Kumi Koda. It is described as a "winter love ballad" by her official site. Limited editions of the single featured an orgel version of stay with me, a poster and a draw card, much how her previous single, TABOO, did. The fan club editions also included a poster, but also gave the buyers the option of a mirror or mousepad with the fan club CD picture on it.

The single debuted at #1 on Oricon and charted for nine weeks, making it her sixth number-one single and the first time in her career she had two number-one singles back-to-back (TABOO also charted at #1).

The single is certified Gold by RIAJ for shipment of 100,000 copies.

Promotional Advertisements

stay with me was used in advertisements for au LISMO and Sony Ericsson in Japan.

Track list

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Billboard Japan Sales Chart

Chart procession and succession

Alternate Versions

Stay with Me (Erasure song)

"Stay with Me" is a song by British synthpop duo Erasure. It was released as the lead single from their self-titled, seventh studio album (Erasure). The track is a slow love ballad written by Erasure members Vince Clarke and Andy Bell. Starting with simple synth chords from Clarke and subdued vocal from Bell, "Stay With Me" builds to a mid-tempo gospel-influenced conclusion, complete with vocal contributions from the London Community Gospel Choir. Like the other two singles from this album, it was edited for its release as a single. The single's B-side, "True Love Wars", is an extension of the Erasure album opener "Intro: Guess I'm Into Feeling". Both tracks use the same instrumental track and share several vocal elements, although they are different songs.

Upon its release "Stay With Me" was not as successful as prior Erasure singles. The song reached number fifteen on the UK singles chart and did not chart in the United States or Germany.

In an interview with John Marshall from Lincs FM in 2009 Andy stated it was one of his favourite Erasure songs.

Stay with Me (You Me at Six song)

"Stay With Me" is the fourth single by the British rock band You Me at Six, taken from their second studio album, Hold Me Down. The single was released as a digital download on 5 September 2010, with the CD single released the following day on 6 September. The very beginning of the song is edited in a radio version of the song.

Music video

The video is directed by Frank Borin, and shows the band playing in a forest in Chatsworth, California.

Track listing

Chart performance

"Stay With Me" entered the UK Rock Chart on 1 August 2010 at number 37, where it remained for two consecutive weeks. In its third week on the chart, the single rose to number 32 before climbing to number 21 on 22 August 2010. On its fifth week on the chart the single climbed to number 12 and to number 7 on 5 September 2010. On its official release, the single climbed five places to a peak of number 2, behind Linkin Park's "The Catalyst".

The single entered the UK Singles Chart on 5 September 2010 at number 175 before climbing to number 52 upon release the following week. This is the band's fourth most successful single and its sixth Top 100 hit; the third single from Hold Me Down.

With Me (Sum 41 song)

"With Me" is the third single from Sum 41's 2007 studio album Underclass Hero. The first live performance of "With Me" was on January 26, 2008 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. On February 4, Sum 41 announced that they had filmed the video for "With Me", and the song was later featured on Season 1, Episode 7 of Gossip Girl. The song was featured on the commercial for the 2009 Fox series More to Love. The song was ranked first in the Canadian Singles Chart.

Music video

The music video was released on the band's MySpace page on February 28. The band announced that the video was shot near Toronto, Ontario. It starts off with Deryck Whibley playing an acoustic guitar as shots show around the house he is playing in. There are many shots of pictures and people (including one of the Shriners). Each of these people has different uses for pictures and photos (e.g. the old man uses his pictures to remember his old days in the army and the young couple use them to take photos of themselves together). There is then shots of Deryck, Cone, and Steve Jocz playing in a room where they play the chorus of the song; they then use this room to play the rest of the song in. We then learn more about the people and why their pictures are so important to them. More is revealed about them as the second verse goes on. Then, just before the second chorus, a framed picture with a moving image of Deryck walking is shown. As Deryck walks, the environment behind him changes rapidly showing many different places. After this, the song goes back to being acoustic for 8 bars. During this, Deryck is shown playing his acoustic guitar again. Also, the people in the house begin to freeze frame and turn into framed pictures of themselves. The song then continues and ends. The video shows the many aspects of the song.

Underclass Hero

Underclass Hero is the fourth studio album by the Canadian band Sum 41. It is the first album by the band not to feature former guitarist Dave Baksh since he left a year early to focus on Brown Brigade and is also the first recorded as a trio. The album was first released July 18, 2007 in Japan. It was released under the Island Records label and distributed worldwide by Universal Records, by Aquarius Records. The album cover features a photo with singer Deryck Whibley spitting. This album features more alternative rock songs than their previous albums. The album's lyrics have been described as more mature and personal than in some of the band's previous records. It was written as a concept album focusing on lead vocalist Deryck Whibley's outlook on life, covering subjects such as politics, atheism and family life. The album has more of a pop punk sound in comparison to the alternative metal style of their last album, Chuck.

The album was a commercial success, peaking at number 1 on the Canadian Albums Chart and at number 7 on the U.S. Billboard 200. It received generally mixed reviews from critics, with some critics praising its mature subject matter and style, while others criticized it for being unoriginal. The album would become the band's last release for four years until 2011's Screaming Bloody Murder. It is also Sum 41's last release on Aquarius.

With Me (Lonestar song)

"With Me" is a song written by Brett James and Troy Verges, and recorded by American country music group Lonestar. It was released in August 2001 as the second single from their album I'm Already There. It peaked at number 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

Music video

The music video features video clips from the bands touring, and was directed by Keech Rainwater, who is also one of the members of the band.

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