Stay with Me (DeBarge song)
"Stay With Me" is a song by DeBarge, issued on their acclaimed album, In a Special Way.
Song information
The song was composed in 1982 by siblings El, Marty and Bunny DeBarge. The lyrics describe a young man who wants his lover to stay despite relationship worries.
The original recording featured El DeBarge on lead vocals. The ending refrain, "don't go, don't go/I love you so", would later be resung or sampled in several hip-hop/R&B recordings, while the music's ending keyboard riff (performed by El) would also be sampled.
Hip-hop samples
Issued on the group's third album, In a Special Way, the song wasn't officially released as a single but it would gain leverage as an sampled single in hip-hop and R&B.
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
Stay with Me may refer to:
Albums
Songs
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.
