"One More Day (Stay with Me)" is a 2014 song by British recording artist Example. It was released by Epic Records on 22 June 2014 as the third single from his fifth studio album, ''

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'' (2014). The song was written and produced by Example, Alex Smith,

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and Alf Bamford. The song entered the

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at number four, making it Example's first top 5 single since 2012's " Say Nothing".

Background and release

"One More Day (Stay with Me)" was written by Example, Alex Smith, Preston and Technikal. It was originally going to be titled "Stay with Me" but was later changed to "One More Day (Stay with Me)" to avoid confusion with

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's song of the same name. Example has compared the composition to that of other 2014 UK dance songs such as

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's " Ready for Your Love" and

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's "

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". He said, "I went into the studio with Alex Smith who I made ' Watch the Sun Come Up' with back in 2009. Pianos as club hooks have worked well for me in the past so with this track I wanted to recapture some of that sunshine in my music. For me, 'One More Day' evokes all the great moments of 90s euphoria but I've put a bit of a twist on everything as it's 2014. I've also added a little 8-bar rap for an injection of energy ' some fans on twitter were begging me to rap again after my last few singles were just singing." In an interview with the ''

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'', Example said: "At the start we were trying to write a song from the girl's perspective, maybe

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or someone, but it didn't have the same lyrics as the final version, just that piano riff.," he said. "And then as I started falling in love with the song I decided I wanted it for myself, so we changed the lyrics so it was the guy's point of view, and then I made the song about when I met Erin

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We had this amazing romantic night together, 'a night of passion,' but I had to leave Australia and go back to the UK, and I didn't see her for like five weeks. Then I'd see her for a couple of weeks and then not see her for a month. She was in Sydney." The EP features remixes from M.J. Cole,

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and Erik Arbores, as well as an extended mix. Example debuted the song on

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show on 19 April, with the song being released on 23 June. The Cole remix premiered through UKF.

Chart performance

The song debuted at number four on the

on 29 June 2014. It also debuted at number two on the

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Music video

The music video was directed by Adam Powell and was uploaded to

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on 25 May 2014. It has since gathered over 4.8 million views.

Track listing

Charts

Release history

Personnel

Elliot Gleave Elliot John Gleave (born 20 June 1982), better known by his stage name Example, is an English musician, singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer. His name arose due to his initials being E.G., which is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase ...

- vocals,

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* Alex Smith - production * Alfie "Critikal" Bamford - additional production

References

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