"Please Stay" is a song by Australian singer and songwriter

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for her seventh studio album, ''

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'' (2000). The song was written by Minogue, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, and

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and was produced by Stannard and Gallagher.

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and

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released the song as the fourth

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from ''Light Years'' on 11 December 2000. "Please Stay" is a

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song with a strong

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influence. The song received generally positive reviews from

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. Commercially, the song peaked at number 10 in the United Kingdom and number 15 in Minogue's native Australia, where it was certified

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by the

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(ARIA), selling over 35,000 copies. An accompanying

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was shot for the single, directed by James Frost and Alex Smith. It featured Minogue abandoning a bedroom to visit a group of partygoers in an underground room. The song has been performed live by Minogue on her

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and Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour.

Background

"Please Stay" was written by

, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, and

and was produced by Stannard and Gallagher. The song was chosen as the fourth single from ''

''. "Please Stay" is a

song, which features a strong

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-pop style.

Reception

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Peter Robinson from ''

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'' praised the song for being a "breezy little number, much like Kylie herself." Dooyoo.co.uk also gave it a positive review, writing, "With a slight drift from the camp disco, 'Please Stay' indulges in a light, fast acoustic sound, backed up by a thumping beat and lauded by soothing, inviting vocals from Minogue...she draws you into it and makes you feel like you're strutting the romantic streets of Paris." "Please Stay" had moderate success worldwide. The song debuted at number fifteen on the

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, but didn't receive much weeks on the charts, but managed to be certificated gold by the Australian Recording Industry of Australia (ARIA). The song debuted at number sixty-nine on the

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, but fell out the next week at seventy-seven. The song debuted at number forty-seven on the

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, staying for three weeks. The song had debuted at number ten on the

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, but did not go further, staying on the charts for seven weeks. As a result, the song didn't have as much success as the previous three singles.

Music video

A music video was shot by James Frost and Alex Smith. The clip opens with Minogue driving a car through the night, intercut with images of her lying on a round rotating bed whilst wearing a gold silk mini-dress with slashed sleeves. After the first chorus, Minogue gets up off the bed in order to pull on a

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, revealing the opening to a

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within the wall. Sliding down it, she comes out the other side into an underground room filled with partygoers, and her gold dress changed into an identical red one. Minogue commences a dance routine with the partygoers involving a

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, until the clip fades out over images of a

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featuring the "Light Years" album cover.

Live performances

Minogue performed a medley of "

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" and "Please Stay" on the ''

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'', which aired on 17 December 2000 by

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. She performed "Please Stay" on the

tour, as part of the "In Your Eyes" medley which included the titular song and " Rhythm of the Night". It was included again on the setlist of her Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour in 2005 as part of the What Kylie Wants, Kylie Gets section. Minogue was unable to complete the tour as she was diagnosed with early breast cancer and had to cancel the Australian leg of the tour. The performance of the song was included in the ''

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'' video album (2005).

Track listings

Australasian and UK CD1, UK cassette single # "Please Stay" # "

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" # "Good Life" Australasian and UK CD2 # "Please Stay" # "Please Stay" (7th District Club Flava mix) # "Please Stay" (Hatiras Dreamy dub) # "Please Stay" (video) European enhanced CD single # "Please Stay" # "Santa Baby" # "Please Stay" (video) UK 12-inch single :A1. "Please Stay" (7th District club dub) :B1. "Please Stay" (Hatiras Dreamy dub) :B2. "Please Stay" (7th District Club Flava mix)

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the ''Light Years'' album booklet. Studio * Recorded and mixed at Studio 2 (Dublin, Ireland) Personnel * Kylie Minogue – writing, vocals * Richard Stannard – writing, production * Julian Gallagher – writing * John Themis – writing, guitars * Sharon Murphy – backing vocals * Ash Howes – recording, mixing * Alvin Sweeney – recording and mixing assistant *

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Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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