"Stay" is the debut single of American singer-songwriter
Ne-Yo
Shaffer Chimere Smith (born October 18, 1979), known professionally as Ne-Yo, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer. He gained fame for his songwriting abilities when he penned Mario's 2004 hit " Let Me Love You ...
, taken from his debut studio album, ''
In My Own Words
''In My Own Words'' is the debut studio album of American singer-songwriter Ne-Yo. It was released by Def Jam Recordings on February 28, 2006. Conceived following his songwriting breakthrough with " Let Me Love You" for fellow R&B singer Mario ...
'' (2006). It was written by Ne-Yo,
Ron "Neff-U" Feemster, Ray Blaylock, Solomon Ridge Jr., and rapper
Peedi Peedi
Pedro Louis Zayas (born September 25, 1977), known as Peedi Crakk and Peedi Peedi, is an American rapper of Puerto Rican descent. He is a member of State Property and is currently signed to Amalgam Digital and G-Unit Philly.
Career
The North P ...
, who is also featured on the song. Production on "Stay" was overseen Feemster. The song incorporates an interpolation of American musical group
DeBarge
DeBarge was an American musical recording group composed of several members of the DeBarge family. In addition to various solo projects completed by members of the family, DeBarge was active between 1979 and 1989. The group originally consisted ...
's "
Stay with Me" (1983). Due to the inclusion of the sample, writers
Mark DeBarge
Mark "Marty" DeBarge (born June 19, 1959) is an Americans, American Contemporary R&B, R&B/soul music, soul singer-songwriter, drummer, percussionist, and plays a variety of wind instruments, such as the saxophone, flugelhorn, trumpet, and flute. H ...
, and
Etterlene Jordan
Etterlene "Bunny" DeBarge (born March 10, 1955) is an American soul singer–songwriter and the lone female sibling of the Motown family group DeBarge. She was the lead vocalist on the R&B ballad "A Dream", from the group's '' In a Special Way' ...
are also credited as songwriters.
The video for "Stay", directed by
Jessy Terrero
Jessy Terrero (born October 7, 1972) is a List of people from the Dominican Republic, Dominican Film director, film and music video director.
Career
Terrero appeared as an extra on the 1992 film ''Juice (1992 film), Juice'' starring Tupac Shakur ...
, premiered on the
BET
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and
VH1 networks in September 2005, and on
MTV
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's ''
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Arts
* Temporary Residence Limited, a record label
* ''Total Request Live'', a former MTV show
* TRL Awards (''Total Request Live''), an Italian music award
Libraries
* Tampines Regional Library, a regional library in Ta ...
'' in November 2005. The single failed to chart on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 when it was released in the US, however, the song proved to be a success on ''Billboard''s
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by '' Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 ...
, peaking at number 36, Ne-Yo's first single to do so as a solo artist. "Stay" also reached the top ten of the
Finnish Singles Chart
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.
Track listings
Charts
References
2005 debut singles
2005 songs
Def Jam Recordings singles
Ne-Yo songs
Peedi Crakk songs
Song recordings produced by Theron Feemster
Songs written by Ne-Yo
Songs written by Theron Feemster
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