"Stay with Me" (stylized as stay with me) is the forty-second single by Japanese R&B/pop artist Kumi Koda. It charted at No. 1 on the Oricon Weekly charts and remained on the charts for nine weeks. This became the first time Kumi released two consecutive No. 1 singles, whereas her previous single, "''Taboo,''" also charted at number one. The single was released in both CD and CD+DVD, with limited editions of both. A version was also released exclusively for her fan club.

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''stay with me'' is Japanese singer-songwriter Kumi Koda's forty-second single. It debuted at No. 1 on

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, making it her sixth number-one single and the first time in her career to have released two number-one singles back-to-back, whereas ''

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'' had also charted at No. 1. The single remained on the Oricon charts for nine weeks. ''stay with me'' was 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, similar to that of ''Taboo.'' This was also the second time one of her singles received an exclusive release for her fan club. Those editions 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 contained one

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, ''Winter Bell.'' This was a more upbeat song and carried an overall Christmas-time feel with signature bells being heard in the song's opening and during the song's chorus. The single is certified Gold by

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for shipment of 100,000 copies.

Packaging

''stay with me'' was released in three editions: *CD: contains four musical tracks. *CD an Club Edition contains two musical tracks, poster and choice of a mirror or mouse pad. *CD+DVD: contains four musical tracks, music video and making video. Limited editions of the CD and CD+DVD versions came with a poster and the bonus "orgel version" of ''stay with me.''

Promotional Advertisements

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

Music video

The music video for ''stay with me'' carried a theme similar to her 2006 single '' Yume no Uta/Futari de...,'' most notably ''futari de...'' for the visuals. The video also centered around the use of a cellphone, much like the aforementioned single. The video carried a story of a woman, played by Kumi, who was having conflicting feelings over a love interest after a fight. She goes to the train station, which was shown to be the place they first met, and sends a photo via cellphone to her partner. Throughout the video, she envisions him arriving and continually checks her phone awaiting his response. After waiting for what is presumed to be an allotted amount of time, she leaves the platform and goes to sit outside. A message then sends to her phone, which reads, "I want to start over . . . I love you." She looks up to see her partner and he runs to her.

Track list

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Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Billboard Japan Sales chart

Alternate Versions

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(2010)

References

{{Kumi Koda songs 2008 singles 2008 songs Billboard Japan Hot 100 number-one singles Koda Kumi songs Oricon Weekly number-one singles Rhythm Zone singles Songs written by Koda Kumi