Stay Another Day
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| Single by East 17 from the album Steam |
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| Released | November 21, 1994 (UK) | ||||
| Format | CD single | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 4:29 | ||||
| Label | London (UK) | ||||
| Writer(s) | Tony Mortimer Rob Kean Dominic Hawken |
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| Producer | Phil Harding Ian Curnow |
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"Stay Another Day" was British boy band East 17's first (and only) UK number-one, released in 1994.
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[edit] Song information
"Stay Another Day" was the second single from East 17's second album Steam. It was their first ballad, written by the band's lead singer Tony Mortimer about his brother Ollie[1], who committed suicide. Mortimer was aided in the composition by his co-manager Rob Kean and songwriter Dominic Hawken, who had once been Boy George's keyboard player.[2] "Stay Another Day" included Christmas bells towards the end of the song to give it a Christmassy feel and appeal to the lucrative Christmas singles market. In 2002, the song was covered by Girls Aloud as the B-side to their debut single "Sound of the Underground".
[edit] Chart Information
"Stay Another Day" was released on Thursday, December 01, 1994, and entered the chart at #7. The following week it climbed to #1 where it remained for 5 weeks, [3] thus becoming the 1994 Christmas number-one and the third best selling single of that year.[4]
[edit] Track listing
- UK CD Single [LONCD354]
- S.A.D. Mix
- Less Sad Mix
- More Sad Mix
- Not So Sad Mix
| Preceded by "Let Me Be Your Fantasy" by Baby D |
UK Singles Chart Number 1 single by East 17 December 4, 1994 for 5 weeks |
Succeeded by "Cotton Eye Joe" by Rednex |
[edit] References
- ^ BBC - Essex - Features - Essex at 20: Tony Mortimer
- ^ 1000 UK Number One Singles by Jon Kutner & Spencer Leigh, page 402
- ^ [1]Polyhex
- ^ [2]Top 50 UK singles of 1994
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