Stay with Me (Koda Kumi song)

"Stay With Me"
Single by Koda Kumi
from the album Trick
B-side Winter Bell
Released December 24, 2008
Genre J-pop
Length 04:58
Label Rhythm Zone
Writer(s) Koda Kumi
Koda Kumi singles chronology
"Taboo"
(2008)
"Stay with Me"
(2008)
"It's All Love!"
(2009)
Alternative covers
Limited CD+DVD cover
Playroom Edition

Stay with Me is the forty-second single by Koda Kumi. It is described as a "winter love ballad," by her official site. It features an orgel of "Stay with Me," and the B-Side "Winter Bell." The first press editions includes a poster and a draw card, much like "Taboo". The fan club version includes a poster as well as a choice of a mirror or mousepad with the "Stay with Me," fanclub edition picture on it. "Stay with Me," is used in advertisements for au LISMO and Sony Ericsson in Japan.

It debuted atop the Oricon Weekly Charts becoming her sixth number-one single. "Stay with Me" and previous single "Taboo", both debuted atop the Oricon charts, resulting for the first time in Koda's career having consecutive number-one singles.

The single is certified Gold by RIAJ for shipment of 100,000 copies.[1]

Contents

Track list

CD only
No. Title Length
1. "Stay with Me"   04:58
2. "Winter Bell"   04:09
3. "Stay with Me: Orgel Version"   02:40
4. "Stay with Me (Instrumental)"   04:54
5. "Winter Bell (Instrumental)"   04:08
Playroom Edition
No. Title Length
1. "Stay with Me"   04:58
2. "Winter Bell"   04:09
3. "Stay with Me (Instrumental)"   04:54
DVD
No. Title Length
1. "Stay with Me: Music Video"   05:08
2. "Stay with Me: Music Video (Another Edition)"    

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release Chart Peak Position First Week Sales Sales Total Chart Run
December 24, 2008 Oricon Daily Charts 1
Oricon Weekly Charts 1 39,860 70,657[2] 8 Weeks
Oricon Monthly Charts 3
Oricon Yearly Charts 88

Billboard Japan Sales Chart

Release Chart Peak Position
December 24, 2008 Billboard Japan Hot 100 1
Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay 4
Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales 1

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by
"Days" by Ayumi Hamasaki
Billboard Japan Hot 100 number-one single
January 5, 2009
Succeeded by
"Yume no Tsubomi" by Remioromen
Preceded by
"Days/Green" by Ayumi Hamasaki
Oricon Weekly number one single
January 12, 2009
Succeeded by
"Ai Kakumei" by Hideaki Takizawa

References

  1. ^ (Japanese) "ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2008年12月". RIAJ. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200812.html. Retrieved 2010-01-29. 
  2. ^ (Japanese) "『上半期ランキング』はこちら". Oricon. http://contents.oricon.co.jp/music/special/090617_01_02.html. Retrieved 2009-06-22.