Stay with Me (Kumi Koda song)

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

"Stay with Me" is the forty-second single by Kumi Koda. 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.[1]

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.[1]

The single is certified Gold by RIAJ for shipment of 100,000 copies.[2]

Track list[1]

CD
No. TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s) Length
1. "Stay with Me"  Kumi KodaKazuto NarumiDaisuke Kahara 04:58
2. "Winter Bell"  Kumi KodaRyuichiro YamakiHiroto Suzuki 04:09
3. "Stay with Me" (Orgel version)  Shinjiro Inoue 02:40
4. "Stay with Me" (Instrumental)    04:54
5. "Winter Bell" (Instrumental)    04:08

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[3] 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "DISCOGRAPHY - Stay With Me". Koda Kumi's official website. Retrieved 03/11/2012. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ↑ ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2008年12月 (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
  3. ↑ 『上半期ランキング』はこちら (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2009-06-22.