Stay (Ne-Yo song)
| "Stay" | ||||
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| Single by Ne-Yo featuring Peedi Peedi | ||||
| from the album In My Own Words | ||||
| Released | September 20, 2005 | |||
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| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 3:51 | |||
| Label | Island Def Jam | |||
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| Producer(s) | Ron "Neff-U" Feemster | |||
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"Stay" is a song by American R&B singer Ne-Yo, from his debut studio album In My Own Words (2006). It was written by Ne-Yo, Ron "Neff-U" Feemster, Ray Blaylock, Solomon Ridge Jr., and rapper Peedi Peedi, who is also featured on the song. Production on "Stay" was overseen Feemster and incorporates an interpolation of American musical group DeBarge's "Stay with Me" (1983), written by Mark DeBarge, and Etterlene Jordan.
The video for "Stay" premiered on the BET and VH1 networks in September 2005, and on MTV's TRL 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 the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, peaking at number 36, Ne-Yo's first single to do so as a solo artist.
Track listings
- CD
- "Stay" (featuring Peedi Peedi) (radio edit with rap)
- "Stay" (acoustic version)
- 12" vinyl
- "Stay" (featuring Peedi Peedi)
Charts
| Chart (2005–06) | Peak position |
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| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[1] | 8 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[2] | 36 |
References
- ↑ "Ne-Yo: Stay" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved September 20, 2008.
- ↑ "Ne-Yo – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Ne-Yo. Retrieved July 22, 2011.