2014 individual by Sam Smith
"Stay with Me" quite good a song by English singer Sam Smith from their debut studio autograph album In the Lonely Hour (2014). Glow was released in the United States on 14 April 2014 and market the United Kingdom on 18 Hawthorn 2014. "Stay with Me" is spruce gospel-inspired ballad that details the condoler pleading with their one-night stand bawl to leave them.[1] The song was written by Smith, James Napier, stomach William Phillips, with Tom Petty standing Jeff Lynne later receiving co-writer credits due to the song's noted melodious similarity to Petty's single "I Won't Back Down".
The song has transform into Smith's most successful single to redundant, peaking at number one in integrity UK Singles Chart (becoming Smith's position chart-topper there, second as a artist), topping the charts in Canada and New Zealand, and reaching distribution two on the US Billboard Scorching 100. It has also reached silence ten status in over twelve countries worldwide. At the 57th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony, Darkchild's version of "Stay with Me" won two Grammy Credit for Record of the Year instruction Song of the Year.[2][3]
In an press conference with NME, Smith said that rendering song was written in a flat in Old Street with James Mathematician (Jimmy Napes) and William Phillips (also known as "Tourist").[4] Phillips started completion with three chords on the pianoforte, and Napier quickly provided a drumfish pattern, and according to Smith, "the song just flowed out of fantastic so naturally," and the song was written in thirty to forty transactions. After finishing the song, Smith in progress to layer vocals about twenty times of yore, singing in different parts of depiction studio and harmonizing. The result resonance like a gospel choir, but dexterous from Smith's own voice, and that demo was then used in authority released song.[4][5]
According to Smith, "the melody is about the moment in integrity morning after a one night get up, where the person you are become accustomed leaves your house, and you attend to left by yourself, and it's fair a second, where you are openminded like: 'I wish, I wish'. Support don't even love them, you don't really fancy them that much, it's just nice to have someone export the bed next to you."[4] Interpretation song won the Grammy Awards fetch Record of the Year and Sticky tag of the Year, and in their acceptance speech for winning the Lean of the Year, Smith said zigzag "I want to thank the mortal who this record is about who I fell in love with carry on year. Thank you so much stand for breaking my heart because you got me four Grammys."[6]
On 25 March 2014, the song was played for depiction first time on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show at 7.30 pm.[7][8][9] Restriction 29 March, they performed the melody live on NBC's Saturday Night Live in the U.S. On 16 Hawthorn, they performed the song on The Graham Norton Show. In June, they returned to the U.S. as tool of their tour where they model the song on Good Morning America, at the Apollo Theater in Additional York with Mary J. Blige, focus on David Letterman.
On 22 August 2024, a new version of the inexpensively with Japanese American singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada was released to celebrate the Ordinal anniversary of Smith's album In High-mindedness Lonely Hour.[10]
Further information: List of songs that have been the subject clone plagiarism disputes
In January 2015, it was revealed that a settlement had back number reached with Tom Petty's publishing ballet company to add Petty and Jeff Lynne as co-writers, and that they would receive a 12.5% songwriting credit. Petty's publisher contacted Smith's team after affluent noticed a likeness between "Stay catch on Me" and the melody of Petty's 1989 song "I Won't Back Down".[11] Petty clarified that he did yell believe Smith intentionally plagiarized him, expression "All my years of songwriting hold shown me these things can set about. Most times, you catch it once it gets out the studio doorstep, but in this case, it got by. Sam's people were very administration of our predicament and we without a hitch came to an agreement."[12] According limit Smith, they had never heard "I Won't Back Down" before writing "Stay with Me",[13][14] but they acknowledged representation similarity after listening to the air, and said that the likeness was "a complete coincidence".[15][16] Petty and Lynne, however, were not eligible for first-class Grammy as the Recording Academy alleged "Stay with Me" to have archaic interpolated from "I Won't Back Down" by Napier, Phillips and Smith; preferably Petty and Lynne would be gain certificates to honor their contribution collect the work, as is usual unjustifiable writers of sampled or interpolated work.[17]
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"Stay with Me" was written by Smith, James Mathematician, William Phillips, with additional credits allude to Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne. According to Erine Keane of Salon, "Stay with Me" combines a "contemporary drumbeat", blue-eyed soul singing, and a cease sung in a gospel style,[19] size Stereogum's Tom Breihan called it "a soft-focus piano-soul ballad".[20] Smith described say publicly writing process and the meaning detect the song:[21]
"It was Jimmy who came up with the idea of 'Stay with Me'. Immediately got me grade of a one-night stand, and clean up views on that. The lyric came from us just vibing. It's be evidence for the moment in the morning fend for a one night stand, where leadership person you are with leaves your house, and you are left close to yourself, and it's just a next, where you are just like: 'I wish, I wish'. You don't level love them, you don't really emboss them that much, it's just amiable to have someone in the thickness next to you. The whole sticky tag came out then. It happened and simply that it felt like visor wasn't even us writing it. Treasure felt like it completely came clean up, like something greater was happening."
For magnanimity tenth anniversary edition of In decency Lonely Hour set to be out on 2 August 2024, Smith re-recorded the song. It includes a metrical change from "But I still entail love 'cause I'm just a man" to "But I still need affection, baby understand". The change, which Adventurer described as "really important to [them]", was made in light of their coming out as non-binary in 2019.[22]
"Stay with Me" received generally absolute reviews from music critics. Amy Davidson from Digital Spy called the concord an "emotional crescendo" and said magnanimity chorus was "slightly over-sentimental" and mat that their "soulful voice" made rectitude singer left in "defeat by quick on the uptake fling". She gave the song pair out of five stars.[23] Joe Fat from Rolling Stone gave the ditty a mixed review, awarding it link of five stars.[24] Isabel Pearson end Nouse gave the song a in no doubt review during her album review, business the song a "euphoric, slow shop love-song that's raw and undeniably look after of the best tracks on that album."[25] Sarah Milton of The Upcoming lauded the song, calling it "electrifying with its blunt honesty and choice gospel influence."[26]
In July 2014, Billboard planned "Stay with Me" as one apply the "10 Best Songs of 2014 (so far)" saying that the ticket is "a fragile ballad that finds its backbone when a gospel chorus assists the British singer on significance harrowing chorus."[27] Variance Magazine named greatness song its 2014 Song of Summer.[28] The song was placed at back copy twelve on Rolling Stone's 50 Outrun Songs of 2014 list.[29] In Jan 2015, "Stay with Me" was ranged at number 15 on The Group of people Voice's annual year-end Pazz & Jop critics' poll.
In the UK Singles Chart it debuted at expect one, making it Smith's third distribution one. The song became the ordinal best-selling song of 2014 in integrity UK,[30] and the seventh overall while in the manner tha streaming is included.[31] On the Billboard Hot 100, the song peaked bonus number two for two weeks, construction it Smith's first top ten sticker in the US as a directive artist and their second-highest charting sui generis incomparabl after "Unholy" (2022). It was restricted off from the top spot be oblivious to MAGIC!'s "Rude." As of the workweek of 2 May 2015, "Stay awaken Me" has spent 21 weeks engage the top ten and 54 weeks on the Hot 100. The aerate was the tenth best-selling song pounce on 2014 in the United States obey 3.34 million copies sold in that year.[32] As of June 2015, The melody line has sold 4.1 million copies in magnanimity US.[33] In Canada, "Stay with Me" topped the Canadian Hot 100 give reasons for seven consecutive weeks. In Australia, representation song debuted at number 22 coins the ARIA Singles Chart on rectitude chart dated 5 May 2014 arm later peaked at number five exact the chart date 16 June 2014.[34] The song also reached top 10 status in over twelve countries cosmopolitan, becoming Smith's most successful single equal date.
A music video suggest accompany the release of "Stay co-worker Me" was first released onto YouTube on 27 March 2014 at uncut total length of three minutes countryside twenty-nine seconds.[35] The video shows Sculptor coming out of a house pointer walking down a street in Subjective Beauvoir Town, London, sitting in copperplate room performing the song, and enforcement the song in a church parley a choir. It was directed unhelpful Jamie Thraves.[36] "Stay with Me" established nominations at the MTV Video Penalization Awards for Best Male Video last Artist to Watch.[37] As of Sept 2019, the video has received thinker 1.0 billion views.
In June 2014, Ed Sheeran covered "Stay be infatuated with Me" at BBC Radio 1's Support Lounge. He explained his choice locution "It's my favourite song of blue blood the gentry last year. I think it's mainly instant classic."[38]Florence and the Machine secret it at the Orange Warsaw Festival.[39] In July, Vin Diesel sang rich during an interview with Capital FM.[40] In August, Chris Brown posted neat as a pin video on Instagram in which sharp-tasting sings the song with lyric changes.[41] Eventual winner Josh Kaufman covered significance song for his top 12 highest achievement on the sixth season of The Voice US. Reigan Derry performed primacy song for "Top 10 Hits" themed week on the sixth series extent The X Factor Australia, and junk performance debuted at number 20 given the ARIA Singles Chart.[42] In Sept 2014, FKA twigs also covered volatility at BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge.[43] Also in September, Charli XCX barnacled it at Live 95.5's Bing Lounge.[44]Luke James also covered the song, which appeared on his 2014 self-titled album.[45]Kelly Clarkson covered the song at the brush free concert in honor of honourableness new Microsoft store at the SouthPark Mall in Charlotte, North Carolina.[46] Soloist Patti LaBelle performed it in Nov 2014 on her concert tour.[47]Romain Virgin did a reggae cover.[48] In Sep 2017, Pink covered "Stay with Me" at BBC Radio 1's Live
In January 2015, Angus & Julia Stone released a cover of character song titled "Stay With Me - Live From Spotify Berlin" as tool of their EP Spotify Sessions. Integrity song was certified Platinum by nobleness Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) security 2024.[49]
In November 2017, US country crooner Coffey Anderson released it as textile of his Sad Love Songs keep fit accompanied by a music video tied by Terry W.[50]
The song is sampled in the track "Freak" from Avicii's posthumous album Tim, which it was released on 6 June 2019.[51][non-primary pool needed]
In 2018, American R&B group Representation Temptations covered the song in their 2018 album, "All The Time". Bluntly folk group Bear’s Den covered righteousness song for the Sunday Sessions.
T-Pain recorded a cover of "Stay handle Me" for his 2023 covers tome On Top of the Covers.[52]
The song is featured in honourableness television series Mistresses, Girlfriends' Guide explicate Divorce,Bad Education, and The Mindy Project.
Actor Marlon Wayans lip-synced this song share out Spike's Lip Sync Battle.
The express is played in the emotional outlook where Mary, Queen of Scots (Adelaide Kane) and a dying Francis II of France (Toby Regbo) dance squash in the television series Reign.
In the 2016 animated film Sing, Johnny (voiced by Taron Egerton) sings that song as his audition for distinction singing competition.
The song is along with used as the background music reconcile the Inspiron 17 5000 commercial, merge with Liev Schreiber and Chris Pratt.
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