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Stay with Me (Sam Smith song)

November 24, 2023

"Stay with Me" is a song by English singer Sam Smith from Smith's debut studio album In the Lonely Hour (2014). It was released in the United States on 14 April 2014 and in the United Kingdom on 18 May 2014. "Stay with Me" is a gospel-inspired ballad that details the protagonist pleading with their one-night stand not to leave them.[1] The song was written by Smith, James Napier, and William Phillips, with Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne later receiving co-writer credits due to the song's noted melodic similarity to Petty's single "I Won't Back Down".

"Stay with Me"
Single by Sam Smith
from the album In the Lonely Hour
Released14 April 2014
Recorded2012–2013
GenreSoul
Length2:52
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Sam Smith singles chronology
"Money on My Mind"
(2014) 		"Stay with Me"
(2014) 		"I'm Not the Only One"
(2014)
Music video
"Sam Smith - Stay With Me" on YouTube

The song has become Smith's most successful single to date, peaking at number one in the UK Singles Chart (becoming Smith's third chart-topper there, second as a solo artist), topping the charts in Canada and New Zealand, and reaching number two on the US Billboard Hot 100. It has also reached top ten status in over twelve countries worldwide. At the 57th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony, Darkchild's version of "Stay with Me" won two Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year.[2][3]

Background edit

In an interview with NME, Smith said that the song was written in a studio in Old Street with James Napier (Jimmy Napes) and William Phillips (also known as "Tourist").[4] Phillips started playing with three chords on the piano, and Napier quickly provided a drum pattern, and according to Smith, "the song just flowed out of us so naturally," and the song was written in thirty to forty minutes. After finishing the song, Smith started to layer their vocals about twenty times, singing in different parts of the studio and harmonizing. The result sounded like a gospel choir, but all from Smith's own voice, and this demo was then used in the released song.[4][5]

According to Smith, "the song is about the moment in the morning after a one night stand, where the person you are with leaves your house, and you are left by yourself, and it's just a second, where you are just like: 'I wish, I wish'. You don't even love them, you don't really fancy them that much, it's just nice to have someone in the bed next to you."[4] The song won the Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year, and in their acceptance speech for winning the Record of the Year, Smith said that "I want to thank the man who this record is about who I fell in love with last year. Thank you so much for breaking my heart because you got me four Grammys."[6]

On 25 March 2014, the song was played for the first time on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show at 7.30 pm.[7][8][9] On 29 March, they performed the song live on NBC's Saturday Night Live in the U.S. On 16 May, they performed the song on The Graham Norton Show. In June, they returned to the U.S. as part of their tour where they performed the song on Good Morning America, at the Apollo Theater in New York with Mary J. Blige, and David Letterman.

Agreement with Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne edit

Further information: List of songs that have been the subject of plagiarism disputes

In January 2015, it was revealed that a settlement had been reached with Tom Petty's publishing 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 it noticed a likeness between "Stay with Me" and the melody of Petty's 1989 song "I Won't Back Down".[10] Petty clarified that he did not believe Smith intentionally plagiarized him, saying "All my years of songwriting have shown me these things can happen. Most times, you catch it before it gets out the studio door, but in this case, it got by. Sam's people were very understanding of our predicament and we easily came to an agreement."[11] According to Smith, they had never heard "I Won't Back Down" before writing "Stay with Me",[12][13] but they acknowledged the similarity after listening to the song, and said that the likeness was "a complete coincidence".[14][15] Petty and Lynne, however, were not eligible for a Grammy as the Recording Academy considered "Stay with Me" to have been interpolated from "I Won't Back Down" by Napier, Phillips and Smith; instead Petty and Lynne would be given certificates to honor their contribution to the work, as is usual for writers of sampled or interpolated work.[16]

Composition edit

 
"Stay with Me"
A 17-second sample of "Stay with Me" by Sam Smith, where the chorus is heard.
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In music notation, "Stay with Me" is written in the key of C major; an accidental-free key signature with chord progressions of Am7–F–C, that are persistent throughout the entire song. The song is composed in common (4/4) time signature, and played at a tempo of 84 beats per minute (bpm), all according to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing.[17]

"Stay with Me" was written by Smith, James Napier, William Phillips, with additional credits 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 refrain sung in a gospel style,[18] while Stereogum's Tom Breihan called it "a soft-focus piano-soul ballad".[19]

Critical reception edit

"Stay with Me" received generally positive reviews from music critics. Amy Davidson from Digital Spy called the song an "emotional crescendo" and said the chorus was "slightly over-sentimental" and felt that their "soulful voice" made the singer left in "defeat by fleeting fling". She gave the song four out of five stars.[20] Joe Gross from Rolling Stone gave the song a mixed review, awarding it three of five stars.[21] Isabel Pearson of Nouse gave the song a positive review during her album review, calling the song a "euphoric, slow building love-song that's raw and undeniably one of the best tracks on this album."[22] Sarah Milton of The Upcoming lauded the song, calling it "electrifying with its blunt honesty and exquisite gospel influence."[23]

In July 2014, Billboard listed "Stay with Me" as one of the "10 Best Songs of 2014 (so far)" saying that the song is "a fragile ballad that finds its backbone when a gospel choir assists the British singer on the harrowing chorus."[24] Variance Magazine named the song its 2014 Song of Summer.[25] The song was placed at number twelve on Rolling Stone's 50 Best Songs of 2014 list.[26] In January 2015, "Stay with Me" was ranked at number 15 on The Village Voice's annual year-end Pazz & Jop critics' poll.

Commercial performance edit

In the UK Singles Chart it debuted at number one, making it Smith's third number one. The song became the eighth best-selling song of 2014 in the UK,[27] and the seventh overall when streaming is included.[28] On the Billboard Hot 100, the song peaked at number two for two weeks, making it Smith's first top ten song in the US as a lead artist and their second-highest charting single after "Unholy" (2022). It was held off from the top spot by MAGIC!'s "Rude." As of the week of 2 May 2015, "Stay with Me" has spent 21 weeks in the top ten and 54 weeks on the Hot 100. The song was the tenth best-selling song of 2014 in the United States with 3.34 million copies sold in that year.[29] As of June 2015, The song has sold 4.1 million copies in the US.[30] In Canada, "Stay with Me" topped the Canadian Hot 100 for seven consecutive weeks. In Australia, the song debuted at number 22 on the ARIA Singles Chart on the chart dated 5 May 2014 and later peaked at number five on the chart date 16 June 2014.[31] The song also reached top 10 status in over twelve countries worldwide, becoming Smith's most successful single to date.

Music video edit

A music video to accompany the release of "Stay with Me" was first released onto YouTube on 27 March 2014 at a total length of three minutes and twenty-nine seconds.[32] The video shows Smith coming out of a house and walking down a street in De Beauvoir Town, London, sitting in a room performing the song, and performing the song in a church with a choir. It was directed by Jamie Thraves.[33] "Stay with Me" received nominations at the MTV Video Music Awards for Best Male Video and Artist to Watch.[34] As of September 2019, the video has received over 1.0 billion views.

Cover versions edit

In June 2014, Ed Sheeran covered "Stay with Me" at BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge. He explained his choice saying "It's my favourite song of the last year. I think it's an instant classic."[35] Florence and the Machine covered it at the Orange Warsaw Festival.[36] In July, Vin Diesel sang it during an interview with Capital FM.[37] In August, Chris Brown posted a video on Instagram in which he sings the song with lyric changes.[38] Eventual winner Josh Kaufman covered the song for his top 12 performance on the sixth season of The Voice US. Reigan Derry performed the song for "Top 10 Hits" themed week on the sixth series of The X Factor Australia, and her performance debuted at number 20 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[39] In September 2014, FKA twigs also covered it at BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge.[40] Also in September, Charli XCX covered it at Live 95.5's Bing Lounge.[41] Luke James also covered the song, which appeared on his 2014 self-titled album.[42] Kelly Clarkson covered the song at her free concert in honor of the new Microsoft store at the SouthPark Mall in Charlotte, North Carolina.[43] Singer Patti LaBelle performed it in November 2014 on her concert tour.[44] Romain Virgo did a reggae cover.[45] In September 2017, Pink covered "Stay with Me" at BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge.

In November 2017, US country singer Coffey Anderson released it as part of his Sad Love Songs series accompanied by a music video directed by Terry W.[46]

The song is sampled in the track "Freak" from Avicii's posthumous album Tim, which it was released on 6 June 2019.[47][non-primary source needed]

In 2018, American R&B group The Temptations covered the song in their 2018 album, "All The Time". English folk group Bear’s Den covered the song for the Sunday Sessions.

T-Pain recorded a cover of "Stay with Me" for his 2023 covers album On Top of the Covers.[48]

Live performances edit

Media usage edit

The song is featured in the television series Mistresses, Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce, Bad Education, and The Mindy Project.

Actor Marlon Wayans lip-synced this song on Spike's Lip Sync Battle.

The song is played in the emotional scene where Mary, Queen of Scots (Adelaide Kane) and a dying Francis II of France (Toby Regbo) dance together in the television series Reign.

In the 2016 animated film Sing, Johnny (voiced by Taron Egerton) sings this song as his audition for the singing competition.

The song is also used as the background music for the Inspiron 17 5000 commercial, with Liev Schreiber and Chris Pratt.

Formats and track listings edit

Charts edit

Certifications and sales edit

Certifications and sales for "Stay with Me"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[156] 13× Platinum 910,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[157] Gold 15,000*
Belgium (BEA)[158] Platinum 30,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[160] 4× Platinum 359,000[159]
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[161] 4× Platinum 360,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[162] 5× Gold 750,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[163] 4× Platinum 200,000‡
Japan (RIAJ)[164] Gold 100,000*
Mexico (AMPROFON)[165] Gold 30,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[166] 3× Platinum 60,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[167] 3× Platinum 45,000*
Norway (IFPI Norway)[168] 7× Platinum 420,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[169] 2× Platinum 20,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[170] 2× Platinum 80,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[171] 8× Platinum 320,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[172] Platinum 30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[173] 5× Platinum 3,000,000‡
United States (RIAA)[174] Diamond 10,000,000‡
Streaming
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[175] 2× Platinum 5,200,000†
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[124] Platinum 8,000,000†

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Region Date Format Label
United States 14 April 2014 Adult album alternative radio[176] Capitol
Hot adult contemporary radio[177]
13 May 2014 Contemporary hit radio[178]
United Kingdom 18 May 2014 Digital download[53]
Worldwide 2 June 2014 Digital download (Darkchild remix)[52]

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Stay with Me is a song by English singer Sam Smith from Smith s debut studio album In the Lonely Hour 2014 It was released in the United States on 14 April 2014 and in the United Kingdom on 18 May 2014 Stay with Me is a gospel inspired ballad that details the protagonist pleading with their one night stand not to leave them 1 The song was written by Smith James Napier and William Phillips with Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne later receiving co writer credits due to the song s noted melodic similarity to Petty s single I Won t Back Down Stay with Me Single by Sam Smithfrom the album In the Lonely HourReleased14 April 2014Recorded2012 2013GenreSoulLength2 52LabelCapitolSongwriter s Sam Smith James Napier William Phillips Tom Petty Jeff LynneProducer s Sam Smith Jimmy Napes Steve Fitzmaurice Rodney Jerkins Darkchild version Sam Smith singles chronology Money on My Mind 2014 Stay with Me 2014 I m Not the Only One 2014 Music video Sam Smith Stay With Me on YouTubeThe song has become Smith s most successful single to date peaking at number one in the UK Singles Chart becoming Smith s third chart topper there second as a solo artist topping the charts in Canada and New Zealand and reaching number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 It has also reached top ten status in over twelve countries worldwide At the 57th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony Darkchild s version of Stay with Me won two Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year 2 3 Contents 1 Background 2 Agreement with Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne 3 Composition 4 Critical reception 5 Commercial performance 6 Music video 7 Cover versions 8 Live performances 9 Media usage 10 Formats and track listings 11 Charts 11 1 Weekly charts 11 2 Year end charts 11 3 Decade end charts 12 Certifications and sales 13 Release history 14 See also 15 ReferencesBackground editIn an interview with NME Smith said that the song was written in a studio in Old Street with James Napier Jimmy Napes and William Phillips also known as Tourist 4 Phillips started playing with three chords on the piano and Napier quickly provided a drum pattern and according to Smith the song just flowed out of us so naturally and the song was written in thirty to forty minutes After finishing the song Smith started to layer their vocals about twenty times singing in different parts of the studio and harmonizing The result sounded like a gospel choir but all from Smith s own voice and this demo was then used in the released song 4 5 According to Smith the song is about the moment in the morning after a one night stand where the person you are with leaves your house and you are left by yourself and it s just a second where you are just like I wish I wish You don t even love them you don t really fancy them that much it s just nice to have someone in the bed next to you 4 The song won the Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year and in their acceptance speech for winning the Record of the Year Smith said that I want to thank the man who this record is about who I fell in love with last year Thank you so much for breaking my heart because you got me four Grammys 6 On 25 March 2014 the song was played for the first time on Zane Lowe s BBC Radio 1 show at 7 30 pm 7 8 9 On 29 March they performed the song live on NBC s Saturday Night Live in the U S On 16 May they performed the song on The Graham Norton Show In June they returned to the U S as part of their tour where they performed the song on Good Morning America at the Apollo Theater in New York with Mary J Blige and David Letterman Agreement with Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne editFurther information List of songs that have been the subject of plagiarism disputes In January 2015 it was revealed that a settlement had been reached with Tom Petty s publishing 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 it noticed a likeness between Stay with Me and the melody of Petty s 1989 song I Won t Back Down 10 Petty clarified that he did not believe Smith intentionally plagiarized him saying All my years of songwriting have shown me these things can happen Most times you catch it before it gets out the studio door but in this case it got by Sam s people were very understanding of our predicament and we easily came to an agreement 11 According to Smith they had never heard I Won t Back Down before writing Stay with Me 12 13 but they acknowledged the similarity after listening to the song and said that the likeness was a complete coincidence 14 15 Petty and Lynne however were not eligible for a Grammy as the Recording Academy considered Stay with Me to have been interpolated from I Won t Back Down by Napier Phillips and Smith instead Petty and Lynne would be given certificates to honor their contribution to the work as is usual for writers of sampled or interpolated work 16 Composition edit nbsp Stay with Me source source track A 17 second sample of Stay with Me by Sam Smith where the chorus is heard Problems playing this file See media help In music notation Stay with Me is written in the key of C major an accidental free key signature with chord progressions of Am7 F C that are persistent throughout the entire song The song is composed in common 4 4 time signature and played at a tempo of 84 beats per minute bpm all according to the sheet music published at Musicnotes com by Sony ATV Music Publishing 17 Stay with Me was written by Smith James Napier William Phillips with additional credits 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 refrain sung in a gospel style 18 while Stereogum s Tom Breihan called it a soft focus piano soul ballad 19 Critical reception edit Stay with Me received generally positive reviews from music critics Amy Davidson from Digital Spy called the song an emotional crescendo and said the chorus was slightly over sentimental and felt that their soulful voice made the singer left in defeat by fleeting fling She gave the song four out of five stars 20 Joe Gross from Rolling Stone gave the song a mixed review awarding it three of five stars 21 Isabel Pearson of Nouse gave the song a positive review during her album review calling the song a euphoric slow building love song that s raw and undeniably one of the best tracks on this album 22 Sarah Milton of The Upcoming lauded the song calling it electrifying with its blunt honesty and exquisite gospel influence 23 In July 2014 Billboard listed Stay with Me as one of the 10 Best Songs of 2014 so far saying that the song is a fragile ballad that finds its backbone when a gospel choir assists the British singer on the harrowing chorus 24 Variance Magazine named the song its 2014 Song of Summer 25 The song was placed at number twelve on Rolling Stone s 50 Best Songs of 2014 list 26 In January 2015 Stay with Me was ranked at number 15 on The Village Voice s annual year end Pazz amp Jop critics poll Commercial performance editIn the UK Singles Chart it debuted at number one making it Smith s third number one The song became the eighth best selling song of 2014 in the UK 27 and the seventh overall when streaming is included 28 On the Billboard Hot 100 the song peaked at number two for two weeks making it Smith s first top ten song in the US as a lead artist and their second highest charting single after Unholy 2022 It was held off from the top spot by MAGIC s Rude As of the week of 2 May 2015 Stay with Me has spent 21 weeks in the top ten and 54 weeks on the Hot 100 The song was the tenth best selling song of 2014 in the United States with 3 34 million copies sold in that year 29 As of June 2015 The song has sold 4 1 million copies in the US 30 In Canada Stay with Me topped the Canadian Hot 100 for seven consecutive weeks In Australia the song debuted at number 22 on the ARIA Singles Chart on the chart dated 5 May 2014 and later peaked at number five on the chart date 16 June 2014 31 The song also reached top 10 status in over twelve countries worldwide becoming Smith s most successful single to date Music video editA music video to accompany the release of Stay with Me was first released onto YouTube on 27 March 2014 at a total length of three minutes and twenty nine seconds 32 The video shows Smith coming out of a house and walking down a street in De Beauvoir Town London sitting in a room performing the song and performing the song in a church with a choir It was directed by Jamie Thraves 33 Stay with Me received nominations at the MTV Video Music Awards for Best Male Video and Artist to Watch 34 As of September 2019 the video has received over 1 0 billion views Cover versions editIn June 2014 Ed Sheeran covered Stay with Me at BBC Radio 1 s Live Lounge He explained his choice saying It s my favourite song of the last year I think it s an instant classic 35 Florence and the Machine covered it at the Orange Warsaw Festival 36 In July Vin Diesel sang it during an interview with Capital FM 37 In August Chris Brown posted a video on Instagram in which he sings the song with lyric changes 38 Eventual winner Josh Kaufman covered the song for his top 12 performance on the sixth season of The Voice US Reigan Derry performed the song for Top 10 Hits themed week on the sixth series of The X Factor Australia and her performance debuted at number 20 on the ARIA Singles Chart 39 In September 2014 FKA twigs also covered it at BBC Radio 1 s Live Lounge 40 Also in September Charli XCX covered it at Live 95 5 s Bing Lounge 41 Luke James also covered the song which appeared on his 2014 self titled album 42 Kelly Clarkson covered the song at her free concert in honor of the new Microsoft store at the SouthPark Mall in Charlotte North Carolina 43 Singer Patti LaBelle performed it in November 2014 on her concert tour 44 Romain Virgo did a reggae cover 45 In September 2017 Pink covered Stay with Me at BBC Radio 1 s Live Lounge In November 2017 US country singer Coffey Anderson released it as part of his Sad Love Songs series accompanied by a music video directed by Terry W 46 The song is sampled in the track Freak from Avicii s posthumous album Tim which it was released on 6 June 2019 47 non primary source needed In 2018 American R amp B group The Temptations covered the song in their 2018 album All The Time English folk group Bear s Den covered the song for the Sunday Sessions T Pain recorded a cover of Stay with Me for his 2023 covers album On Top of the Covers 48 Live performances editSmith debuted the song live as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live on 29 March 2014 49 Smith performed the song at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards on 24 August 2014 at The Forum in Inglewood California 50 US R amp B artist Mary J Blige performed alongside Smith in a live version of the song also in Los Angeles at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards Blige provided her vocals in the second verse in place of Smith The performance is on the artist s Vevo channel 51 Media usage editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The song is featured in the television series Mistresses Girlfriends Guide to Divorce Bad Education and The Mindy Project Actor Marlon Wayans lip synced this song on Spike s Lip Sync Battle The song is played in the emotional scene where Mary Queen of Scots Adelaide Kane and a dying Francis II of France Toby Regbo dance together in the television series Reign In the 2016 animated film Sing Johnny voiced by Taron Egerton sings this song as his audition for the singing competition The song is also used as the background music for the Inspiron 17 5000 commercial with Liev Schreiber and Chris Pratt Formats and track listings editCD single Stay with Me 2 52 Stay with Me Radio Mix 2 53Digital download Darkchild Version 52 Stay with Me Darkchild Version featuring Mary J Blige 2 53 Stay with Me Darkchild Version 2 54 Digital download EP 53 Stay with Me Soul Clap Mix 5 02 Stay with Me Darkchild Version 2 54 Stay with Me Shy FX Remix 3 32 Stay with Me Wilfred Giroux Remix 4 39Rainer Grimm Remix single Stay with Me Rainer Grimm Remix 3 34Charts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Stay with Me Chart 2014 2015 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 54 5Austria O3 Austria Top 40 55 3Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 56 8Belgium Dance Ultratop Flanders 57 6Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 58 3Belgium Dance Ultratop Wallonia 59 4Brazil Billboard Brasil Hot 100 60 46Canada Canadian Hot 100 61 1Canada AC Billboard 62 1Canada CHR Top 40 Billboard 63 3Canada Hot AC Billboard 64 1Czech Republic Radio Top 100 65 32Czech Republic Singles Digital Top 100 66 6Denmark Tracklisten 67 3Euro Digital Songs Billboard 68 1Finland Suomen virallinen lista 69 14France SNEP 70 6Germany Official German Charts 71 11Greece Digital Songs Billboard 72 9Hungary Single Top 40 73 33Hungary Stream Top 40 74 7Iceland RUV 75 featuring Mary J Blige 9Ireland IRMA 76 1Israel Media Forest 77 1Italy FIMI 78 6Japan Japan Hot 100 79 5Luxembourg Digital Songs Billboard 80 5Mexico Ingles Airplay Billboard 81 17Netherlands Dutch Top 40 82 2Netherlands Single Top 100 83 3New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 84 1Norway VG lista 85 3Poland Polish Airplay Top 100 86 1Portugal Digital Songs Billboard 87 5Scotland OCC 88 1Slovakia Radio Top 100 89 2Slovakia Singles Digital Top 100 90 4Slovenia SloTop50 91 7South Africa EMA 92 1Spain PROMUSICAE 93 2Sweden Sverigetopplistan 94 4Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 95 6UK Singles OCC 96 1US Billboard Hot 100 97 2US Adult Alternative Songs Billboard 98 1US Adult Contemporary Billboard 99 1US Adult R amp B Songs Billboard 100 1US Adult Top 40 Billboard 101 1US Dance Mix Show Airplay Billboard 102 4US Dance Club Songs Billboard 103 37US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 104 1US R amp B Hip Hop Airplay Billboard 105 10US Rhythmic Billboard 106 5US Rock Airplay Billboard 107 36 Year end charts edit 2014 year end chart performance for Stay with Me Chart 2014 PositionAustralia ARIA 108 8Austria O3 Austria Top 40 109 44Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 110 35Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 111 58Canada Canadian Hot 100 112 8Denmark Tracklisten 113 10Germany Official German Charts 114 35Hungary Stream Top 40 115 43Ireland IRMA 116 9Italy FIMI 117 25Netherlands Dutch Top 40 118 8Netherlands Single Top 100 119 5New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 120 5Norway Summer Period VG lista 121 9Poland Polish Airplay Top 100 122 28Slovenia SloTop50 123 40Spain PROMUSICAE Streaming 124 57Sweden Sverigetopplistan 125 10Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 126 20UK Singles Official Charts Company 127 7US Billboard Hot 100 128 10US Adult Alternative Songs Billboard 129 4US Adult Contemporary Billboard 130 7US Adult Top 40 Billboard 131 3US Dance Mix Show Airplay Billboard 132 50US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 133 8US Rhythmic Billboard 134 282015 year end chart performance for Stay with Me Chart 2015 PositionAustralia ARIA 135 87Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 136 84Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 137 47Denmark Tracklisten 138 56Italy FIMI 139 69Japan Japan Hot 100 140 46Netherlands Dutch Top 40 141 141Netherlands Single Top 100 142 49New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 143 31Slovenia SloTop50 144 44Spain PROMUSICAE 145 51Sweden Sverigetopplistan 146 71Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 147 54UK Singles Official Charts Company 148 61US Billboard Hot 100 149 58US Adult Contemporary Billboard 150 142016 year end chart performance for Stay with Me Chart 2016 PositionBrazil Billboard Brasil Hot 100 151 47Slovenia SloTop50 152 33Decade end charts edit 2010s end chart performance for Stay with Me Chart 2010 2019 PositionAustralia ARIA 153 40UK Singles Official Charts Company 154 33US Billboard Hot 100 155 70Certifications and sales editCertifications and sales for Stay with Me Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 156 13 Platinum 910 000 Austria IFPI Austria 157 Gold 15 000 Belgium BEA 158 Platinum 30 000 Canada Music Canada 160 4 Platinum 359 000 159 Denmark IFPI Danmark 161 4 Platinum 360 000 Germany BVMI 162 5 Gold 750 000 Italy FIMI 163 4 Platinum 200 000 Japan RIAJ 164 Gold 100 000 Mexico AMPROFON 165 Gold 30 000 Netherlands NVPI 166 3 Platinum 60 000 New Zealand RMNZ 167 3 Platinum 45 000 Norway IFPI Norway 168 7 Platinum 420 000 Portugal AFP 169 2 Platinum 20 000 Spain PROMUSICAE 170 2 Platinum 80 000 Sweden GLF 171 8 Platinum 320 000 Switzerland IFPI Switzerland 172 Platinum 30 000 United Kingdom BPI 173 5 Platinum 3 000 000 United States RIAA 174 Diamond 10 000 000 StreamingDenmark IFPI Danmark 175 2 Platinum 5 200 000 Spain PROMUSICAE 124 Platinum 8 000 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Streaming only figures based on certification alone Release history editRegion Date Format LabelUnited States 14 April 2014 Adult album alternative radio 176 CapitolHot adult contemporary radio 177 13 May 2014 Contemporary hit radio 178 United Kingdom 18 May 2014 Digital download 53 Worldwide 2 June 2014 Digital download Darkchild remix 52 See also editList of best selling singles in Australia List of number one singles of 2014 South Africa List of Billboard Adult Contemporary number ones of 2014References edit Ollman Jonah 28 March 2014 The Angel of Cambridge Sam Smith Sound of Boston Retrieved 29 March 2014 Grammy Awards Sam Smith wins four prizes BBC 9 February 2015 Sam Smith s Stay with Me Vs Stay with Me Darkchild Version What s the Difference Radio com 5 December 2014 a b c Sam Smith on the Story Behind Stay With Me video NME Shawn Christ 8 September 2014 Sam Smith Talks About Creating Stay With Me Music Times Marlow Stern 9 February 2015 Sam Smith s Stay With Me Inspiration A Guy That I Fell In Love With Last Year The Daily Beast Taylor Frances 25 March 2014 Sam Smith premieres new track listen Digital Spy Sam Smith samsmithworld 21 March 2014 WHO S READY FOR MY SECOND SINGLE Tweet Retrieved 28 October 2014 via Twitter Listen Sam Smith s beautiful new single Stay with Me Consequence of Sound Sam Smith Tom Petty given writing credit for Stay with Me BBC News 27 January 2015 Kreps Daniel 29 January 2015 Tom Petty on Sam Smith Settlement No Hard Feelings These Things Happen Rolling Stone Retrieved 31 January 2015 Sam Smith explains why they settled copyright dispute with Tom Petty Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 7 February 2015 Lac J Freedom du 9 February 2015 The only person Sam Smith didn t thank at the Grammys deserves a lot of credit The Washington Post Copland Chris 25 January 2015 Tom Petty awarded songwriting royalties for Sam Smith s Stay With Me Consequence of Sound Retrieved 26 January 2015 Sam Smith Tom Petty given writing credit for Stay With Me BBC 27 January 2015 Retrieved 27 January 2015 Randall Roberts 26 January 2014 Tom Petty Jeff Lynne added to credits of Sam Smith s Stay With Me Los Angeles Times Musicnotes com Unsupported Browser or Operating System Musicnotes 31 March 2014 Retrieved 28 October 2014 Keane Erin 5 December 2014 Beyonce gets snubbed This morning s bizarre Grammys announcements Salon Retrieved 20 January 2015 Breihan Tom 22 May 2014 Sam Smith Leave Your Lover Video Stereogum Retrieved 20 January 2015 Sam Smith Stay with Me Single review Digital Spy 19 May 2014 Retrieved 9 June 2014 Sam Smith Stay With Me Rolling Stone 4 April 2014 Archived from the original on 4 July 2014 Retrieved 9 June 2014 Album Review Sam Smith In The Lonely Hour nouse com 1 June 2014 Retrieved 9 June 2014 Sam Smith In the Lonely Hour Album review theupcoming co uk 31 May 2014 Retrieved 9 June 2014 10 Best Songs of 2014 So Far Critics Picks Billboard 10 July 2014 Retrieved 11 July 2014 Readers Select 2014 Songs of Summer 12 August 2014 Retrieved 13 August 2014 50 Best Songs of 2014 Rolling 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October 2014 Retrieved 28 October 2014 Joey Mannarino 29 November 2014 Patti LaBelle covers Sam Smith s Grammy Award Winning Stay With Me Record Song of the Year via YouTube Romain Virgo Stay With Me Reggae Cover via YouTube Sad Love Songs Stay With Me Coffey Anderson 29 November 2017 Retrieved 19 December 2017 via YouTube The official tracklist for Avicii s TIM which will drop on June 6th via iTunes Japan and r avicii 9 May 2019 Retrieved 10 May 2019 via Twitter Malone Mendez Chris 17 March 2023 T Pain Covers Frank Sinatra Journey and More On New Album Forbes Retrieved 20 March 2023 Sam Smith Stay With Me Live on SNL Retrieved 26 October 2022 via YouTube Sam Smith Stuns VMAs With Gorgeous No Frills Performance Billboard 25 August 2014 Retrieved 26 August 2014 Sam Smith Stay With Me Live ft Mary J Blige Retrieved 28 October 2014 via YouTube a b Stay With Me feat Mary J Blige Single by Sam Smith United States iTunes Store Retrieved 3 June 2014 a b Stay With Me EP by Sam Smith United 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