Stay (Hurts song)

"Stay"
Single by Hurts
from the album Happiness
B-side "Confide in Me"
Released 12 November 2010 (2010-11-12)
Format
Recorded Sunshine Studios
(Manchester, England)
Pellerin
(Gothenburg, Sweden)
Genre
Length 3:55
Label
Writer(s) Hurts
Producer(s)
Hurts singles chronology
"Wonderful Life"
(2010)		 "Stay"
(2010)		 "All I Want for Christmas Is New Year's Day"
(2010)

"Stay" is a song by English synthpop duo Hurts from their debut album, Happiness. It was released as the album's third single in the United Kingdom on 15 November 2010.[1] The song is the soundtrack to the German film Kokowääh,[2] and was included in the Les Mills International BodyBalance (BodyFlow in the US/Canada) fitness program as Track 8 - Twists for Release 53.

Reception

STAR Magazine gave the song 5 stars out of 5 and stated "We’re not quite sure how music so gloomy can still manage to be so bloody gorgeous. But this synth duo’s inspired way with a simple melody, romantic lyrics and Theo Hutchcraft’s richly heartfelt vocals somehow build this electro-pop ballad into a truly beautiful elegy to lost love. Stunning!".[3]

Music video

Model Anna Thora Alfreds and Theo Hutchcraft in the video.

The video, directed by Dave Ma and shot on locations in Iceland,[4] depicts Hurts singer Theo Hutchcraft and Icelandic model/actress Anna Thora Alfreds as lovers facing the end of their relationship. The two characters – both smartly dressed – appear to emerge from the sea and then walk on a bleak shore under a grey sky, until only Theo features in the final scene, alone. The video is intercut with scenes of Hutchcraft and band-mate Adam Anderson performing inside a shed and Anderson playing the piano on the wind-battered beach, alongside a group of female dancers singing the backing vocals.[5] Director Ma described how, on the day of the shooting, "the clouds rolled in as the perfect moody cover and everything looked amazing. But it was freezing, and the dancers, actress and Adam and Theo from Hurts did amazingly well to look somewhat composed in near subzero temperatures." At the end of the day Anna Thora got hurt when they were filming the last scene in the sea. Her knee cap broke and dislocated.[4]

Track listing

  • CD single
  1. "Stay" – 3:55
  2. "Confide in Me" (Live from Reykjavik) – 3:53
  • 7" single
  1. "Stay" – 3:55
  2. "Stay" (Groove Armada Remix) – 7:29
  • Digital EP
  1. "Stay" - 3:55
  2. "Stay" (Groove Armada Remix) – 7:29
  3. "Stay" (Full Intention Club Mix) – 6:10
  • UK digital single
  1. "Stay" (The Temper Trap Remix) – 4:25
  • German digital EP[6]
  1. "Stay"
  2. "Stay" (Groove Armada Remix)
  3. "Stay" (Full Intention Club Mix)
  4. "Stay" (Oliver Koletzki Remix)
  • German CD-Single[7]
  1. "Stay"
  2. "Stay" (Groove Armada Remix)
  3. "Stay" (Full Intention Club Mix)
  4. "Confide in Me" (Live from Reykjavik)

Personnel

Source:[8]

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2010–11) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] 4
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[10] 14
Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 3
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[12] 20
Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard)[13] 2
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[14] 2
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[15] 51
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 6
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[17] 50

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
Austrian Singles Chart[18] 39
German Singles Chart[19] 29
Swiss Singles Chart[20] 53

Certifications

Country Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Austria Gold[21]
Germany Gold[22]

Release history

Region Date Format
Austria[23] 12 November 2010 Digital download
Italy[24]
Netherlands[25]
Sweden[26]
Ireland[27]
United Kingdom[1] 15 November 2010
Germany 4 February 2011[6] Digital download
11 February 2011[7] CD single

References

  1. 1 2 Copsey, Robert (1 October 2010). "Hurts announce new single". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
  2. ↑ German Soundtrack
  3. ↑ "STAR Magazine: Hottest Celeb website :: Music :: Singles". 16 November 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Hurts’ Stay by Dave Ma". Promo News. 2010-10-21. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
  5. ↑ "HURTS - Stay (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 5 Jan 2012.
  6. 1 2 https://itunes.apple.com/de/preorder/stay-ep/id412491918
  7. 1 2 http://www.amazon.de/dp/B004E4494G
  8. ↑ Happiness (liner notes). Hurts. Major Label, Sony, RCA. 2010.
  9. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Hurts – Stay" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Hurts – Stay" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  11. ↑ "Musicline.de – Hurts Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  12. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  13. ↑ "Luxembourg Digital Songs - March 5, 2011". Billboard.
  14. ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  15. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert {{{year}}}{{{week}}} into search.
  16. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Hurts – Stay". Swiss Singles Chart.
  17. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2010-11-27" UK Singles Chart.
  18. ↑ http://austriancharts.at/2011_single.asp
  19. ↑ http://www.mtv.de/charts/Single_Jahrescharts_2011
  20. ↑ http://swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=2011
  21. ↑ http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin
  22. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Hurts; 'Wonderful+Life')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
  23. ↑ "Stay: Austrian 7Digital purchase link". 7 Digital Austria. 7 Digital. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
  24. ↑ "Stay: Italian 7Digital purchase link". 7 Digital Italy. 7 Digital. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
  25. ↑ "Stay: Dutch 7Digital purchase link". 7 Digital Netherlands. 7 Digital. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
  26. ↑ "Stay: Swedish 7Digital purchase link". 7 Digital Sweden. 7 Digital. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
  27. ↑ "Stay: iTunes Ireland pre-order link". iTunes Store Ireland. Apple Inc. Retrieved 11 November 2010.

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