Stay (Ne-Yo song)

"Stay"
Single by Ne-Yo featuring Peedi Peedi
from the album In My Own Words
Released	September 20, 2005
Format	CD single, music download, vinyl
Recorded	2005
Genre	R&B, hip hop soul
Length	3:51
Label	Island Def Jam
Writer(s)	Shaffer Smith, Ron "Neff-U" Feemstar, R. Blaylock, S. Ridge Jr., P. Zayaz, M. DeBarge, E. Jordan
Producer(s)	Ron "Neff-U" Feemstar
Ne-Yo singles chronology
"Stay" (2005) "So Sick" (2006)

"Stay" is the debut single by American R&B singer Ne-Yo, from his debut studio album In My Own Words (2006). It features rapper Peedi Peedi and produced by Ron "Neff-U" Feemstar.

The video for "Stay" premiered on BET and VH1 in September 2005, and on TRL in November 2005. The single failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 when it was released in the U.S. in 2005, however, the song proved to be a success on the R&B charts, peaking at number 36, Ne-Yo's first single to do so as a solo artist.

In the UK, "Stay" was due to be released as the third single from In My Own Words. The video premiered on UK television in September 2006 on TV channel B4. The single was due to be released in the UK on October 2, 2006 but due to lack of airplay, the single was subsequently cancelled.

Track listings

CD

1. "Stay" (featuring Peedi Peedi) (radio edit with rap)
2. "Stay" (acoustic version)

12" Vinyl

1. "Stay" (featuring Peedi Peedi)

Charts

Chart (2005-06)	Peak position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[1]	8
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[2]	36

References

1. "Ne-Yo: Stay" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved September 20, 2008.
2. "Ne-Yo – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Ne-Yo. Retrieved July 22, 2011.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics