Stay

Stay may refer to:

Art

• Stay (sculptures), two artworks in Christchurch, New Zealand

Law

• Two types of court order, either of which may be called simply a stay:
  • Stay of execution, a ruling to temporarily suspend the enforcement of a court judgment—often, but not always, referring to a stay of a death sentence
  • Stay of proceedings, a ruling halting further legal process in a trial

Media

Film and television

• Stay (2005 film), a 2005 psychological thriller directed by Marc Forster
• Stay, also known as Sleeping Dogs Lie, a 2006 romantic comedy directed by Bobcat Goldthwait
• Stay (2013 film), a 2013 Canadian-Irish drama
• "Stay" (Haven), an episode of Haven

Literature

• Stay (novel), a 2002 crime novel by Nicola Griffith

Music

Albums

• Stay (The Controllers album), and the title song, 1986
• Stay (Jeremy Camp album), and the title song (see below), 2002
• Stay (Oingo Boingo album), and the title song (see below), 1990
• Stay (Simply Red album), and the title song, 2007
• Stay: Yoake no Soul, a 2009 album by Garnet Crow
• Stay, a 1987 album by Lory Bianco (recording as Bonnie Bianco), and the title song

Songs

• "Stay" (2-4 Family song), 1998
• "Stay" (Bernard Butler song), 1998
• "Stay" (Black Stone Cherry song), 2011
• "Stay" (David Bowie song), 1976
• "Stay" (David Guetta song), 2004
• "Stay" (Destine song), 2011
• "Stay" (Elisa song), 2007, a song by Elisa Toffoli
• "Stay" (Eternal song), 1993
• "Stay" (Fayray song), 2002
• "Stay" (Hurts song), 2010
• "Stay" (Jay Sean song), 2008
• "Stay" (Jeremy Camp song), 2002
• "Stay" (Jodeci song), 1991
• "Stay" (Kygo song), 2015
• "Stay" (Maurice Williams song), 1960, a song by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs, also covered by The Four Seasons, Jackson Browne, Cyndi Lauper, The Dave Clark Five, Andrew Gold, The Hollies, Jan and Dean, Bruce Springsteen, and others
• "Stay" (Ne-Yo song), 2006, featuring Peedi Peedi
• "Stay" (Nick Jonas & the Administration song), 2010
• "Stay" (Rihanna song), 2013, covered by Adam Lambert, Jonas Brothers, Fatin Shidqia Lubis, Demi Lovato, Patti Smith, and others
• "Stay" (SafetySuit song), 2009
• "Stay" (Sash! song), 1997
• "Stay" (Shakespears Sister song), 1992
• "Stay" (Stephen Gately song), 2001
• "Stay" (Sugarland song), 2007
• "Stay" (Tooji song), 2012
• "Stay?", a song by the Rogue Traders, 2003
• "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)", a song by U2, 1993
• "Stay (I Missed You)", a song by Lisa Loeb, 1994
• "Stay (Wasting Time)", a song by Dave Matthews Band, 1998
• "Stay: Now I'm Here", a song by Dream, 2001
• "Stay", by Agnetha Faltskog, from the album Wrap Your Arms Around Me
• "Stay", by Alison Krauss, from the album Forget About It
• "Stay", by Belly, from the album Star
• "Stay", by Beulah
• "Stay", by The Blue Nile, from the album A Walk Across the Rooftops
• "Stay", by Cher Lloyd, featured on some editions of Sticks + Stones album
• "Stay", by Cradle of Filth, from the album Thornography
• "Stay", by The Crash, from the album Pony Ride
• "Stay", by Cueshé, from the album Half Empty Half Full
• "Stay", by Daryl Ong, the opening theme from the television series On the Wings of Love
• "Stay", by Dave Gahan, from the album Paper Monsters
• "Stay", by Delta Goodrem, B-side to the single "Love... Thy Will Be Done"
• "Stay", by Destiny's Child, from the album The Writing's on the Wall
• "Stay", by Down to Earth Approach, from the compilation album A Santa Cause: It's a Punk Rock Christmas
• "Stay", by Florida Georgia Line, from the album Here's to the Good Times
• "Stay", by Giant, from the album Time to Burn
• "Stay", by Goldfinger, from the album Goldfinger
• "Stay", by Gregori Lukas
• "Stay", by Hans Zimmer, from the soundtrack for the film Interstellar
• "Stay", by Hillsong Music Australia, from the album By Your Side
• "Stay", by Jimmy Somerville, from the album Home Again
• "Stay", by Little Big Town, from the album Little Big Town
• "Stay", by Madonna, from the album Like a Virgin
• "Stay", by Marcella Detroit, from the album The Vehicle
• "Stay", by Mayday Parade, from the album Mayday Parade
• "Stay", by Miley Cyrus, from the album Can't Be Tamed
• "Stay", by No Devotion, from the album Permanence
• "Stay", by Oingo Boingo, from the album Dead Man's Party
• "Stay", by Pink Floyd, from the album Obscured by Clouds
• "Stay", by Poets of the Fall, from the album Signs of Life
• "Stay", by Prism, from the album Small Change
• "Stay", by Robbie Seay Band, from the album Give Yourself Away
• "Stay", by Ronan Keating, from the album Winter Songs
• "Stay", by Rufus featuring Chaka Khan, from the album Street Player
• "Stay", by Sara Bareilles, from the album Once Upon Another Time
• "Stay", by Saves the Day, from the album Under the Boards
• "Stay", by Simply Red, from the album Stay
• "Stay", by Steve Grand, from the album All-American Boy
• "Stay", by The Tragically Hip, from the album Music @ Work
• "Stay", by Tyrese
• "Stay", by The Waifs, from the album Sun Dirt Water
• "Stay", by Wendy and Lisa, from the album Wendy and Lisa
• "Stay", by Will Oldham (recorded as Bonnie 'Prince' Billy)
• "Stay", composed by Ernest Gold and Norman Gimbel for the 1969 film The Secret of Santa Vittoria
• "Stay (Ven a Mi)", by Il Divo, from the album Wicked Game
• "Stay Around", by Manfred Mann, B-side to the single "If You Gotta Go, Go Now"

Structural and mechanical

• Stays (nautical), the heavy ropes, wires, or rods on sailing vessels that run from the masts to the hull
• Collar stays, small rigid pieces used to maintain the point of a men's dress shirt collar
• Corset, a garment worn to mold and shape the torso
  • Bone (corsetry), one of the rigid parts of a corset
• Guy-wire, a metal wire used to support tall structures, such as radio masts
• Boiler stay, a part of a boiler or other pressure vessel used to support the structure against the internal pressure
• Seat stay and chain stay, parts of a bicycle frame

Places

• Stay, Kentucky, U.S., an unincorporated community

See also

• All pages beginning with "Stay"
• Demi Lovato: Stay Strong, a 2012 documentary film about Demi Lovato
• "Let's Stay Together Tonight", a song by Air Supply, from the album The Book of Love
• Let's Stay Together (disambiguation)
• Stay Awake (disambiguation)
• "Stay Stay Stay", a song by Taylor Swift, from the album Red
• Stay the Night (disambiguation)
• Stay with Me (disambiguation)
• Stay with The Hollies, a 1964 album by The Hollies