Stay with Me (Ironik song)

"Stay with Me"
Single by Ironik
from the album No Point in Wasting Tears
Released 22 June 2008 (Digital download)
30 June 2008 (Physical)
Format CD single, maxi single, digital download
Recorded 2006
Genre R&B, hip hop, grime
Length 3:39 (album version)
Label Asylum/Warner Music
Writer(s) Ironik, Nick Jarl, David Stenmarck, Andreas Carlsson, Tim Cox, Nigel Swanston
Producer(s) Alex James Sparks, Louis Gibzen, Nick Jarl
Ironik singles chronology
"So Nice"
(2007)		 "Stay with Me"
(2008)		 "I Wanna Be Your Man"
(2008)

"Stay with Me" (Everybody's Free) is the first single from Ironiks' debut album No Point in Wasting Tears. The song peaked at #5 on the UK Singles Chart.

Song information

The song was written for his younger sister. There was a message in the lyrics for her. Ironik said "With all these people dying, if anything happens to me, there's a message in it for her." The track was produced by Alex James Sparks and samples lyrics of the song "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)" by Quindon Tarver, which is a cover of the Rozalla hit "Everybody's Free". It also samples the song "Written In The Stars" by Westlife, used as the main melody and for the chorus. It reached a peak position of #5 in the UK Singles Chart and #8 on the Irish Singles Chart. It is featured as one of the tracks on the UK compilation album Now! 70. The single was released in both a one-track version and an enhanced 6-track CD,[1] with 5 remixes of the song as well as the radio edit.

An acoustic version of the song was performed for Live Lounge on BBC Radio 1 and appears on the compilation Radio 1's Live Lounge - Volume 3.

Music video

The video features Ironik in different scenes through London where bad events have happened. The main being his girlfriend who is in hospital and him visiting her. He later visits her and sees her bed is empty. Fearing the worst he turns to see her standing behind him in good health. He is also seen in a church.

Track listing

UK CD single
  1. "Stay with Me (Everybody's Free)" (Original Version)
UK Maxi-single
  1. "Stay with Me (Everybody's Free)" (Radio Edit)
  2. "Stay with Me" (Wiley/Chipmunk Remix)
  3. "Stay with Me" (Agent X Remix) (Ironik/Chipmunk)
  4. "Stay with Me" (Niteryders Remix)
  5. "Stay with Me" (Rolla Remix)
  6. "Stay with Me" (MySparks Edit)

Chart performance

The single was released on 23 June 2008 for download and it entered the UK Singles Chart at #13 before climbing to #6 the week of its physical release. A week later the song rose to its peak position of #5 in the chart on 13 July 2008. On 20 July it fell to #8 where it remained for two weeks.

In Ireland the song reached its peak of #10 in its first week (12 July 2008) and then fell one place to #11 the next week. Later it peaked at number 8.

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Irish Singles Chart[2] 8
Swedish Singles Chart 16
UK Singles Chart[2] 5
Sales and certifications
Country Provider Certification Sales
United Kingdom BPI Silver 225,000+[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Stay With Me enhanced edition track listing".
  2. 1 2 Ironik Stay With Me @ Top40-Charts.com - 40 Top 20 & Top 40 Music Charts from 25 Countries
  3. ↑ http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=60032002&albumID=2052170&imageID=35743352
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