"I Want You to Stay" was the fifth single released from Maxïmo Park

Maxïmo Park

Maxïmo Park are a British alternative rock band, formed in 2000. They are signed to Warp Records. The band consists of Paul Smith , Duncan Lloyd , Archis Tiku , Lukas Wooller and Tom English...

, taken from their debut album A Certain Trigger

A Certain Trigger

*Uncut  – 3 stars out of 5 – "[T]here's a romantic soul at play. Frontman Paul Smith loves the dejections of the north as much as Jarvis Cocker."*CMJ *Uncut (p. 102) – 3 stars out of 5 – "[T]here's a romantic soul at play. Frontman Paul Smith loves the dejections of the...

. It was the last single from the album, released on 20 February 2006. "I Want You to Stay" reached number 21 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

. The music video for the song was also the first video not to feature the band.

A B-side from Maxïmo Park's February 2005 single for "Apply Some Pressure

Apply Some Pressure

"Apply Some Pressure" was the second single released by Maxïmo Park. It reached number 20 on the UK Singles Chart in February 2005. The song was re-released in October 2005 and reached number 17 in the UK charts...

" features a song called "I Want You to Leave," a play on the title of "I Want You to Stay." The song is also included on the band's 2006 compilation album Missing Songs

Missing Songs

Missing Songs is a compilation album by the British indie rock band Maxïmo Park comprising B-sides and demos previously available only on British released singles. The John Lennon cover "Isolation" was also featured on a compilation made up of cover versions of Lennon's songs that was given away...

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Track listing

CD (WAP201CD)

1. "I Want You to Stay" (Edit) – 3:12
2. "La Quinta" – 2:38
3. "I Want You to Stay" (Field Music
   Field Music
   Field Music are a band from Sunderland, England who formed in 2004. The band's core consists of brothers David and Peter Brewis , with Andrew Moore. Their line-ups have at times featured members of both Maxïmo Park and The Futureheads...
   
    / J. Xaverre Remix) – 4:06

7" #1 (7WAP201, turquoise vinyl)

1. "I Want You to Stay" (Original Demo) – 5:16
2. "I Want You to Stay" (Field Music / J. Xaverre Remix) – 4:06

7" #2 (7WAP201R, white vinyl)

1. "I Want You to Stay" (Cristian Vogel
   Cristian Vogel
   Cristian Vogel is an experimental electronic musician.-Biography:Cristian Vogel was born in Chile and moved to England in the mid 1970s. Vogel first began working with electronic compositions in the late 1980s with the Cabbage Head Collective...
   
   Remix) – 4:29
2. "La Quinta" – 2:38

External links

• Single information on MaxïmoPark.com