"Stay" is a song by English synthpop

Synthpop

Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...

 duo Hurts

Hurts

Hurts are a British synthpop duo formed in 2009, consisting of singer Theo Hutchcraft and synthesist Adam Anderson . Their debut album Happiness, which was released in September 2010, has reached the Top 10 in 12 European countries, and has sold over 800,000 copies worldwide...

 from their debut album, Happiness

Happiness (Hurts album)

Happiness is the debut studio album by English synthpop duo Hurts, released in the United Kingdom on 6 September 2010. It was preceded by the release of the singles "Better Than Love" on 23 May 2010 and "Wonderful Life" on 22 August 2010. Collaborators include Jonas Quant and production team The...

. It was released as the album's third single in the United Kingdom on 15 November 2010. The song is the soundtrack to the German film Kokowääh

Kokowääh

Kokowääh is a 2011 German film directed by Til Schweiger. It was released in German–speaking countries on 3 February 2011. The film stars Til Schweiger, his daughter Emma Tiger Schweiger, Jasmin Gerat and Samuel Finzi. Another Schweiger's daughter, Luna Schweiger, also makes a small appearance in...

, and was included in the Les Mills International

Les Mills International

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 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!".

Music video

The video, directed by Dave Ma and shot on locations in Iceland, 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.
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.

Track listing

• CD single

1. "Stay" – 3:55
2. "Confide in Me
   Confide in Me
   Confide in Me is a compilation album by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue, which was released in May, 2002. The album cosists both studio albums of her former record label Deconstruction Records, which are Kylie Minogue and Impossible Princess. However, her single Breathe was not featured...
   
   " (Live from Reykjavik) – 3:53

• 7" single

1. "Stay" – 3:55
2. "Stay" (Groove Armada
   Groove Armada
   Groove Armada is an English electronic music duo from London, England comprising Andy Cato and Tom Findlay. They are perhaps best known for their singles "I See You Baby" and "Superstylin'"...
   
    Remix) – 7:29

• Digital EP

1. "Stay" - 3:55
2. "Stay" (Groove Armada Remix) – 7:29
3. "Stay" (Full Intention
   Full Intention
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    Club Mix) – 6:10

• UK digital single

1. "Stay" (Temper Trap Remix) – 4:25

• German digital EP

1. "Stay"
2. "Stay" (Groove Armada Remix)
3. "Stay" (Full Intention Club Mix)
4. "Stay" (Oliver Koletzki Remix)

• German CD-Single

1. "Stay"
2. "Stay" (Groove Armada Remix)
3. "Stay" (Full Intention Club Mix)
4. "Confide in Me" (Live from Reykjavik)

Personnel

• Songwriting
  Songwriter
  A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
  
   – Hurts
  Hurts
  Hurts are a British synthpop duo formed in 2009, consisting of singer Theo Hutchcraft and synthesist Adam Anderson . Their debut album Happiness, which was released in September 2010, has reached the Top 10 in 12 European countries, and has sold over 800,000 copies worldwide...
  
  
• Production
  Record producer
  A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
  
  , instruments
  Musical instrument
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   and programming – Hurts, Jonas Quant
  Jonas Quant
  Jonas Quant is a producer and songwriter from Gothenburg, Sweden. One of the Swedish label Dot's leading artists, Quant released a few neo-electro EPs for the quirky label in the late 1990s, in addition to several compilation contributions as well as remixes. His first album was released in 2000...
  
  
• Choir
  Choir
  A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
  
   – Tina Sunnero, Jennifer Götvall, Karianne Arvidsson, Malin Abrahamsson

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Charts

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Chart (2010–11)	Peak position
German Downloads Chart	2
German Airplay Chart	1
Latvia(EHR European Hit Radio European Hit Radio is one of the very first commercial radio stations in Baltic States. This radio focuses on reflecting the current situation in European music charts... )	1
Poland (ZPAV Polish Music Charts The Polish Music Charts are two official album charts and seven singles charts in Poland, provided by ZPAV, the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . The first, the Top 100, is a monthly chart based on data received from the album companies... )	2

Certifications

Country	Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds)
Germany Bundesverband Musikindustrie The Bundesverband Musikindustrie or simply BVMI represents the music industry in Germany. The association represents the interests of nearly 350 labels and music industry related enterprises....	Gold

Release history

Region	Date	Format
Austria		Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
Italy
Netherlands
Sweden
Ireland		CD single, 7" single Gramophone record A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove... , digital download
United Kingdom
Germany		Digital download
		CD single