Stay (David Bowie song)

"Stay"
Single by David Bowie
from the album Station to Station
A-side	"Stay"
B-side	"Word on a Wing"
Released	July 1976
Format	7" single
Recorded	Cherokee Studios, Hollywood; September–December 1975
Genre	Funk, disco
Length	6:15 (Album Version) 3:21 (Single Version)
Label	RCA 10736 (US)
Writer(s)	David Bowie
Producer	David Bowie, Harry Maslin
David Bowie singles chronology
"Suffragette City" 1976 "Stay" 1976 "Sound and Vision" 1977
Station to Station track listing "TVC 15" (4) "Stay" (5) "Wild Is the Wind" (6)

"Stay" is a song written by David Bowie for the 1976 album Station to Station. In July 1976 it was released as a single by RCA in the US. The length of the album version of "Stay" is 6:15.

The verse and chorus structures can be traced back to "John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)" - a track recorded for the Young Americans album but first released (as a single) in 1979.

Track listing

1. "Stay" (Bowie) – 3:21
2. "Word on a Wing" (Bowie)

Production credits

• Producer:
  • Harry Maslin
  • David Bowie

• Musicians:
  • David Bowie: Vocals, Guitar, Mellotron
  • Carlos Alomar, Earl Slick: Guitar
  • George Murray: Bass
  • Dennis Davis: Drums
  • Roy Bittan: Piano on "Word on a Wing"

Live versions

• A live version recorded at Nassau Coliseum, Long Island March 23, 1976 was released as a bonus track on the Rykodisc CD release of Station to Station in 1991. It is also featured on the 2010 edition of Station to Station.
• A recording from the BBC Radio Theatre, London, June 27, 2000 was released on the bonus disc following the first releases of Bowie at the Beeb.

Other releases

• It was released as the B-side of "Suffragette City" in July 1976.
• The single version also appeared on the Christiane F. soundtrack.

Cover versions

• Ava Cherry - 3" CD single