Stay the Same (Gabrielle song)

"Stay the Same"
"Stay the Same"
Single by Gabrielle
from the album Play to Win
B-side	"Letting Go"; "Play to Win";
Released	3 May 2004
Length	3:49
Label	Go! Beat
Songwriter(s)	Gabrielle; Richard "Biff" Stannard; Julian Gallagher; Ferdy Unger-Hamilton; Dave Morgan;
Producer(s)	Richard "Biff" Stannard; Julian Gallagher; Ferdy Unger-Hamilton;
Gabrielle singles chronology

"Stay the Same" is a song by British singer-songwriter Gabrielle. It was written by Gabrielle, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Ferdy Unger-Hamilton, and Dave Morgan, and produced by Stannard, Gallagher, and Unger-Hamilton for her fourth studio album Play to Win (2004). Selected as the album's lead single, it peaked at number 20 on the UK Singles Chart, number 47 on the Irish Singles Chart, and number 55 on the Romanian Top 100.

Track listings[edit]

UK CD single (986 652-9)^[2]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Stay the Same"	Gabrielle Julian Gallagher Richard Stannard Ferdy Unger-Hamilton Dave Morgan	Gallagher Stannard Unger-Hamilton	3:49
2.	"Letting Go"	Gabrielle Jonathan Shorten	Shorten	4:29

European maxi-single (986 677-5)^[3]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Stay the Same"	Gabrielle Gallagher Stannard Unger-Hamilton Morgan	Gallagher Stannard Unger-Hamilton	3:49
2.	"Letting Go"	Gabrielle Shorten	Shorten	4:29
3.	"Play to Win"	Gabrielle Gallagher Stannard	Stannard	4:20

Credits and personnel[edit]

Credits are taken from the UK CD single liner notes.^[2]

Gabrielle – writing, vocals
Richard "Biff" Stannard – writing, background vocals, production
Julian Gallagher – writing, guitar, production
Ferdy Unger-Hamilton – writing, production
Dave Morgan – writing, guitar
Sharon Murphy – background vocals
Anthony Drennan – guitar

Derrick Taylor – bass guitar
Dylan Howe – drums
Simon Hale – keyboards
Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
Paul "Pdub" Walton – mixing
David Treahearn – mixing
Alvin Sweeney – recording, programming

Charts[edit]

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)^[4]	47
Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[5]	55
Scotland (OCC)^[6]	24
UK Singles (OCC)^[7]	20

References[edit]

^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 1 May 2004. p. 27.
^ ^a ^b Stay the Same (European CD single liner notes). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 2004. 986 652-9.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Australian-charts.com – Gabrielle – Stay the Same". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Gabrielle". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
^ "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 28, saptamina 12.07 – 18.07, 2004" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 17 January 2005. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 May 2018.

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[1] "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 1 May 2004. p. 27.

[ukcd-2] Stay the Same (European CD single liner notes). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 2004. 986 652-9.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[3] "Australian-charts.com – Gabrielle – Stay the Same". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 26 November 2020.

[sc_Ireland3_Gabrielle-4] "Irish-charts.com – Discography Gabrielle". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 March 2021.

[5] "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 28, saptamina 12.07 – 18.07, 2004" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 17 January 2005. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

[sc_Scotland_-6] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 December 2018.

[sc_UK_-7] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 May 2018.

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v t e Gabrielle
Studio albums	Find Your Way Gabrielle Rise Play to Win Always Under My Skin Do It Again
Compilations	Rise Underground Dreams Can Come True, Greatest Hits Vol. 1 Now and Always: 20 Years of Dreaming
Singles	"Dreams" "Going Nowhere" "I Wish" "Because of You" "Give Me a Little More Time" "Forget About the World" "If You Really Cared" "If You Ever" "Walk On By" "Sunshine" "Rise" "When a Woman" "Should I Stay" "Out of Reach" "Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)" "Stay the Same" "Ten Years Time" "Why"
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