Stay with Me (Ironik song)
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| Single by Ironik | ||||
| from the album No Point in Wasting Tears | ||||
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| Recorded | 2007 | |||
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| Length | 3:39 (album version) | |||
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"Stay with Me" (sometimes subtitled "Everybody's Free") is the first single from Ironik's debut album No Point in Wasting Tears. The song peaked at number five 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, From The 20th Century Fox Film Romeo + Juliet 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. 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.
Chart performance
The single was released on 23 June 2008 for download and it entered the UK Singles Chart at number 13 before climbing to number six the week of its physical release. A week later the song rose to its peak position of number five in the chart on 13 July 2008. On 20 July it fell to number eight where it remained for two weeks.
In Ireland the song reached its peak of number 10 in its first week (12 July 2008) and then fell one place to number 11 the next week. Later it peaked at number 8.
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
- "Stay with Me (Everybody's Free)" (Original Version)
UK Maxi-single
- "Stay with Me (Everybody's Free)" (Radio Edit)
- "Stay with Me" (Wiley/Chipmunk Remix)
- "Stay with Me" (Agent X Remix) (Ironik/Chipmunk)
- "Stay with Me" (Niteryders Remix)
- "Stay with Me" (Rolla Remix)
- "Stay with Me" (MySparks Edit)
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[10] | Silver | 200,000^ |
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References
- ^ "Stay With Me enhanced edition track listing".
- ^ "Ironik – Stay with Me" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 48. týden 2008 in the date selector. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Stay with Me". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ "Ironik – Stay with Me". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 - 2008". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ "British single certifications – Ironik – Stay with Me". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 October 2018. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Stay with Me in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.