Stay a Little Longer (Brothers Osborne song)
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"Stay a Little Longer" is a song by American country music duo Brothers Osborne. The song was released in March 2015 as the duo's third single overall. Duo members John and T.J. Osborne co-wrote the song with Shane McAnally. The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards.
Content
The song is a guitar-driven mid-tempo about a man who has an encounter with an "on again, off again" lover and, after the encounter, wishes that they could "stay a little longer." T.J. Osborne, one half of the duo, told Rolling Stone that "That song gives them everything that we are. It starts off and the verses are really emotional and fragile. You don't want to be alone, you're making the phone call, taking the trip to the house and then you're tearing t-shirts off and it's this electric thing," T.J. says. "But then, boom, you're by yourself again: 'I'm lying here wishing you could stay a little longer.'"[2] The duo previously recorded the song on their 2014 self-titled extended play, but re-recorded it for the single version with Jay Joyce as producer.[2]
Reception
Critical
Billy Dukes of Taste of Country reviewed the song with favor, saying that it "demands repeat listens just to decipher everything that’s happening within the blues-rocked soaked country cut. TJ Osborne’s slow storytelling runs counter to the arrangement and John Osborne’s guitar playing, as if mirroring what the guy he’s singing about is doing and feeling."[3] Bob Paxman of Nash Country Weekly gave the song an "A", comparing its theme to "I'm Not in Love" by 10cc and saying that "It’s a theme that’s been explored before, but not in such straightforward yet expressive language."[4]
Commercial
The song first entered the Country Airplay chart at No. 49 for chart dated April 18, 2015. The following week, it entered the Hot Country Songs chart at No. 48. It entered the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart at No. 12 on the chart date of August 1, 2015, and the Hot 100 at No. 99 on October 24, 2015. In January 2016 it hit Number One on the Mediabase 24/7 country chart, and number two on Billboard's Country Airplay chart. The song peaked at No. 4 on Hot Country Songs for chart dated January 30, 2016, and No. 46 on Hot 100 a week later. The song was certified Gold by the RIAA on December 7, 2015.[5] It has sold 607,000 copies in the US as of November 2016.[6]
Music video
The music video was directed by Peter Zavadil and premiered in October 2015.[7]
Popular Culture
The song is a prominent artistic element in "Live With Abandon", an independent theatrical production where main characters Tristan and Jamie Lynn struggle with love, loss and fate.
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
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References
- ^ "Stay a Little Longer - Single". iTunes Store. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ a b c Hudak, Joseph (30 March 2015). "Brothers Osborne on Country Music: 'People Are Tired of the Bullsh-t'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ Dukes, Billy (30 March 2015). "ToC Critic's Pick: Brothers Osborne, 'Stay a Little Longer' [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ Paxman, Bob (30 March 2015). "'Stay a Little Longer' by Brothers Osborne". Nash Country Weekly. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Lindenmuth, Katy (October 9, 2015). "The Brothers Osborne Tackle Complicated Relationships in 'Stay a Little Longer': Video Premiere". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- ^ "Brothers Osborne Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Brothers Osborne Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
- ^ "Brothers Osborne Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Brothers Osborne Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
- ^ "Brothers Osborne Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Best of 2015: Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ "Best of 2015: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – Brothers Osborne – Stay a Little Longer". Music Canada. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ^ "American single certifications – Brothers Osborne – Stay a Little Longer". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 10, 2016.