Stay (David Bowie song)

"Stay" is a song written and recorded by English singer-songwriter David Bowie in 1975 for the album Station to Station, released in January the following year. It was based on the funky guitar lick that dominates the track and which was invented by guitarist Earl Slick during the sessions for the album. In July 1976, the song was released as a single by RCA in the United States.

"Stay"
Single by David Bowie
from the album Station to Station
B-side"Word on a Wing"
ReleasedJuly 1976
RecordedSeptember  November 1975
StudioCherokee, Los Angeles
Genre
Length
  • 6:15 (album)
  • 3:21 (single)
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)David Bowie
Producer(s)
David Bowie singles chronology
"TVC 15"
(1976)
"Stay"
(1976)
"Suffragette City"
(1976)

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.[2]

Track listing

All songs written by David Bowie.[3]

  1. "Stay" – 3:21
  2. "Word on a Wing" – 3:10

Production credits

Live versions

Other releases

Cover versions

  • Ava Cherry – 3" CD single

References

  1. Mojica, Frank (4 October 2010). "David Bowie – Station to Station [Special Edition]". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  2. Pegg 2011, p. 239.
  3. "Stay" (Single liner notes). David Bowie. US: RCA Victor. 1976. PB-10736.CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. Pegg 2011, p. 240.
  5. "David Bowie / Remastered 'Berlin' albums available separately next month". superdeluxeedition.com. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.

Sources

  • Pegg, Nicholas (2011). The Complete David Bowie (6th ed.). London: Titan Books. ISBN 9780857682901.
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