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Stay (Zedd and Alessia Cara song)

"Stay" is a song by Russian-German electronic music producer Zedd and Canadian singer Alessia Cara. The single was released on 23 February 2017 through Interscope Records, and is also featured on the Japanese edition of Cara's second studio album, The Pains of Growing.[4] The official music video was released on YouTube on 18 April 2017.

Composition[edit]

"Stay" is a dance-pop song influenced by contemporary R&B performed in the key of F minor in common time with a tempo of 102 beats per minute. It follows a chord progression of D–F5–E, and Cara's vocals span from F3 to D5.[5] The song introduction contain a sample from Banks's 2016 track "Poltergeist".[6]

Music videos[edit]

A lyric video for "Stay" was released on February 23, 2017, and has over 512 million views as of January 2024.[7]


A music video for "Stay" directed by Tim Mattia was released on April 18, 2017, and has 111 million views as of December 2022.[8]

Chart performance[edit]

"Stay" peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Mainstream Top 40, becoming both Zedd and Cara's third top ten song on the chart.

Stay +

27 December 2017

2016–2017

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Universal Music Japan

  • English
  • Japanese

20 June 2018 (2018-06-20)

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