Stay (The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber song)

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"Stay"
File:The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber - Stay.png
Single by the Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber
from the album F*ck Love 3: Over You
Released 9 July 2021
Genre
Length 2:21
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Kid Laroi singles chronology
"All My Life"
(2021)		 "Stay"
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Music video
"Stay" on YouTube

"Stay" (stylized in all capitals) is a song by Australian rapper and singer the Kid Laroi and Canadian singer Justin Bieber. It was released through Grade A Productions and Columbia Records on 9 July 2021, as the lead single from Laroi's reloaded mixtape, F*ck Love 3: Over You. The song was produced by Cashmere Cat, Charlie Puth, Omer Fedi, and Blake Slatkin. It was written by the two artists and the producers, alongside FnZ members Finatik and Zac, and Haan. The song marks the second collaboration between Laroi and Bieber, following Bieber's song, "Unstable", a track off of his sixth studio album, Justice, in March 2021.

Background

"Stay" marks the Kid Laroi's first major single release as a lead artist in 2021 and Justin Bieber's first major single as a lead artist since the release of his extended play, Freedom, which was released in April 2021. On 3 June 2021, Scooter Braun, who has been Bieber's manager from the start of his career, also became Laroi's manager.[1]

Composition and lyrics

"Stay" is a synth-driven pop, hip pop, and pop rock song that incorporates piano keys and heavy drums.[2][3][4] Over a repeated melodic cell, Laroi and Bieber switch between head voice and chest voice on a minor sixth.[5] Jon Caramanica of The New York Times described the track as a "hyper-slick" hybridization of new wave and pop-punk.[6] Some critics found similarities between it and the music from Bieber's sixth studio album, Justice (2021). Justin Curto from Vulture compared the song's sound to album tracks "Die for You" and "Somebody".[7] Stereogum's Chris DeVille characterized it as "[p]ost-SoundCloud pop-rap as effervescent Justice-style '80s pop".[8]

Laroi sets up a story about a troubled relationship where he is at fault, singing about his broken promises and begs for his partner to stay with him.[9][10] Bieber's verse echoes similar sentiments as he belts out lyrics about being unable to live without his loved one: "When I'm away from you, I miss your touch / You're the reason I believe in love."[4][10][11] The song reaches its climax as Laroi and Bieber's voices join together in the last chorus.[12]

Release and promotion

On 16 June 2021, Laroi and Bieber hinted at another collaboration. Leading up to its release, Laroi and Bieber both teased the song multiple times on their respective social media accounts by posting snippets and teasing the lyrics.[13][14] Laroi also had previously stated on social media that Ron Perry, the label boss of Columbia Records would not release the song, to which Laroi asked his fans to repeatedly spam Ron Perry on Instagram, which would hopefully change his mind into releasing it.[15][16] Laroi posted a picture of him at a basketball game on Instagram on 27 June 2021, holding a piece of paper that wrote the song title and the then-questionable release date, to which American singer-songwriter Charlie Puth, who is one of the producers of the song teased his involvement of the song by commenting "Yessssssssss".[17] Three days later, Laroi shared a pre-order link in order to reveal the cover art, which would be posted the following day.[18]

Critical reception

"Stay" received generally positive reviews from critics. Writing for The New York Times, Jon Caramanica found "Stay" to be "[b]racingly effective", considering it a more effective pairing of Laroi and Bieber than on "Unstable" from Justice.[6] Tyler Jenke from Rolling Stone Australia wrote that "the slick new tune" is "undoubtedly one that lives up [to] the hype".[19] Jordan Rose of Complex believed that the track has Laroi and Bieber "leaning into their strengths".[20] Alex Zidel from HotNewHipHop felt that the song is "every bit as infectious as [one] would expect" and thought of it to be "a solid pop offering for the summer".[3] Jason Lipshutz of Billboard opined that the song "sounds like it should push [Laroi] to a new level" of stardom.[21] Vulture's Justin Curto called the track "a high-energy, synth-filled pop banger".[7] Uproxx contributing writer Carolyn Droke stated that the "buoyant track['s]" combination of a "euphoric chorus and a driving beat" will make it "the next song of the summer".[22] Robert Rowat of CBC Music commended Laroi and Bieber's partnership as "one of the year's best surprises" and said that the song "capitalizes on both singers' skills as falsettists".[5]

Commercial performance

"Stay" debuted at number one on the ARIA Singles Chart for the week of 19 July 2021.[23] It became Laroi's second number-one single after "Without You" topped the chart for a week in May and Bieber's fifth as a lead artist.[24] It held on to its position for four consecutive weeks.[25]

In New Zealand, "Stay" entered at the top of the New Zealand Singles Chart, securing Laroi's first number-one single in New Zealand and Bieber's 11th overall.[26]

In the United Kingdom, "Stay" entered at number five on the UK Singles Chart on 16 July 2021 – for the week ending dated 22 July 2021 – making it Laroi's second top ten hit in Britain and Bieber's 27th.[27] It rose three places to number two a week later, behind Ed Sheeran's "Bad Habits" during its fourth week at the summit, and became Laroi's joint-highest charting song in the UK along with "Without You".[28]

In Ireland, "Stay" entered at number three on the Irish Singles Chart as the week's highest new entry. The track became Bieber's 60th top 50 single in the Irish Republic.[29] The song moved up a spot the following week to a new peak of number two behind "Bad Habits", becoming Laroi's highest-charting song in Ireland.[30]

In the United States, "Stay" debuted at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, starting with 34.7 million streams, 12.9 million in radio audience, and 12,000 in sales.[31] It entered atop the Streaming Songs chart, becoming Laroi's first and Bieber's sixth leader there, and at number five on the Digital Song Sales chart.[31] Laroi earned his third top 10 hit on the Hot 100 and a new career best, surpassing the number eight peak of "Without You" with Miley Cyrus.[31] In addition to Bieber getting his 24th top 10 hit on the chart, he became the youngest artist to have 100 entries appear on the Hot 100 at 27 years and four months old.[31][32] On the Rolling Stone Top 100, the song earned Laroi his first number one on opening week with 30.8 million streams.[33] On the week of 14 August 2021, the song topped the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Laroi's first and Bieber's eighth number-one hit on the chart.[34]

"Stay" additionally topped the charts in Bieber's native Canada,[35] the Netherlands,[36] Norway,[37] Singapore,[38] and Sweden,[39] and peaked within the top 10 in Austria,[40] Belgium (Flanders),[41] the Czech Republic,[42] Denmark,[43] Finland,[44] Germany,[45] India,[46] Portugal,[47] Slovakia,[48] and Switzerland.[49] The song debuted at number two on the Billboard Global 200 behind "Permission to Dance" by BTS. It opened with 76.3 million streams and 18,600 sold worldwide.[50] The song ascended to number one on its third week with 75.1 million streams and 13,900 sales, making it Laroi's first leader on the chart and Bieber's second after "Peaches".[51]

Music video

The official music video for "Stay", directed by Colin Tilley, premiered alongside the song's release at midnight on 9 July 2021.[10][12] Elisa Talbot served as the video's cinematographer while Jack Winter produced it, with Jamee Ranta and Tilley as executive producers.[52] A live performance video of the song from Bieber's Las Vegas Show is also uploaded on Laroi's YouTube channel.[53]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[54]

  • The Kid Laroi – vocals, songwriting, composition
  • Justin Bieber – vocals, songwriting, composition
  • Blake Slatkin – songwriting, composition, production, bass, guitar, keyboards, programming
  • Cashmere Cat – songwriting, composition, production, keyboards, programming
  • Charlie Puth – songwriting, composition, production, keyboards, programming
  • Omer Fedi – songwriting, composition, production, bass, guitar, keyboards, programming
  • Isaac De Boni – songwriting, composition
  • Michael Mule – songwriting, composition
  • Subhaan Rahmaan – songwriting, composition
  • Heidi Wang – engineering
  • John Hanes – engineering
  • Chris Athens – mastering
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • Elijah Marrett-Hitch – record engineering
  • Josh Gudwin – record engineering, vocal production

Charts

Chart performance for "Stay"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[55] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[40] 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[41] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[56] 23
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[35] 1
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[57] 7
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[58] 31
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[59] 46
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[42] 3
Denmark (Tracklisten)[43] 2
El Salvador (Monitor Latino)[60] 17
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[44] 1
France (SNEP)[61] 22
Germany (Official German Charts)[45] 4
1
Greece (IFPI)[62] 7
Hungary (Single Top 40)[63] 14
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[64] 6
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[65] 8
India (IMI)[46] 4
2
Italy (FIMI)[66] 18
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[67] 66
Lithuania (AGATA)[68] 6
Malaysia (RIM)[69] 7
Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[70] 12
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[71] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[36] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[72] 1
Norway (VG-lista)[37] 1
Panama (PRODUCE)[73] 31
6
Singapore (RIAS)[38] 1
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[74] 62
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[48] 3
South Korea (Gaon)[75] 92
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[76] 67
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[39] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[49] 3
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[77] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[78] 1
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[79] 22
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[80] 31
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[81] 7
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[82] 34
US Rolling Stone Top 100[83] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[84] Platinum 70,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[85] Gold 7,500
United States (RIAA)[86] Gold 500,000

xunspecified figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales/streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Stay"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various 9 July 2021
Columbia [87]
Italy Contemporary hit radio Sony [88]
Australia [89]
United States 20 July 2021 Columbia [90]
10 August 2021 Rhythmic contemporary radio [91]

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