Stay (Hurts song) explained

Stay
Cover:Hurtsstay.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Hurts
Album:Happiness
B-Side:Confide in Me
Recorded:Sunshine Studios
(Manchester, England)
Pellerin
(Gothenburg, Sweden)
Genre:Electropop
Length:3:55
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"Stay" is a song by English musical duo Hurts from their debut album, Happiness. It was released as the album's third single in the United Kingdom on 15 November 2010.[1] The song is the soundtrack to the German film Kokowääh,[2] and was included in the Les Mills International BodyBalance (BodyFlow in the US/Canada) fitness program as Track 8 - Twists for Release 53.

Reception

STAR Magazine gave the song 5 stars out of 5 and stated "We’re not quite sure how music so gloomy can still manage to be so bloody gorgeous. But this synth duo’s inspired way with a simple melody, romantic lyrics and Theo Hutchcraft’s richly heartfelt vocals somehow build this electro-pop ballad into a truly beautiful elegy to lost love. Stunning!".[3]

Music video

The video, directed by Dave Ma and shot on locations in Iceland,[4] depicts Hurts singer Theo Hutchcraft and Icelandic model/actress Anna Thora Alfreds as lovers facing the end of their relationship. The two characters – both smartly dressed – appear to emerge from the sea and then walk on a bleak shore under a grey sky, until only Theo features in the final scene, alone. The video is intercut with scenes of Hutchcraft and band-mate Adam Anderson performing inside a shed and Anderson playing the piano on the wind-battered beach of Vik (south Iceland), alongside a group of female dancers singing the backing vocals.[5] Director Ma described how, on the day of the shooting, "the clouds rolled in as the perfect moody cover and everything looked amazing. But it was freezing, and the dancers, actress and Adam and Theo from Hurts did amazingly well to look somewhat composed in near subzero temperatures." During the filming of the last scene, Anna Thora broke and dislocated her knee cap and was nearly pulled out to sea after a wave hit her and Theo.[6]

Track listing

  1. "Stay" – 3:55
  2. "Confide in Me" (Live from Reykjavik) – 3:53
  1. "Stay" – 3:55
  2. "Stay" (Groove Armada Remix) – 7:29
  1. "Stay" - 3:55
  2. "Stay" (Groove Armada Remix) – 7:29
  3. "Stay" (Full Intention Club Mix) – 6:10
  1. "Stay" (The Temper Trap Remix) – 4:25
  1. "Stay"
  2. "Stay" (Groove Armada Remix)
  3. "Stay" (Full Intention Club Mix)
  4. "Stay" (Oliver Koletzki Remix)
  1. "Stay"
  2. "Stay" (Groove Armada Remix)
  3. "Stay" (Full Intention Club Mix)
  4. "Confide in Me" (Live from Reykjavik)

Personnel

Source:[7]

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] 39
Germany (Media Control Charts)[10] 29
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[11] 61
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 53
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[13] 106
Chart (2012)! scope="col"
Position
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[14] 196
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[15] 198

Release history

RegionDateFormat
Austria[16] Digital download
Italy[17]
Netherlands[18]
Sweden[19]
Ireland[20]
United Kingdom
Germany[21] Digital download
[22] CD single

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Copsey . Robert . Hurts announce new single . . 1 October 2010 . 3 October 2010.
  2. http://www.weltbild.de/3/16544746-1/musik/kokowaeaeh.html?wea=8001217 German Soundtrack
  3. Web site: STAR Magazine: Hottest Celeb website :: Music :: Singles. 3 December 2010. 16 November 2010. 23 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110723100516/http://www.star-magazine.co.uk/music/view/25144/Singles/. dead.
  4. Web site: Hurts' Stay by Dave Ma . Promo News . 2010-10-21 . 2011-02-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101026003954/http://www.promonews.tv/2010/10/21/hurts%E2%80%99-stay-by-dave-ma/ . 26 October 2010 . dmy-all.
  5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nP3XB7hrFo "HURTS - Stay (Official Video)"
  6. News: Adda Soffía Ingvarsdóttir . Vinsælasti tannlæknaneminn í Búlgaríu . 3 December 2019 . . 22 September 2014 . Icelandic.
  7. . . 2010 . liner notes . Major Label, Sony, RCA.
  8. Luxembourg Digital Songs . . 5 March 2011 . 9 April 2013.
  9. Web site: Jahreshitparade Singles 2011 . German . austriancharts.at . 3 August 2019.
  10. Web site: Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts – 2011 . German . Offizielle Deutsche Charts . 3 August 2019.
  11. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart 2011. TopHit. ru. 14 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230310144359/https://tophit.com/ru/chart/top/radio/hits/russia/annual/2011-01-01. 10 March 2023.
  12. Web site: Swiss Year-End Charts 2011 . swisscharts.com . 3 August 2019.
  13. Web site: Top Radio Hits Ukraine Annual Chart 2011. TopHit. ru. 24 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230316095835/https://tophit.com/ru/chart/top/radio/hits/ukraine/annual/2011-01-01. 16 March 2023.
  14. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart 2012. TopHit. ru. 18 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230316150722/https://tophit.com/ru/chart/top/radio/hits/russia/annual/2012-01-01. 16 March 2023.
  15. Web site: Top Radio Hits Ukraine Annual Chart 2012. TopHit. ru. 25 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230325115726/https://tophit.com/ru/chart/top/radio/hits/ukraine/annual/2012-01-01. 25 March 2023.
  16. Web site: Stay: Austrian 7Digital purchase link . 7 Digital Austria . . 12 November 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120724025211/http://at.7digital.com/artist/hurts/release/stay . 24 July 2012 . dmy-all .
  17. Web site: Stay: Italian 7Digital purchase link . 7 Digital Italy . . 12 November 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120724025233/http://it.7digital.com/artist/hurts/release/stay . 24 July 2012 . dmy-all .
  18. Web site: Stay: Dutch 7Digital purchase link . 7 Digital Netherlands . . 12 November 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120724025339/http://nl.7digital.com/artist/hurts/release/stay . 24 July 2012 . dmy-all .
  19. Web site: Stay: Swedish 7Digital purchase link . 7 Digital Sweden . . 12 November 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120723175620/http://se.7digital.com/artist/hurts/release/stay . 23 July 2012 . dmy-all .
  20. Web site: Stay: iTunes Ireland pre-order link . iTunes Store Ireland . . 11 November 2010.
  21. Web site: Verbindung zum iTunes Store wird hergestellt. iTunes.
  22. Web site: Stay. Amazon Germany.

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