Stay with Me (Chanyeol and Punch song) explained

Stay with Me
Cover:Chanyeol-Punch-Goblin-OST-Part-1.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Chanyeol and Punch
Album:Guardian (Original Television Soundtrack), Pt. 1
Released:December 3, 2016
Label:CJ E&M
Lyricist:Lee Seung-joo
Composer:Rocoberry
Producer:Rocoberry
Chronology:Chanyeol
Prev Title:I Hate You
Prev Year:2016
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Next Year:2019

"Stay with Me" is a song recorded by South Korean singer Punch and South Korean rapper Chanyeol, a member of K-pop group Exo, serving as part of the original soundtrack of the 2016 hit television drama . The song was written by Lee Seung-joo and composed by the musical duo Rocoberry.[1] The single was released on December 3 and was part 1 in a series composed of high-charting singles.

Background and release

On December 1, it was announced that Punch and Chanyeol would be releasing a single for the South Korean cable television series Guardian: The Lonely and Great God.[2] The single was composed and arranged by the South Korean indie band Rocoberry while the lyrics were written by Lee Seung-joo. Rocoberry is a musical duo that consists of members Roco (vocalist, lyricist) and Conan (chorus, composer, lyricist). Rocoberry had previously worked on the OSTs for the hit dramas Descendants of the Sun (“Everytime”) and Pinocchio (“Love Is Like Snow”).[1] "Stay with Me" was officially released for digital download on December 3, 2016.[3]

Music video

The music video was released on December 3, 2016. It features Punch and Chanyeol singing the song in the recording studio and is interspersed with scenes from the drama. The music video hit one million views in 24 hours.

The music video was the third most watched Korean music video in December 2016, and the fifth most watched for the first half of 2017.[4] [5] "Stay with Me" became the most watched Korean OST music video of all-time.

As of October 2022, the video has accumulated over 400 million views, making it the most-viewed music video for an original soundtrack. It is also Chanyeol and Punch's first music video to surpass the 100 million views milestone. On May 4, 2018, the video reached 1 million likes on YouTube, becoming the first and only korean drama original soundtrack to reach that milestone, and currently has more than 4.3 million likes.

Chart performance

"Stay with Me" debuted at #1 on Mnet, #2 on Genie and #10 on Melon. Shortly after its release, Chanyeol ranked #1 and the OST #2 on the Melon Real Time Chart.[6] Additionally, "Stay with Me" ranked #3 on Billboard's US World Digital Songs and #5 on Spotify's Global Viral 50 Chart. On January 11, 2017, the song achieved 100,000 likes on Melon.[7] On February 13, Chanyeol was nominated for Melon Top 10 Artist Award for his performance in "Stay with Me".[8] [9] He also won Melon's Weekly Popularity Award for four weeks in a row.[10]

By March 2, "Stay with Me" had accumulated 1,042,951 downloads on the Gaon Music Chart.[11] It is the first Goblin OST to surpass 1 million downloads. On July 7 Gaon published the Half-Year Charts. "Stay with Me" ranked in the Top 10 of the Digital, Download and Streaming charts.[12]

On September 12, 2018, the Gaon Music Chart announced that “Stay with Me” had surpassed the 1 million streaming milestone during the period between 4 February 2018 and 10 February 2018.[13]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Malaysia (RIM)[14] 9
Philippines (Philippine Hot 100)[15] 9
South Korea (Gaon)[16] 3
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[17] 3

Yearly charts

Sales

Streaming

Accolades and nominations

YearAward-Giving BodyCategoryResult
2017Asia Model AwardsAsia OST Popularity[22]
19th Mnet Asian Music AwardsBest OST
201813th KKBox Music AwardsBest Korean Single of the Year [23]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 가수 펀치 "촉촉한 가습기 같은 창법이 인기 비결". Soo-yoon. Park. January 16, 2019. Yonhap News Agency. June 14, 2024. ko. Singer Punch "The secret to popularity is the singing method like a moist humidifier". Naver.
  2. News: Chanyeol and Punch to release Stay with Me single for Goblin soundtrack. DramaFever News. 2017-09-03. en-US.
  3. Web site: Stay with Me. www.melon.com. ko. 2017-09-03.
  4. Most Viewed K-Pop Videos in America, Around the World: December 2016. Billboard. 2017-09-03.
  5. Web site: YouTube Reveals Top 10 Most Viewed K-Pop MVs For 1st Half Of 2017. R. . Choi . 2017-07-12. Soompi. 2017-09-03.
  6. Web site: Chanyeol & Punch 'Stay with Me' Debuts On the Charts. Chanyeol Trends #1 on Melon!. EXO CHART RECORDS. 2017-09-03.
  7. Web site: CHANYEOL & Punch 'Stay with Me' OST Hits Over 100,000 Hearts on MelOn.. EXO CHART RECORDS. 2017-09-03.
  8. Web site: Melon Music Awards. www.melon.com. ko. 2017-09-03.
  9. Web site: BTS, TWICE, BIGBANG, Chanyeol and more score early nomination at the 2017 Melon Music Awards. SBS PopAsia. en. 2017-09-03.
  10. Web site: CHANYEOL & Punch 'Stay with Me' Wins MelOn Popularity Award for 1st Week of February!. EXO CHART RECORDS. 2017-09-03.
  11. Web site: CHANYEOL & Punch 'Stay with Me' Surpasses 1 Million Downloads in 13 Weeks on GAON!. EXO CHART RECORDS. 2017-09-03.
  12. Cumulative sales for "Stay with Me":

    Web site: 2016년 12월 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart.

    Web site: 2017년 상반기 결산 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart.

  13. Web site: GAON′s 관찰노트 – "100 Million Streams 2.5 Million Downloads". gaonchart.co.kr. 2018-09-12.
  14. Web site: Top 20 Most Streamed International & Domestic Singles in Malaysia. Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. January 4, 2018.
  15. News: Chanyeol x Punch tops Korean acts ranking in Billboard PH's national charts. 2017-06-21. KStreetManila. 2017-09-03. en-US.
  16. News: Stay with Me. 2017-12-04. Gaon Music Chart. 2017-12-04. ko.
  17. News: Charts - CHANYEOL X PUNCH'S OST #3 ON BILLBOARD WORLD DIGITAL SONGS CHART!. Aeriverse. 2017-09-03. en-US.
  18. News: Gaon Chart releases chart rankings for the month of December 2016 allkpop.com. allkpop. 2017-09-03.
  19. Web site: Stay with Me. 2018-05-04. Gaon Music Chart. 2018-05-04.
  20. Cumulative sales for "I Will Go to You Like the First Snow":
  21. Cumulative streaming for "Stay with Me":
  22. News: 펀치, '2017 아시아모델 어워즈' 아시아 OST 인기상 수상. mk.co.kr. 2017-09-03. ko.
  23. Web site: 跪著聽!《鬼怪》原唱「燦烈、PUNCH合體」live版100%耳朵懷孕. May 13, 2018.