Stay (Elisa song)

"Stay"
Single by Elisa
from the album Soundtrack '96-'06 / Caterpillar
Released6 April 2007
Recorded2006
GenrePop rock
Length4:00
LabelSugar
Songwriter(s)Elisa
Producer(s)Corrado Rustici
Elisa singles chronology
"Eppure Sentire (Un Senso Di Te)"
(2007) 		"Stay"
(2007) 		"Qualcosa Che Non C'è"
(2007)

"Stay" is a song by Italian singer Elisa, released on April 6, 2007 as the third single from her first greatest hits compilation album Soundtrack '96-'06. The song also served as the lead single from her the international version of the greatest hits album Caterpillar on 9 July 9, 2007.[1]

Composition

The song, written and composed by Elisa with production by Corrado Rustici,[2] focused on the theme of paternal love and the relationship between the singer and father.[3][4]

In an interview with Grazia after her father's death in 2015, Elisa talked about her parents' divorce and her relationship with her him, which often flowed into the songs in her discography:[5]

"I have managed by now to get over the pain of growing up without a father, since he was living with another family. [...] When there is pain that comes back and is very deep, it takes many years to process it, especially if you do it alone. [...] I didn't have a relationship with my father. I also wrote a lot of songs about that. We didn't know each other very well. I write about emotions, things that have to do with my life and other people's lives, but also with my worldview. To process negative feelings I need time and I rely on the universe. And then dance, the movement of the body, helps me."

— Elisa about her father

Track listing

  • CDs version
  1. "Stay" - 3:59
  2. "Life Goes On" - 5:22
  • Maxi CDs version
  1. "Stay" - 3:59
  2. "Life Goes On" - 5:22
  3. "Dancing" - 5:36

Music video

The music video was filmed by Marco Salom and Elisa in March 2007 in California exclusively for the Italian market. In June 2007 it was re-shot by Joe Tunmer in London for the international version of the video.

Release history

Country Release date
Italy 6 April 2007
Europe November 2007

Chart performance

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Europe (Billboard) 40
Italian Singles (FIMI)[6] 11
Italian Airplay Chart 1
Turkey Airplay Chart 5

References

  1. ^ "Morto il padre di Elisa, la canzone "Stay" era dedicata a lui". Fanpage.it (in Italian). 21 January 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Stay - testo di Elisa". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Morto il padre di Elisa, la canzone "Stay" del 2006 era dedicata a lui". Il Messaggero (in Italian). 22 January 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Le parole di Elisa sono una carezza per tutte le donne cresciute senza papà". HuffPost Italia (in Italian). 25 October 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  5. ^ Baresani, Camilla (6 June 2022). "Elisa: «Credo nell'utopia che diventa musica»". Grazia (in Italian). Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 37 (dal 07.09.2007 al 13.09.2007)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 2 November 2023.