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from the album Light Years | ||||
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Released | 11 December 2000 | |||
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Recorded | 1999, Dublin, Ireland | |||
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Length | 4:06 | |||
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"Please Stay" on YouTube |
"Please Stay" is a song recorded by Australian singer and songwriter Kylie Minogue for her seventh studio album Light Years (2000). The song was written by Minogue, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, and John Themis, and was produced by Stannard and Gallagher. The song was released as the fourth single from Light Years on 11 December 2000, by Parlophone and Mushroom Records. "Please Stay" is a disco song with a strong Latin pop influence. The song received generally positive reviews from music critics.
Commercially, the song attained moderate success, peaking at number 10 in the United Kingdom and number 15 in her native Australia, where it was certificated gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), selling over 35,000 copies. An accompanying music video was shot for the single, directed by James Frost and Alex Smith. It featured Minogue abandoning a bedroom to visit a group of partygoers in an underground room. The song has been performed live by Minogue on her KylieFever2002 and Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour.
"Please Stay" was written by Minogue, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher and John Themis, and was produced by Stannard and Gallagher. The song was chosen as the fourth single from the album "Light Years". "Please Stay" is a disco song, which features a strong Latin-pop style. The single version of the song is a remix of the version found on the album, with a slightly more sped-up tempo, and a condensed running length of four seconds.