Stay (Blackpink song)

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"Stay"
Single by Blackpink
from the album Square Two
Language
  • Korean
  • English
ReleasedNovember 1, 2016 (2016-11-01)
GenreFolk-pop[1]
Length3:50
LabelYG
Songwriter(s)
[2]
Producer(s)Teddy Park
Blackpink singles chronology
"Playing with Fire"
(2016) 		"Stay"
(2016) 		"As If It's Your Last"
(2017)
Music video
"Stay" on YouTube

"Stay" is a song by South Korean girl group Blackpink, released by YG Entertainment on November 1, 2016, together with "Playing with Fire", as a digital single titled Square Two. The song peaked at number 10 on the Gaon Digital Chart.

Background and release[]

On October 27, 2016, teaser images of all four members of Blackpink were released for the second title track "Stay" of their single Square Two.[3] On October 30, YG Entertainment released the behind-the-scenes video of the music video for "Stay".[4] They performed their comeback stage for "Stay" and "Playing with Fire" on November 6 on SBS's Inkigayo, and on Mnet's M Countdown on November 10, 2016.[5]

Music video[]

The music video for "Stay" was directed by Han Sa Min, who previously directed "Gotta Be You" by 2NE1 and "Sober" by Big Bang.[4] It was released on Blackpink's official YouTube channel at midnight on November 1, 2016 KST. As of April 2020, the video has surpassed over 200 million views.

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2016) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon Digital Chart)[6] 10
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[7] 4

Monthly charts[]

Chart (2016) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon Digital Chart)[8] 27

References[]

  1. ^ Herman, Tamar (October 31, 2016). "BlackPink Releases Two New Songs on Halloween". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  2. ^ "Stay (BLACKPINK) - Melon". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "'자신감↑' 블랙핑크, 2연속 '더블 타이틀곡' 확정..'불장난'+'스테이'". Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "With Two Days to go Until its Comeback, BLACKPINK Reveals the Behind-the-scenes Video of its "STAY" MV". Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  5. ^ "[단독] 블랙핑크, 11월6일 '인기가요'+10일 '엠카' 연속 컴백 확정". October 29, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  6. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart (Week 45)". Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  7. ^ "Chart Search "Blackpink"". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  8. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart (November)". Retrieved May 5, 2017.
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