Stay Down (Mary J. Blige song)
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"Stay Down" | ||||
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Single by Mary J. Blige | ||||
from the album Growing Pains | ||||
Released | March 18, 2008 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 4:22 | |||
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Producer(s) | Bryan-Michael Cox | |||
Mary J. Blige singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Stay Down" on YouTube |
"Stay Down" is a song by American singer Mary J. Blige, taken from her eighth studio album, Growing Pains (2007). It was by Blige along with Johnta Austin and Bryan-Michael Cox, while production was helmed by Box. Released as the album's third and final single, it replaced "Hurt Again", that was released for a short time for airplay, but at the last minute was canceled in the favor of "Stay Down".
Music video[]
A music video for "Stay Down" was directed by Hype Williams and premiered on April 17, 2008. It features several close shots of Blige as well as many landscape scenes.
Credits and personnel[]
Credits adapted from the Growing Pains liner notes.[1]
- Johnta Austin – writer
- Nick Banns – additional engineer
- Mary J. Blige – vocals, writer
- Dru Castro – additional engineer
- Bryan-Michael Cox – producer, writer
- Ron Fair – arrangement, conductor
- Kuk Harrell – vocal producer, recording
- Alec Newell – recording
- Chris "Tek" O'Ryan – additional engineer
- Sam Thomas – recording
Charts[]
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[2] | 4 |
References[]
- ^ Blige, Mary J. (2007). Growing Pains (Compact Disc). Mary J. Blige. MCA Records.
- ^ "Mary J. Blige Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
External links[]
Categories:
- 2007 songs
- 2008 singles
- Mary J. Blige songs
- Music videos directed by Hype Williams
- Songs written by Johntá Austin
- Songs written by Mary J. Blige
- Contemporary R&B ballads
- Soul ballads
- Songs written by Bryan-Michael Cox
- Song recordings produced by Bryan-Michael Cox
- 2000s ballads
- 2000s single stubs