Stay (Blackpink song)

"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.

"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)Teddy Park
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

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.[2] On October 30, YG Entertainment released the behind-the-scenes video of the music video for "Stay".[3] 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.[4]

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.[3] 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)[5] 10
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[6] 4

Monthly charts
Chart (2016) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon Digital Chart)[7] 27

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