Shakespears Sister - Stay (1992)
" Stay " is a song by UK based pop act Shakespears Sister, released by London Records in January 1992 as the second single from their album Hormonally Yours . Upon release, the single became the duo's first and only No. 1 single in numerous territories, including the UK, where it topped the singles chart for eight consecutive weeks; the longest UK No. 1 reign for any girl band, and was the fourth biggest selling single of 1992. The single also held the No. 1 position for six weeks in band member Fahey's native Ireland. At the 1993 Brit Awards it won the award for Best British Video. In November 2010, The X Factor contestant Cher Lloyd performed the song on series 7 of the show. Following this, the original version re-entered the UK, Ireland and the European Hot 100 Singles charts. Read more about the song