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Stay (Nick Jonas & the Administration song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Stay'" is a non-album single by Nick Jonas & the Administration. The song didn't appear on their first album 'Who I Am'.
Background and composition
"Stay" "is a song Nick wrote when he had a day off in Washington
It came after some things that I was going through that really inspired it. and I'm just in a good place right now and was able to get a song out of it, which is always nice."
On 6 January Nick said about the song on Twitter:
In 2010, the song was nominated for a Teen Choice Award in the category Choice Music: Love Song.
Release
On 2 March 2010[https://archive.today/20120716171717/http://twitter.com/nickjonas/status/9851120389 Twitter] they released the song "Stay" as a digital single and a digital EP.
Nick said that the song won't be on their first record because he wrote it too late to add it.
The digital single/ Digital EP of "Stay" contains only the live version of the song.
Another live version of the song was recorded on 28 January at the wiltern theater in Los Angeles.[http://www.last.fm/music/Nick%2BJonas%2B%2526%2BThe%2BAdministration/Nick%2BJonas%2B%2526%2BThe%2BAdministration%2BLive%2Bat%2Bthe%2BWiltern%2BJanuary%2B28th%252C%2B2010 Nick Jonas & The Administration Live at the Wiltern January 28th, 2010 Nick Jonas & The Administration Listen and discover music at Last.fm] [http://oceanup.com/2010/03/01/nick-jonas-stay-live-album-version-full Nick Jonas STAY Live Album Version Full | OCEANUP TEEN GOSSIP]
On 11 May 2010 it the song was used on the live album: Nick Jonas & The Administration Live at the Wiltern January 28th, 2010.
Track listing
;Other versions
* "Stay" (live) 7:51
Music video
The basis of the video is a live performance of the song at the Wiltern theater during the Who I Am Tour.
The video was released on the EP of Stay; which was released on 2 March 2010 as a digital download on iTunes.
Live performances
Nick Jonas performed the song live for the first time on 6 January during the Who I Am Tour with the Administration.
On 29 August 2010 he performed "Stay" on tour during a concert in Virginia Beach which was a part of the Jonas Brothers Live In Concert Tour.
On 23 February 2011 Nick performed the song during an acoustic set, accompanied by Jonas Brothers guitarist John Taylor.[http://nickjonline.com/2011/02/free-acoustic-set-with-nick-jonas-john-taylor-tonight/ Nick J Online | Nick Jonas]
On 1 July, Nick performed the song live during the Microsoft Store Grand Opening in Century City.[http://nickjonline.com/2011/07/photos-2011-live-at-century-city-microsoft-store-grand-opening-71/ Nick J Online | Nick Jonas] [http://nickjonline.com/2011/07/videos-nick-jonas-covers-lady-gagas-edge-of-glory-bruno-marss-just-the-way-you-are/ Nick J Online | Nick Jonas]
They performed the song on 16 July, during the Ottawa Blues fest.
The song was also performed during the concerts of Nick Jonas & the Administration in South America.[http://nickjonline.com/2011/09/photos-set-list-2011-via-funchal-in-sao-paulo-br-921/ Nick J Online | Nick Jonas]
The song was performed during the concert in Mexico of the Jonas Brothers World Tour 2012/2013. Stay was performed again in Rio de Janeiro on 12 March 2013.
The song was performed again on 29 July during the Jonas Brothers Live Tour.
Personnel
* Nick Jonas - lead vocals, lead guitar, composer
* Tommy Barbarella - keyboards
* Michael Bland - drums, vibraphone, vocals
* Sonny Thompson - guitars, vocals
* John Fields - bass, guitars, percussion, producer, vibraphone
* Dave McNair - mastering
* Jon Lind - A&R
* David Snow - creative director
* Enny Joo - art direction
* Olaf Heine - photography
* Paul David Hager - mixing
* Philip McIntyre - management
* Johnny Wright - management
* Kevin Jonas, Sr. - management
Release History
References
Category:2010 singles
Category:Nick Jonas & the Administration songs
Category:Songs written by Nick Jonas
Category:Hollywood Records singles
Category:2010 songs
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