Stay - Post Malone 

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This article is about Stay by Post Malone

Album: Beerbongs and Bentleys

Stay is a song off of songwriter Post Malone's 2018 sophomore album Beerbogs and Bentleys. The song is an acoustic balad on an otherwise hip-hop focused album, and was co-written by Andrew Watt. Stay is the 12th song listed on the 18-song album.                    

Contents

Lyrics

It's true That all that you know is all that you are You said that it's all that you want and more Fuck off and pour another drink And tell me what you think You know that I'm too drunk to talk right now You put your cigarette out on my face So beautiful, please, woman Don't break your back for me I'll put you out of your misery Tell me that it's all okay (tell me that it's all okay) I've been waitin' on this all damn day (waitin' on this all damn day) Call me in the mornin', tell me how last night went I'm here, but don't count on me to Stay a little longer if you convince me And tell me all the things that you have against me Every time we make-up, the truth is fadin' Everybody's blind when the view's amazin' Damn, who are we right now? Can we have a little conversation? Figure it out with no intoxication We carry on, what is our motivation? We're never wrong, how the hell we gonna make it? Maybe we're used to this Tell me, what are we to do? It's like we only play to lose Chasin' pain with an excuse I love that shit and so do you But don't break your back for me I'll put you out of your misery Tell me that it's all okay (tell me that it's all okay) I've been waitin' on this all damn day (waitin' on this all damn day) Call me in the mornin', tell me how last night went I'm here, but don't count on me to stay Tell me that it's all okay (tell me that it's all okay) I've been waitin' on this all damn day (waitin' on this all damn day) Call me in the mornin', tell me how last night went I'm here, but don't count on me to stay

Writing and Production

Post Malone and Andrew Watt started to work on "Stay" after the singer expressed his wish to create folk music and use live instrumentation.[1] They met up at the Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles where they wrote the song together.[2] While recording its instrumental, they played two guitars at the same time, with Watt using a 1946 Martin O-18 and Malone using a 1953 Gibson J-45.[1] The working title of the song was "George Forever", a reference to George Harrison. Before the release of Beerbongs & Bentleys, they decided to change the title to "Stay".

First Week Sales

Beerbongs and Bentleys sold 461,000 copies during its first week, debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200. Stay peaked at No. 19 on the top charts, alongside other songs released with the album.