stay close stay close song rock band fifth track album released album single november song hit ireland australia united_kingdom countries music video shot berlin germany earliest incarnation song developed sessions group album written inspired bore surname original working title alternate recording film close stay close received critics nominated song live debut performed intermittently acoustic version subsequent tours members consider favourite songs guitarist edge named best track album lead singer stated best creations writing inspiration earliest incarnation stay close developed recording sessions working ton studios berlin guitarist edge lead singer created verse track given working title reference artist music inspired group reworked preparation edge noted came installments bassist said hard figure mean going mistake backing band humble little combo sound ended worked edge added playing piano old school chord trying summon spirit definitely rock roll tradition worked chord progression based old tin songs recording sessions progressed approached band asked song film close edge said heard looking song finishing watched film close inspiration craft song said film angels want human want earth mortal great image play wanting like cost having versions song crafted released second minutes longer featuring guitar drum performance included close soundtrack close completion recording renamed song stay wanting reference film changed stay close composition theme stay close runs minutes seconds according sheet music published played common time tempo beats minute key major vocals extend low note high way contributor wrote song describes directly culture consists voices images soul direction hot press editor noted lyrics ambiguous took place reality fantasy likened overarching theme album author believed pop melody lyric dark theme victim physical abuse reasons pain away line hurts feel alive described desperate tale abused woman home compared song running stand saying sort descriptive distanced narrative powerful release promotional singles released fall inch vinyl versions contained album version song inch vinyl promo included cover got skin stay close released internationally single november following releases lemon earlier year available inch vinyl cassette formats versions stay close included compilation album best accompanying video release alternate recording song released soundtrack close covered album recorded new vocal track song features horses episode fatal extraction sides sides included versions got skin sole cassette formats available version dubbed swing format contained remixes lemon got skin cover cole porter song recorded duet released album lemon mix remixed lemon bad yard club edit mixed added percussion track live format included studio release slow dancing live versions bullet blue sky love slow dancing acoustic song written debuted concert december osaka japan years released performed recording elements stay close picked guitar began play song finished asked flood wanted record unbeknownst microphone recorded second considered inclusion producer liked song selected album second version recorded nelson later released single god send angels bullet blue sky recorded august dublin love taken concert august new_york_city music video music video stay close directed produced edited video filmed berlin course days primarily black white sequences colour contains cameos actors appeared close including nephew scenes taken directly close film served principal inspiration video premise noted making video different script speak song order help song shine want song look good possible sound good possible interesting possible shots depict band members standing statue victoria monument berlin victory column model angel created scenes military equipment cold war including soviet included background video depicts band playing stay close cast role band guardian angels watching position corresponds instrument lead actress video cast band lead singer stated liked idea voice sung girl video video help musicians play track drummer shown assisting beat edge tunes guitar noted guardian angel lead guitarist video band playing members standing victoria scenes films conclusion video leaves band final shot shows falling earth final lyric bang angel hits ground live performances stay close debuted july stockholm sweden fourth leg performed remaining concerts tour played stay close returned live setting april california leg making song played north_america performed acoustic duet edge rendition impromptu setlist reading lyrics sheet song continued performed sporadically rest tour appearing concerts stay close played revived tour played sporadically second leg tour feature fifth leg song performed festival live performances song appear live sydney elevation live boston walk stuck moment singles live album zoo live performance audio rip performance live sydney version walk stuck moment singles recorded toronto ontario reception stay close critically acclaimed music journalist rated song stars calling 90s rock ballad cousin high dry manages lid impulse seek nearest hot press editor said performance beauty gentle understated kind emotion odds lyrics billboard contributor joked example songs named stay reach hot following similarly named hits seasons spin called best songs saying obsessed kind find bluff miami dance floor stay close framed search intimate terms crawl lemon look eye writing time compared earlier hits streets saying stay close impossible meaningful millions people precisely beautifully vague associated_press called album beautiful song said conventional song album noted casual guitar lines stay song tension perfectly suits subject reviewer called beautiful ballad writing dallas morning news said absolutely gorgeous warm stay close nominated category 51st golden globe awards said stay close greatest song saying extraordinary melody sophisticated lyric misses noting turned 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