stay love stay love song american singer songwriter mariah carey eleventh studio album written produced carey additional songwriting released october fourth single album background composition stay love written produced mariah carey additional songwriting carey eleventh studio album carey produced track cox inc copyright held administered songs universal bmi songs key flat south emi foray music publishing song recorded new_york mixed inc instrumentation performed cox carey sung lead background vocals interview radio station power new_york_city carey revealed song favorites album recorded vocals day following commercial album single stay love released fourth single united_states serviced mainstream rhythmic urban radio stations october track consisting remixes den released united_states december stay love beat driven piano laced ballad influenced pop music genres song instrumentation derived piano melody backed strong drum beat composed key major carey vocals spanning low note high note song moves slow tempo beats minute cut time follows chord progression song features double voice effect final chorus carey normal singing tone rest song combined raised pitch raises pitch octave layers normal tone lyrically song finds carey getting cry connect dots break track describes old time shared lover admits attempt save relationship knows definitely stays love chart stay love carey fourteenth number song february track peaked thirty seven rhythmic chart number eighty chart number ninety pop chart track reached number ninety singles chart reception critical reception stay love garnered generally positive reviews music critics complimented song piano driven melody carey vocals felt similar previous single belong review hare republican wrote carey shines song described killer ballad people named best ballad album calling pretty houston_chronicle writer described single gently ballad janet_jackson recording instead time tired sex clichés commenting doubtful jackson reach notes carey hits end song los_angeles_times highlighted carey raw form singing track writing voice lower notes rings true emotionally nick_levine digital spy called stay love fairly modern mariah track believed carey previous singles belong unpleasant entertainment_weekly wrote song slower addictive variation belong newsday critic called belong ballad separate reviews song nick_levine digital spy compared song carey belong rated stay love stars wrote original songs carey emotion packed vocals pleasant treat recent offerings freedom washington_post described song ballad foster daily democrat noted recorded early 90s early work popmatters described album worst songs music video play background directed carey husband music video stay love filmed las_vegas nevada story line cannon carey wrote carey filmed video october october interview cannon spoke video said scene carey bed man played mariah plays guy cheated flashbacks music video stay love featured bet access granted scenes look world premiere october entire video shown hour bet october stay love music video peaked billboard hot tracks chart synopsis video black white begins carey parking antique automobile desert gets black boots walks camera vehicle explodes music begins scene shifts carey applying eye form product placement shown carey finishes getting ready scenery las_vegas shown shifting carey dressed performer walks runway dressed white feathers catches attention man turns carey lover turn came meet carey fellow dancers female dressing room carey sees walks purposely additional scenes shown carey laying dark runway apparently finished preparing second verse video shows carey driving highway desert drives past memories pair shown holding bed pushes old gifts given passengers seat pulls car continuing scene beginning video car explodes carey tears necklace despair begins arms desperation video ends carey finale drops stage carey desert looks ride gets black driven reception pink commercial nick_levine digital_spy complimented video commenting managed ridiculous little bit moving achievement entertainment_weekly writer described carey boots hot considered cinematography music video gorgeous complimented aspects video saying mariah looks totally entire wardrobe donated charity teenage truck stop ain hard eyes reference man played love interest belong commercial carey pink uses stay love music video clip song audio short clip shows carey getting ready applying applying neck release published carey official website described concept commercial combination mariah music live performances promotion single carey featured guest judge musical act fifth series popular british talent competition factor week contestants sing songs carey catalog prior arrival judges said nerve contestants general nature carey songs performances finalists carey performed stay love accompanied background vocalists received standing ovation audience judges continued backstage taped session contestants end program performed classic hero eventually joined finalists finale song hero recorded factor finalists released single second best selling single united_kingdom according reports episode gained large increase viewers carey presence able surpass long time rival program strictly come dancing ratings carey appearance november wearing long black gown performed song receiving honorary award achievements music mtv_news described performance formats remix stay love den stay love stay love den house mix stay love charts
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