• Stay with Me was released as the third single
from Sam Smith's debut studio album
In The Lonely Hour
• In the song he sings about a person he fell for one night, but who doesn't return the same
sentiment. He said: "I deal with all the different aspects of loneliness."
"I'm an emotional guy and I think unlike a lot of men in the industry and in music, I'm willing
to show that emotional side, I don't have an bravado to put in front, and I'm
just showing my raw self."
•
Tom Petty
recieved co-writing credit of the song
because of likeness to
his song
I Won't Back Down
• Stay with Me won for
"Record of the Year" and "Song of the Year"
at the 57th annual Grammy Awards.
The music video, directed by Jamie Thraves, was first released onto YouTube on March 27th, 2014.
In the video he is backed by the London-based Enchorus gospel choir.
Smith said: "I love gospel music, and I feel like the radio is missing gospel music sometimes.
So I wanted to put some gospel on the radio!"