Stay for a While

2004 single by Angie Stone featuring Anthony Hamilton From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Stay for a While" is a song by American singer Angie Stone, featuring singer Anthony Hamilton. It was written by Stone, Hamilton, Juanita Wynn, and Jonathan Richmond for Stone's third studio album Stone Love (2004), while production was helmed by Stone and Richmond. Released by J Records as the album's third and final single on October 12, 2004, it reached number 21 on the US Billboard Adult R&B Songs and peaked at number 70 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

ReleasedOctober 11, 2004
Length4:01
LabelJ
Songwriters
  • Angie Stone
  • Jonathan Richmond
  • Juanita Wynn
  • Anthony Hamilton
Quick facts from the album Stone Love, Released ...
"Stay for a While"
Single by Angie Stone featuring Anthony Hamilton
from the album Stone Love
ReleasedOctober 11, 2004
Length4:01
LabelJ
Songwriters
  • Angie Stone
  • Jonathan Richmond
  • Juanita Wynn
  • Anthony Hamilton
Producers
  • Angie Stone
  • Jonathan Richmond
Angie Stone singles chronology
"U-Haul"
(2004)		 "Stay for a While"
(2004)		 "I Wasn't Kidding"
(2005)
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Critical reception

AllMusic editor Rob Theakston ranked "Stay for a While" among his favorite tracks on parent album Stone Love and called Hamilton's performance on the song "exceptional."[1] Jennifer F. Bogar from Today declared the song a "phenomenal track drenched in [both singers'] gospel roots."[2]

Chart performance

"Stay for a While" debuted at number 72 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in the week of December 18, 2004 and peaked at number 70 on January 15, 2005.[3] The song also peaked at number 22 on Billboard's Adult R&B Songs, becoming Stone Love' third consecutive single to enter the chart.[4]

Track listing

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Promo CD single[5]
No.TitleLength
1."Stay for a While" (radio edit) (featuring Anthony Hamilton)3:55
2."Stay for a While" (instrumental)4:06
3."Stay for a While" (call-out hook)0:10
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Charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Stay for a While"
Chart (2004) Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3]70
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Release history

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Release dates for "Stay for a While"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States October 11, 2004 Urban contemporary radio
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