Stay on Me
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| "Stay on Me" | ||||
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| Single by Sophie Ellis-Bextor | ||||
| from the album Perimenopop | ||||
| Released | September 11, 2025 | |||
| Genre | Disco-pop[1] | |||
| Length | 3:07 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
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| "Stay on Me" on YouTube | ||||
"Stay on Me" is a song by English singer and songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor.[2] It was released on 11 September 2025 through Decca Records, as the sixth single from her eighth studio album, Perimenopop (2025).[3][4][5]
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"Stay on Me" was written by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Selena Gomez, Caroline Ailin, Julia Michaels, and Thomas Hull.[6] The track was produced by Hull (under his stage name Kid Harpoon), with additional production by Richard Jones,[7] and uncredited backing vocals from Gomez.[8] The song appears as the fourth track on Perimenopop.[7]
In an interview with Clash magazine, Ellis-Bextor said of the track:
"Initially it was a lot more flirty. But like every song on Perimenopop, I wanted it to ring true to my life. And look – I’ve just had my 20th wedding anniversary (to Richard, bassist from The Feeling) – so I thought the song should be about the beauty of a long romance. About going out, but still having that feeling of “I think you’re brilliant – I’m so glad you’re coming home with me.”"[9]
— Ellis-Bextor explaining the story behind the track, to Clash magazine [9]
The song was released on 11 September 2025, one day ahead of the album release. "Stay on Me" debuted at number thirty-five on Global's Official Big Top 40 Singles chart.[10]
Music video
It was released alongside an accompanying music video, which was directed by longtime collaborator Sophie Muller.[11] It marks their nineteenth music video together.[12] The music video was shot in the county Kerry of Ireland, with Oscar nominee cinematographer Robbie Ryan, serving as the director of photography, making it his second collaboration with Ellis-Bextor since "Hypnotized" in 2022.[12]
"The music video for ‘Stay On Me’ is out now I had an incredible two days in Co. Kerry in the south west of Ireland filming this with the incredible @darlingangel6, Robbie Ryan as DOP and brilliant @lisalaudat1 for my glam, This is my 19th music video with Sophie Muller and we always have so much fun - I really trust her. It’s our first video involving donkeys though. The landscape was so beautiful - honestly one of the most gorgeous places I’ve ever been, and it felt like the perfect location to make a video for ‘Stay On Me’"[13]
— Ellis-Bextor on an Instagram post, via Irish Independent[13]
Reception
Cory Gourley of Music Is To Blame wrote that the track "proves that Ellis-Bextor has the ability to play with the nuances of disco-pop and can offer much-needed light and shade to her listeners."[14] Gourley continued praising the song for showcasing Ellis-Bextor's "vocal talent, maturity, and [her] ability to genre-bend with ease."[14] Yotam Dov of We Rave You dubbed the track as "shimmering".[15] OUTinPerth included the song on their list "The Latest Tunes Worth Checking-Out" on its week of release.[16]