Stay (Don't Go Away)

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"Stay (Don't Go Away)"
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Single by David Guetta featuring Raye
Released9 May 2019 (2019-05-09)
RecordedApril 2019
Genre House [1]
Length3:06
Label
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)
  • David Guetta
  • Carl Falk
  • Timofey Reznikov [2]
David Guetta singles chronology
"This Ain't Techno"
(2019)
"Stay (Don't Go Away)"
(2019)
"Instagram"
(2019)
Raye singles chronology
"The Fruits"
(2019)
"Stay (Don't Go Away)"
(2019)
"Love Me Again"
(2019)

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [31] Gold100,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [32] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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