Stay with Me (Kumi Koda song)

"Stay with Me" (stylized as stay with me) is the forty-second single by Japanese R&B/pop artist Kumi Koda. It charted at #1 on the Oricon Weekly charts and remained on the charts for nine weeks. This became the first time Kumi released two consecutive #1 singles, whereas her previous single, "Taboo," also charted at number one.

The single was released in both CD and CD+DVD, with limited editions of both. A version was also released exclusively for her fan club.

Information

stay with me is Japanese singer-songwriter Kumi Koda's forty-second single. It debuted at #1 on Oricon, making it her sixth number-one single and the first time in her career to have released two number-one singles back-to-back, whereas Taboo had also charted at #1.^[1]^[2] The single remained on the Oricon charts for nine weeks.

stay with me was described as a "winter love ballad" by her official site. Limited editions of the single featured an orgel version of stay with me, a poster and a draw card, similar to that of Taboo.^[3]

This was also the second time one of her singles received an exclusive release for her fan club. Those editions included a poster, but also gave the buyers the option of a mirror or mousepad with the fan club CD picture on it.^[4]^[5]

The single contained one b-side, Winter Bell. This was a more upbeat song and carried an overall Christmas-time feel with signature bells being heard in the song's opening and during the song's chorus.

The single is certified Gold by RIAJ for shipment of 100,000 copies.^[6]

Packaging

stay with me was released in three editions:

CD: contains four musical tracks.
CD [Fan Club Edition]: contains two musical tracks, poster and choice of a mirror or mouse pad.
CD+DVD: contains four musical tracks, music video and making video.

Limited editions of the CD and CD+DVD versions came with a poster and the bonus "orgel version" of stay with me.

Promotional Advertisements

stay with me was used in advertisements for au LISMO and Sony Ericsson in Japan.^[7]^[8]

Music Video

The music video for stay with me carried a theme similar to her 2006 single Yume no Uta/futari de..., most notably futari de... for the visuals. The video also centered around the use of a cellphone, much like the aforementioned single.

The video carried a story of a woman, played by Kumi, who was having conflicting feelings over a love interest after a fight. She goes to the train station, which was shown to be the place they first met, and sends a photo via cellphone to her partner. Throughout the video, she envisions him arriving and continually checks her phone awaiting his response. After waiting for what is presumed to be an allotted amount of time, she leaves the platform and goes to sit outside. A message then sends to her phone, which reads, "I want to start over . . . I love you." She looks up to see her partner and he runs to her.

Track list

(Source^[7])

CD
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"stay with me"	Kumi Koda	Kazuto Narumi	Daisuke Kahara	04:58
2.	"Winter Bell"	Kumi Koda	Ryuichiro Yamaki	Hiroto Suzuki	04:09
3.	"stay with me" (Orgel Version)			Shinjiro Inoue	02:40
4.	"stay with me" (Instrumental)		Kazuto Narumi	Daisuke Kahara	04:54
5.	"Winter Bell" (Instrumental)		Ryuichiro Yamaki	Hiroto Suzuki	04:08

DVD: Music Videos
No.	Title	Length
1.	"stay with me" (Music Video)	05:08
2.	"stay with me [Another Edition]" (Music Video)

CD: Fanclub Limited Edition
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"stay with me"	Kumi Koda	Kazuto Narumi	Daisuke Kahara	04:58
2.	"stay with me" (Instrumental)		Kazuto Narumi	Daisuke Kahara	04:54

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	First Week Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
December 24, 2008	Oricon Daily Charts	1
	Oricon Weekly Charts	1	39,860	70,657^[9]	8 Weeks
	Oricon Monthly Charts	3
	Oricon Yearly Charts	88

Billboard Japan Sales Chart

Release	Chart	Peak Position
December 24, 2008	Billboard Japan Hot 100	1
	Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay	4
	Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales	1

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by "Days" by Ayumi Hamasaki	Billboard Japan Hot 100 number-one single January 5, 2009	Succeeded by "Yume no Tsubomi" by Remioromen
Preceded by "Days/Green" by Ayumi Hamasaki	Oricon Weekly number one single January 12, 2009	Succeeded by "Ai Kakumei" by Hideaki Takizawa

Alternate Versions

stay with me

stay with me: Found on the single (2008) and corresponding album TRICK (2009)
stay with me [Orgel Version]: Found on the single (2008)
stay with me [Instrumental]: Found on the single (2008)
stay with me [World Sketch Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 2 (2010)

References

↑ "stay with me / KODA KUMI / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
↑ "TABOO / KODA KUMI / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
↑ "stay with me (Limited Edition) - Koda Kumi". JaME World. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
↑ "KODA KUMI stay with me Mini Mirror". Shoppies. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
↑ "stay with me (Fanclub Limited Edition) - Koda Kumi". JaME World. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
↑ ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2008年12月 (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
1 2 "DISCOGRAPHY - Stay With Me". Koda Kumi's official website. Retrieved 03/11/2012. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
↑ "stay with me au LISMO". DailyMotion. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
↑ 『上半期ランキング』はこちら (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2009-06-22.

Kumi Koda

Studio albums	Affection Grow into One Feel My Mind Secret Black Cherry Kingdom Trick Universe Dejavu Japonesque Bon Voyage Walk of My Life

Compilation albums	Best: First Things Best: Second Session Best: Bounce & Lovers Out Works & Collaboration Best Best: Third Universe Summer of Love Winter of Love

Cover albums	Eternity: Love & Songs Color the Cover

Remix albums	Remix Album Driving Hit's Driving Hit's 2 Driving Hit's 3 Driving Hit's 4 Beach Mix Driving Hit's 5 Driving Hit's 6

Extended Plays	Love Romance Fever: Legend Live

Video releases	7 Spirits Feel... Girls: Selfish Secret First Class Limited Live Kumi Koda Live Tour 2005: First Things Kumi Koda Live Tour 2006–2007 Second Session Live Tour 2007: Black Cherry Live Tour 2008: Kingdom Fan Club Event 2008: Let's Party Vol. 1 Live Tour 2009: Trick 2009 Taiwan Live Live Tour 2010: Universe Eternity: Love & Songs at Billboard Live 10th Anniversary: Fantasia in Tokyo Dome Live Tour 2011: Dejavu Premium Night: Love & Songs Live Tour 2013: Japonesque Hall Tour 2014: Bon Voyage Live Tour 2015: Walk of My Life

Related articles	Discography Videography Misono Avex Group Rhythm Zone

Kumi Koda songs

Discography

Affection	"Color of Soul" "So into You" "Take Back" "Trust Your Love"

Grow into One	"1000 no Kotoba" "The Meaning of Peace" "Love Across the Ocean" "Maze" "Real Emotion"

Feel My Mind	"Crazy 4 U" "Cutie Honey" "Come with Me" "Gentle Words"

Secret	"Chase" "Cutie Honey" "Hands" "Hot Stuff" "Kiseki"

Best: First Things	"Butterfly" "Flower" "Promise" "Star"

Best: Second Session	"Birthday Eve" "Candy" "DDD" "Feel" "Ima Sugu Hoshii" "Kamen" "Lies" "No Regret" "Shake It Up" "Someday" "Wind" "You"

Black Cherry	"Cherry Girl" "I'll Be There" "Juicy" "Koi no Tsubomi" "Ningyo-hime" "Unmei" "With Your Smile" "Won't Be Long" "Yume no Uta"

Kingdom	"Ai no Uta" "Aishō" "Anytime" "But" "Freaky" "Last Angel"

Trick	"Moon Crying" "Stay with Me" "Taboo" "That Ain't Cool"

Universe	"Alive" "Can We Go Back" "Ecstasy" "It's All Love!" "Lick Me" "Physical Thing"

Dejavu	"Anata Dake ga" "Lollipop" "Suki de, Suki de, Suki de." "Pop Diva"

Japonesque	"Ai o Tomenaide" "In the Air" "Ko-So-Ko-So" "Love Me Back" "No Man's Land" "Poppin' Love Cocktail" "V.I.P."

Bon Voyage	"Dreaming Now!" "Go to the Top" "Koishikute" "Lalalalala" "Touch Down"

Walk of My Life	"Hotel" "Dance in the Rain"

Other songs	"Boys & Girls" "Futari de..." "Hashire" "Inside Fishbowl" "Outside Fishbowl" "Switch" "XXX"

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