Stay Another Day - wikipedia Stay Another Day `` Stay Another Day '' Single by East 17 from the album Steam B - side `` Remix '' Released 21 November 1994 ( UK ) Format CD single CD maxi cassette Genre Pop, Christmas Length 4 : 29 Label London ( UK ) Songwriter ( s ) Tony Mortimer Rob Kean Dominic Hawken Producer ( s ) Phil Harding Ian Curnow East 17 singles chronology `` Steam '' ( 1994 ) `` Stay Another Day '' ( 1994 ) `` Let It Rain '' ( 1994 ) `` Steam '' ( 1994 ) `` Stay Another Day '' ( 1994 ) `` Let It Rain '' ( 1994 ) `` Stay Another Day '' is a 1994 pop song recorded by British boy band East 17. It was released in late 1994 and became their only number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the Christmas number one of 1994, and also topped the charts in Sweden, Ireland and Denmark. It remains their biggest hit. The song was used in the pilot episode of the BBC drama series Dirk Gently. Contents 1 Background and release 2 Music videos 3 Commercial reception 4 Track listings 5 Charts and sales 5.1 Weekly charts 5.2 Year - end charts 5.3 Certifications 5.4 Chart successions 6 Girls Aloud version 6.1 Background 6.2 Reception 7 Other versions 8 References 9 External links Background and release `` Stay Another Day '' was the third single from East 17 's second album Steam, following up `` Around The World '' and the album 's title track. It was their first ballad, written by the band 's lead songwriter Tony Mortimer and is about his brother Ollie, who committed suicide. Mortimer was aided in the composition by his co-manager Rob Kean and songwriter Dominic Hawken, who had once been Boy George 's keyboard player. Christmas bells were included towards the end of the song to appeal to the lucrative Christmas singles market. The most familiar arrangement is unusual among pop records in that it uses almost no drums, apart from some timpani during the introduction to and towards the end of the track. Music videos Two music videos were made for the song. One video features the band recording and performing the song in a studio. The other video features the band in a black background. The group are seen wearing white furry parkas and black leather jackets. A woman wearing a dress and veil also appears whilst it snows. The latter video is shown usually around Christmas, while the first version is shown outside Christmas. Commercial reception In November 1994, `` Stay Another Day '' entered at number seven on the UK Singles Chart. The following week it climbed to its peak of number one on the chart, where it remained for 5 weeks, thus becoming the 1994 Christmas number - one and Britain 's third best - selling single of 1994. It was also the 4th biggest selling boy band single of the 1990s in the United Kingdom. It has sold 910,000 copies and has received a Platinum sales status certification. Tony Mortimer won an Ivor Novello songwriting award for this song. The single was also nominated for ' Best Single ' at the 1995 Brit Awards. Track listings CD maxi - UK ( LONCD354 ) `` Stay Another Day '' ( S.A.D. mix ) -- 4 : 29 `` Stay Another Day '' ( less sad mix ) -- 4 : 44 `` Stay Another Day '' ( more sad mix ) -- 8 : 34 `` Stay Another Day '' ( not so sad mix ) -- 6 : 16 CD single `` Stay Another Day '' ( S.A.D. mix ) -- 4 : 29 `` Stay Another Day '' ( less sad mix ) -- 4 : 42 Charts and sales Weekly charts Chart ( 1994 -- 95 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia ) Denmark ( IFPI ) Europe ( Eurochart Hot 100 ) Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista ) 15 France ( SNEP ) 7 Germany ( Official German Charts ) Iceland ( Tonlist ) 15 Ireland ( IRMA ) Italy ( FIMI ) 21 Japan ( Oricon ) 12 Latvia ( EHR ) Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 5 Norway ( VG - lista ) Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK ( Official Charts Company ) Zimbabwe ( ZIMA ) Year - end charts Chart ( 1994 ) Position Europe ( Eurochart Hot 100 ) 87 UK Singles Chart Chart ( 1995 ) Position Australian Singles Chart 28 Austrian Singles Chart 14 Belgian ( Flanders ) Singles Chart 41 Belgian ( Wallonia ) Singles Chart 27 Dutch Top 40 51 Europe ( Eurochart Hot 100 ) 17 French Singles Chart 57 German Singles Chart 36 Norwegian Singles Chart ( Vinter Period ) Swiss Singles Chart 17 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia Gold 35,000 Austria Gold 15,000 Germany Gold 250,000 Sweden Gold 10,000 Switzerland Gold 15,000 United Kingdom Platinum 910,000 Chart successions Preceded by `` Zombie '' by The Cranberries Danish Singles Chart number - one single 11 February 1995 -- 25 February 1995 ( 2 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Here Comes the Hotstepper '' by Ini Kamoze Preceded by `` Spanish Lady '' by Dustin Irish IRMA number - one single 16 December 1994 -- 30 December 1994 ( 3 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Love Me for a Reason '' by Boyzone Preceded by `` Always '' by Bon Jovi Latvian Singles Chart December 18, 1994 - January 22, 1995 ( 5 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Ode to My Family '' by The Cranberries Preceded by `` Love Spreads '' by The Stone Roses Scottish Singles Chart 4 December 1994 -- 1 January 1995 ( 4 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Cotton Eye Joe '' by Rednex Preceded by `` Old Pop in an Oak '' by Rednex Swedish number - one single 6 January 1995 -- 3 February 1995 ( 5 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Tears Do n't Lie '' by Mark ' Oh Preceded by `` Let Me Be Your Fantasy '' by Baby D UK Singles Chart number - one single 4 December 1994 -- 8 January 1995 ( 5 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Cotton Eye Joe '' by Rednex Preceded by `` Zombie '' by The Cranberries Zimbabwe Singles Chart 15 May 1995 - 22 May 1995 ( 1 week ) Succeeded by `` Push the Feeling On '' by Nightcrawlers Girls Aloud version `` Stay Another Day '' Song by Girls Aloud A-side `` Sound of the Underground '' Released 16 December 2002 Format CD single Genre Pop Length 4 : 24 Label Polydor Songwriter ( s ) Tony Mortimer Rob Kean Dominic Hawken Background Girls Aloud were formed through Popstars : The Rivals by a public vote on 30 November 2002. The concept of the programme was to produce a boyband and a girlband who would be `` rivals '' and compete for the Christmas number one single in 2002. Girls Aloud competed against One True Voice, managed by music producer Pete Waterman. Girls Aloud recorded a cover version of `` Stay Another Day '' as their debut single, with Cheryl Cole providing lead vocals. After Girls Aloud recorded `` Sound of the Underground '', `` Stay Another Day '' was instead released as its B - side. The release was originally meant to be a double A-side, and it is often mistakenly labelled as such. `` Stay Another Day '' was performed on This Morning, Top of the Pops and Top of the Pops Saturday to promote its parent single. Girls Aloud gave the song a `` romantic slant, '' which surprised East 17 's Mortimer since it is about his brother 's suicide. Mortimer said, `` I found it really odd they were singing a song about my dead brother. It should 've been left alone for a few years, '' adding that he did like Girls Aloud. Reception Colin Paterson of The Guardian remarked on the unoriginality of Girls Aloud 's cover : `` A group formed on a TV show by a phone poll and then doing a cover of a former Christmas No 1. Life seldom gets less imaginative. '' Other versions In 2007 the band Maps covered the song and gave it away as a free mp3 download online. In 2003 at Keele University Students ' Union, Chesney Hawkes and his band performed an ( intentionally farcical ) punk rock version of `` Stay Another Day '' in response to East 17 cancelling their appearance later in the night. The song was not performed in full as the band could not stop laughing when they tried to perform it. In 2012 metal band THE HELL covered the song as a Christmas single and is offered as a free download on their bandcamp account. In 2013, Bastille included it in their BBC Radio 1 Christmas mashup. In 2016, Kylie Minogue covered the song for her album Kylie Christmas : Snow Queen Edition. In 2017, Keane singer Tom Chaplin covered this song for his second solo album Twelve Tales of Christmas References Jump up ^ `` UK Newspaper Interview - The sad story behind the lyrics to East 17 's ' Stay Another Day ' ''. Independent Newspaper. 2016 - 12 - 23. Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 12. Jump up ^ 1000 UK Number One Singles by Jon Kutner & Spencer Leigh, page 402 Jump up ^ `` UK Singles Chart runs ''. Polyhex.com. 18 March 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 31. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Archived 1 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- East 17 -- Stay Another Day ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- East 17 -- Stay Another Day '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- East 17 -- Stay Another Day '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. 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External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics East 17 Terry Coldwell John Hendy Robbie Craig Brian Harvey Tony Mortimer Blair Dreelan Studio albums and singles Walthamstow ( 1992 -- 1993 ) `` House of Love '' `` Gold '' `` Deep '' `` Slow It Down '' `` West End Girls '' `` It 's Alright '' Steam ( 1994 -- 1995 ) `` Around the World '' `` Steam '' `` Stay Another Day '' `` Let It Rain '' `` Hold My Body Tight '' Up All Night ( 1995 -- 1996 ) `` Thunder '' `` Do U Still ? '' `` Someone to Love '' Around the World Hit Singles : The Journey So Far ( 1996 -- 1997 ) `` If You Ever '' `` Hey Child '' Resurrection ( 1998 -- 1999 ) `` Each Time '' `` Betcha Ca n't Wait '' Dark Light ( 2012 ) `` I Ca n't Get You Off My Mind ( Crazy ) '' `` Friday Night '' `` Counting Clouds '' 24 / 7 TBC Compilation albums Around the World Hit Singles : The Journey So Far The Very Best of East Seventeen East 17 : The Platinum Collection Stay Another Day : The Very Best Of East 17 Other singles `` Secret of My Life '' Related articles Discography Girls Aloud songs Sound of the Underground `` Sound of the Underground '' `` No Good Advice '' `` Some Kind of Miracle '' `` Life Got Cold '' `` Jump '' What Will the Neighbours Say ? `` The Show '' `` Love Machine '' `` I 'll Stand by You '' `` Jump '' `` Wake Me Up '' `` Graffiti My Soul '' `` Here We Go '' Chemistry `` Biology '' `` See the Day '' `` Whole Lotta History '' `` Long Hot Summer '' `` Swinging London Town '' The Sound of Girls Aloud : The Greatest Hits `` Something Kinda Ooooh '' `` I Think We 're Alone Now '' Tangled Up `` Call the Shots '' `` Sexy ! 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'' `` Ca n't Speak French '' Out of Control `` The Promise '' `` The Loving Kind '' `` Untouchable '' Ten `` Something New '' `` On the Metro '' `` Beautiful ' Cause You Love Me '' `` Memory of You '' Other songs `` Stay Another Day '' `` Walk This Way '' ( vs. Sugababes ) `` Theme to St. Trinian 's '' Book Portal UK Christmas number - one singles in the 1990s `` Saviour 's Day '' ( Cliff Richard, 1990 ) `` Bohemian Rhapsody '' / `` These Are the Days of Our Lives '' ( Queen, 1991 ) `` I Will Always Love You '' ( Whitney Houston, 1992 ) `` Mr Blobby '' ( Mr Blobby, 1993 ) `` Stay Another Day '' ( East 17, 1994 ) `` Earth Song '' ( Michael Jackson, 1995 ) `` 2 Become 1 '' ( Spice Girls, 1996 ) `` Too Much '' ( Spice Girls, 1997 ) `` Goodbye '' ( Spice Girls, 1998 ) `` I Have a Dream '' / `` Seasons in the Sun '' ( Westlife, 1999 ) Complete list 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stay_Another_Day&oldid=820804586 '' Categories : Christmas number - one singles in the United Kingdom 1994 singles East 17 songs UK Singles Chart number - one singles Irish Singles Chart number - one singles Number - one singles in Denmark Number - one singles in Israel Number - one singles in Scotland Number - one singles in Sweden Songs written by Tony Mortimer Pop ballads Song recordings produced by Phil Harding ( producer ) Songs in memory of deceased persons British pop songs Black - and - white music videos 1994 songs Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) CS1 German - language sources ( de ) Use British English from January 2014 Use dmy dates from January 2014 Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Australia Singlechart usages for Austria Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Wallonia Singlechart usages for France Singlechart usages for Germany Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for Norway Singlechart usages for Scotland Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Sweden Singlechart usages for Swiss Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano Magyar Nederlands Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 16 January 2018, at 18 : 25. 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Question: who wrote stay another day by east 17
Answer: Tony Mortimer