# Stay (Nick Jonas & the Administration song)

"Stay" is the second single by Nick Jonas & the Administration. The song was not included on the album Who I Am.

## Background and composition

"Stay" "is a song Nick wrote when he had a day off in Washington. It came after some things that I was going through that really inspired it. and I'm just in a good place right now and was able to get a song out of it, which is always nice."
On 6 January Nick said about the song on Twitter:
   Played a new song I wrote last night, at the show tonight called 'Stay'. It's about fallin for someone. I hope you like it when you hear it.One of the lines is... 'Now that the pain is done, no need to be afraid, we don't have time to waste, just tell me that you'll stay'. 'One more line from 'Stay'.'Beautiful, one of a kind. You're something special babe, and you don't even realize that your my hearts desire. One final line for the night. 'Its hard to believe where we are now, your hand in mine feels right somehow' – Stay"
In 2010, the song was nominated for a Teen Choice Award in the category Choice Music: Love Song.

## Release

On 2 March 2010, the band released the song "Stay" as a digital single and a digital EP. Jonas said that the song wouldn't be on their first record because he wrote it too late for it to be added. The digital single/digital EP of "Stay" contains only the live version of the song. Another live version of the song was recorded on 28 January at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles. In May 2010, the song was included on the live album Nick Jonas & the Administration: Live at the Wiltern January 28th, 2010.

## Track listing
### Other versions

* "Stay" (live) – 7:51

## Music video

The basis of the video is a live performance of the song at the Wiltern theater during the Who I Am Tour. The video was released on the EP of Stay; which was released on 2 March 2010 as a digital download on iTunes.

## Live performances

Nick Jonas performed the song live for the first time on 6 January during the Who I Am Tour with the Administration. On 29 August 2010 he performed "Stay" on tour during a concert in Virginia Beach which was a part of the Jonas Brothers Live In Concert Tour.
On 23 February 2011 Nick performed the song during an acoustic set, accompanied by Jonas Brothers guitarist John Taylor. On 1 July, Nick performed the song live during the Microsoft Store Grand Opening in Century City. They performed the song on 16 July, during the Ottawa Blues fest. The song was also performed during the concerts of Nick Jonas & the Administration in South America.
The song was performed during the concert in Mexico of the Jonas Brothers World Tour 2012/2013. Stay was performed again in Rio de Janeiro on 12 March 2013. The song was performed again on 29 July during the Jonas Brothers Live Tour.

## Personnel

* Nick Jonas - lead vocals, lead guitar, composer
* Tommy Barbarella - keyboards
* Michael Bland - drums, vibraphone, vocals
* Sonny Thompson - guitars, vocals
* John Fields - bass, guitars, percussion, producer, vibraphone
* Dave McNair - mastering
* Jon Lind - A&R
* David Snow - creative director
* Enny Joo - art direction
* Olaf Heine - photography
* Paul David Hager - mixing
* Philip McIntyre - management
* Johnny Wright - management
* Kevin Jonas, Sr. - management

## Release History

| Region | Date | Format | Label |
| Belgium | 1 March 2010 | Digital download - Digital Single | Hollywood Records |
| Germany | 1 March 2010 | Digital download - Digital Single | Hollywood Records |
| Germany | 1 March 2010 | Digital download - Digital Video | Hollywood Records |
| United States | 2 March 2010 | Digital download - Digital EP | Hollywood Records |
| United States | 2 March 2010 | Digital download - Digital Single | Hollywood Records |