Stay the Night (Zedd song)

"Stay the Night"
Single by Zedd featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore
from the album Clarity
Released23 September 2013 (2013-09-23)[1]
Recorded2012
Genre
Length3:37
LabelInterscope
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Zedd
Zedd singles chronology
"Clarity"
(2012) 		"Stay the Night"
(2013) 		"Push Play"
(2013)
Hayley Williams singles chronology
"Rainbow Connection"
(2011) 		"Stay the Night"
(2013) 		"Vicious Love"
(2015)
Music video
"Stay the Night" on YouTube

"Stay the Night" is a song by Russian-German electronic dance music producer Zedd, from the deluxe edition (2013) of his debut studio album, Clarity (2012). It features vocals from Hayley Williams, the lead singer of American rock group Paramore. The song was written by Zedd, Williams, Benjamin Eli Hanna (believed to be a secret moniker of Nate Ruess[5]), and Carah Faye, and produced by Zedd. "Stay the Night" was released to digital retailers on 23 September 2013, by Interscope Records as the lead single off the deluxe edition of Clarity, and the fourth overall single from the album.

The song has been compared to Zedd's previous electro house hit "Clarity", with Critic of Music saying "Stay the Night" is primed for "pop radio".[2] Digital Spy said the song was "generic EDM",[3] and Idolator pointed to its EDM-style club-ready dance beats, "dreamy" synths, and a pop-style vocal.[6] "Stay the Night" received critical acclaim, with some critics noting the song's potential for crossover appeal to audiences of mainstream pop.[6]

The single reached the number one spot on both Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs and Dance/Mix Show Airplay charts in its issue dated 7 December 2013, [7][8] giving Zedd his second number one at Dance Airplay and his third chart-topper at Dance Club Play, while Williams gained her first number one on a Billboard chart (at Dance/Mix Show Airplay) as a solo artist.[9] The song has reached the top twenty in fifteen countries and sold over two million copies in the U.S. by September 2017.

  1. ^ "Stay The Night (featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore): Zedd: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. 23 September 2013. Archived from the original on 13 September 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Single Review: Zedd Feat. Hayley Williams - Stay the Night". Critic of Music. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Zedd ft. Hayley Williams: 'Stay The Night' review". Digital Spy. 22 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Nate Ruess". Songwriters Hall of Fame. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Hayley Williams on family, divorce, and forgiving yourself". Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  6. ^ a b Wass, Mike (10 September 2013). "Zedd Teams Up With Hayley Williams For Club-Conquering Anthem "Stay The Night": Listen". Idolator. Spin Media. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  7. ^ "From Billboard Top 40 Update (November 25, 2013)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  8. ^ Trust, Gary (25 November 2013). "Chart Highlights: Colbie Caillat Returns With 'Hold On'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  9. ^ "Zedd Zips Up Dance Charts" from Billboard (November 28, 2013)