"Stick Around" | ||||
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Single by Julian Lennon | ||||
from the album The Secret Value of Daydreaming | ||||
B-side | "Always Think Twice" | |||
Released | 3 March 1986 (US) 10 March 1986 (UK) | |||
Recorded | 1986 | |||
Genre | Synth-pop, pop rock, new wave[1] | |||
Length | 4.03 | |||
Label | Charisma (UK) Atlantic (US) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Julian Lennon | |||
Producer(s) | Phil Ramone | |||
Julian Lennon singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Stick Around" on YouTube |
"Stick Around" is the first and lead single from Julian Lennon's 1986 second album The Secret Value of Daydreaming. The song was released at a time when Lennon's solo career was at its peak, following his successful with the debut album Valotte (1984).
It was a No. 1 hit on Billboard's Mainstream Rock and No. 32 on their Hot 100 chart, [2] but failed in the U.K., reaching only No. 86 in the UK Singles Chart[3] The song was also a minor hit in several countries around the world: Belgium (No. 21), Australia (No. 79) and Canada (No. 31).