Īccording to Smith, 'the song is about the moment in the morning after a one night stand, where the person you are with leaves your house, and you are left by yourself, and it's just a second, where you are just like: 'I wish, I wish'. The result sounded like a gospel choir, but all from Smith's own voice, and this demo was then used in the released song. After finishing the song, Smith started to layer their vocals about twenty times, singing in different parts of the studio and harmonizing.

Phillips started playing with three chords on the piano, and Napier quickly provided a drum pattern, and according to Smith, 'the song just flowed out of us so naturally,' and the song was written in thirty to forty minutes. In an interview with NME, Smith said that the song was written in a studio in Old Street with James Napier ( Jimmy Napes) and William Phillips (also known as 'Tourist'). At the 57th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony, Darkchild's version of 'Stay with Me' won two Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. It has also reached top ten status in over twelve countries worldwide. The song has become Smith's most successful single to date, peaking at number one in the UK Singles Chart (becoming Smith's third chart-topper there, second as a solo artist), topping the charts in Canada and New Zealand, and reaching number two on the US Billboard Hot 100. Agreement with Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne.The song was written by Smith, James Napier, and William Phillips, with Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne later receiving co-writer credits due to the song's noted melodic similarity to Petty's single ' I Won't Back Down'. 'Stay with Me' is a gospel-inspired ballad that details the protagonist pleading with their one-night stand not to leave them. It was released in the United States on 14 April 2014 and in the United Kingdom on. ' Stay with Me' is a song by English singer Sam Smith from their debut studio album In the Lonely Hour (2014).

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