Stay with Me (Chanyeol and Punch song)

"Stay with Me" is a song recorded by South Korean singers Punch and Chanyeol, a member of K-pop group Exo, serving as part of the original soundtrack of the 2016 hit television drama Guardian: The Lonely and Great God. The song was written by Lee Seung Joo and composed by the musical duo Rocoberry.[1] The single was released on December 3 and was part 1 in a series composed of high-charting singles.

"Stay with Me"
Single by Chanyeol and Punch
from the album Guardian (Original Television Soundtrack), Pt. 1
ReleasedDecember 3, 2016
Genre
Length3:13
LabelCJ E&M
Songwriter(s)Lee Seung Joo
Producer(s)Rocoberry
Chanyeol singles chronology
"I Hate You"
(2016)		 "Stay with Me"
(2016)		 "SSFW"
(2019)
Punch singles chronology
"Say Yes"
(2016)		 "Stay with Me"
(2016)		 "When My Loneliness Calls You"
(2017)
Music video
"Stay with Me" on YouTube

Background and release

On December 1, it was announced that Punch and Chanyeol would be releasing a single for the South Korean cable television series Guardian: The Lonely and Great God.[2] The single was composed and arranged by the South Korean indie band Rocoberry while the lyrics were written by Lee Seung Joo. Rocoberry is a musical duo that consists of members Roco (vocalist, lyricist) and Conan (chorus, composer, lyricist). Rocoberry had previously worked on the OSTs for the hit dramas Descendants of the Sun (“Everytime”) and Pinocchio (“Love Is Like Snow”).[3] "Stay with Me" was officially released for digital download on December 3, 2016.[4]

Music video

The music video was released on December 3, 2016.[5] It features Punch and Chanyeol singing the song in the recording studio and is interspersed with scenes from the drama. The music video hit one million views in 24 hours.

The music video was the third most watched Korean music video in December 2016, and the fifth most watched for the first half of 2017.[6][7] "Stay with Me" became the most watched Korean OST music video of all-time.

As of October 2022, the video has accumulated over 400 million views, making it the most-viewed music video for an original soundtrack. It is also Chanyeol and Punch's first music video to surpass the 100 million views milestone. On May 4, 2018, the video reached 1 million likes on YouTube, becoming the first and only korean drama original soundtrack to reach that milestone, and currently has more than 4 million likes.

Chart performance

"Stay with Me" debuted at #1 on Mnet, #2 on Genie and #10 on Melon. Shortly after its release, Chanyeol ranked #1 and the OST #2 on the Melon Real Time Chart.[8] Additionally, "Stay with Me" ranked #3 on Billboard's US World Digital Songs and #5 on Spotify's Global Viral 50 Chart. On January 11, 2017, the song achieved 100,000 likes on Melon.[9] On February 13, Chanyeol was nominated for Melon Top 10 Artist Award for his performance in "Stay with Me".[10][11] He also won Melon's Weekly Popularity Award for four weeks in a row.[12]

By March 2, "Stay with Me" had accumulated 1,042,951 downloads on the Gaon Music Chart.[13] It is the first Goblin OST to surpass 1 million downloads. On July 7 Gaon published the Half-Year Charts. "Stay with Me" ranked in the Top 10 of the Digital, Download and Streaming charts.[14]

On September 12, 2018, the Gaon Music Chart announced that “Stay with Me” had surpassed the 1 million streaming milestone during the period between 4 February 2018 and 10 February 2018.[15]

Charts

Sales
Region Sales
South Korean (Gaon)[22] 2,500,000

Streaming
Chart Streaming
South Korean Gaon Streaming Chart[23] 100,000,000+

Release history
Region Date Format Label
South Korea December 3, 2016 Digital download CJ E&M

Accolades and nominations
Year Award-Giving Body Category Result
2017 Asia Model Awards Asia OST Popularity Won[24]
19th Mnet Asian Music Awards Best OST Nominated
2018 13th KKBox Music Awards Best Korean Single of the Year Won[25]

References
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  22. Cumulative sales for "I Will Go to You Like the First Snow":
  23. Cumulative streaming for "Stay with Me":
  24. "펀치, '2017 아시아모델 어워즈' 아시아 OST 인기상 수상". mk.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-09-03.
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