I Would Stay
{{short description|2000 single by Krezip}}
{{Infobox song
| name = I Would Stay
| cover = I Would Stay.jpg
| type = single
| artist = Krezip
| album = Nothing Less
| released = 16 June 2000
| studio = RS29
(Waalwijk, Netherlands)
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=51}}
| label = Warner Music
| writer = Jacqueline Govaert
| producer = Oscar Holleman
| prev_title = Won't Cry
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = All Unsaid
| next_year = 2000
}}
"I Would Stay" is a song by Dutch pop rock band Krezip. It was released on 16 June 2000 as the second single from the band's debut album Nothing Less.{{Cite web |title=Krezip - I Would Stay - ultratop.be |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/8026/Krezip-I-Would-Stay |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=www.ultratop.be}}
Written by the band's singer Jacqueline Govaert, the song reached the number one spot of the Dutch Top 40 for three weeks, including during Krezip's highly publicized performance at the 2000 Pinkpop Festival. It was also a number-one hit in the Flanders region of Belgium. It was later declared to be the third-biggest hit of the year per the Dutch Top 40, and also the seventh-biggest hit of the decade per the Dutch Single Top 100.
Background
Lead singer and songwriter Jacqueline Govaert wrote the song when she was 17 years old after getting into arguments with her mother. "I always thought, still actually, now I have it all figured out. I already understand how life works," Govaert said.{{Cite web |title=Jacqueline Govaert schreef Krezips hit I Would Stay na een ruzie met haar moeder |url=https://www.nporadio2.nl/nieuws/top2000/04207a4f-615b-44e6-a4c4-ed281f347f69/jacqueline-govaert-schreef-krezips-hit-i-would-stay-na-een-ruzie-met-haar-moeder |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=NPO Radio 2 |language=nl}}
Krezip's performance at the 2000 Pinkpop Festival, which has been labeled by multiple sources as one of the most iconic in the festival's history, was nationally televised and culminated in the performance of "I Would Stay" near the end of their set.{{Cite web |date=2021-06-22 |title=5 Most iconic Pinkpop shows of all time |url=https://www.getgigit.com/updates/5-iconic-pinkpop-shows |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=Gigit! |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Pinkpop pareltjes [part 1] |url=https://www.npo3fm.nl/nieuws/3fm-nieuws/d30c5896-a233-4a5a-b2b6-63005988f85f/pinkpop-pareltjes-part-1 |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=NPO 3FM |language=nl}} Govaert was 18 years old during the performance.
For a while, Govaerts did not want to perform the song, but she is happy with it again. "Many people recognise themselves in it, it has become a special song for me. And I see that same struggle of your parents breaking away from my own children now. They're ashamed of me in the schoolyard now too," she said in 2023.{{Cite web |title=Jacqueline (Krezip): 'Alles dwarrelt op zijn plek nu ik ouder word' |url=https://www.eo.nl/artikel/jacqueline-krezip-alles-dwarrelt-op-zijn-plek-nu-ik-ouder-word?srsltid=AfmBOopGhkHnaN7ZIK9j5vqPBCmA_dwo0wocS-tmrw4Khu0mpiAgGQ9e |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=www.eo.nl |language=nl}}
The song was sampled by Scooter in the song "Bit a Bad Boy" from the album Under the Radar Over the Top. SMD[http://www.discogs.com/artist/SMD+%282%29 SMD] at discogs.com used a sample in their song "Just Like You",[http://www.discogs.com/SMD-Just-Like-You/release/1308387 Just Like You] at discogs.com
and Scott Brown remixed the song in 2001, titled "Turn Up the Music", even though Krezip is uncredited on that version.[http://www.discogs.com/Scott-Brown-Turn-Up-The-Music-Remix-Ghosts/release/133152 Turn Up The Music] at discogs.com
The song has never left the top 500 of the annual Dutch Top 2000 program since its release. Its highest position was #139 in 2003.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-17 |title=I Would Stay van Krezip uit 2000 in Top 2000 |url=https://top2000nl.com/i-would-stay-krezip-top-2000/ |access-date=2024-12-30 |language=nl-NL}}
Track list
= CD single =
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2000)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{single chart|Flanders|1|artist=Krezip|song=I Would Stay|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 22, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch40|1|year=2000|week=33|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 22, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch100|2|artist=Krezip|song=I Would Stay|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 22, 2020}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2000)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2000|title=Jaaroverzichten 2000|publisher=Ultratop|accessdate=March 22, 2020}}
| 1 |
| scope="row"| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2000|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2000|publisher=Dutch Top 40|accessdate=March 22, 2020}}
| 3 |
| scope="row"| Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2000&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 2000|website=dutchcharts.nl|accessdate=March 22, 2020}}
| 2 |
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=Decade-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2000–09)
! scope="col"| Position |
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| scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/decennium.asp?cat=s&dec=00|title=Decennium Charts - Singles 2000-2009|language=nl|website=MegaCharts|access-date=3 May 2022}}
|7 |
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References
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Category:Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders) number-one singles
Category:Dutch Top 40 number-one singles
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