Stay the Same (Gabrielle song)
{{Short description|2004 single by Gabrielle}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Stay the Same
| cover = Gabrielle-Stay the Same.jpg
| alt =
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Gabrielle
| album = Play to Win
| B-side = {{hlist|"Letting Go"|"Play to Win"}}
| released = {{start date|2004|5|3|df=y}}{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=27|date=1 May 2004}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 3:49
| label = Go! Beat
| writer = {{hlist|Gabrielle|Richard "Biff" Stannard|Julian Gallagher|Ferdy Unger-Hamilton|Dave Morgan}}
| producer = {{hlist|Richard "Biff" Stannard|Julian Gallagher|Ferdy Unger-Hamilton}}
| prev_title = Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title = Ten Years Time
| next_year = 2004
}}
"Stay the Same" is a song by British singer-songwriter Gabrielle. It was written by Gabrielle, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Ferdy Unger-Hamilton, and Dave Morgan, and produced by Stannard, Gallagher, and Unger-Hamilton for her fourth studio album Play to Win (2004). Selected as the album's lead single, it peaked at number 20 on the UK Singles Chart, number 47 on the Irish Singles Chart, and number 55 on the Romanian Top 100.
Track listings
{{tracklist
| headline = UK CD single {{small|(986 652-9)}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Stay the Same|others=Gabrielle|year=2004|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Go! Beat|id=986 652-9}}
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Stay the Same
| note1 =
| length1 = 3:49
| writer1 = {{hlist|Gabrielle|Julian Gallagher|Richard Stannard|Ferdy Unger-Hamilton|Dave Morgan}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Gallagher|Stannard|Unger-Hamilton}}
| title2 = Letting Go
| note2 =
| length2 = 4:29
| writer2 = {{hlist|Gabrielle|Jonathan Shorten}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Shorten}}
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = European maxi-single {{small|(986 677-5)}}{{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Gabrielle&titel=Stay+The+Same&cat=s|title=Australian-charts.com – Gabrielle – Stay the Same|publisher=ARIA Top 50 Singles|access-date=26 November 2020}}
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Stay the Same
| note1 =
| length1 = 3:49
| writer1 = {{hlist|Gabrielle|Gallagher|Stannard|Unger-Hamilton|Morgan}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Gallagher|Stannard|Unger-Hamilton}}
| title2 = Letting Go
| note2 =
| length2 = 4:29
| writer2 = {{hlist|Gabrielle|Shorten}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Shorten}}
| title3 = Play to Win
| note3 =
| length3 = 4:20
| writer3 = {{hlist|Gabrielle|Gallagher|Stannard}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Stannard}}
}}
Credits and personnel
Credits are taken from the UK CD single liner notes.
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- Gabrielle – writing, vocals
- Richard "Biff" Stannard – writing, background vocals, production
- Julian Gallagher – writing, guitar, production
- Ferdy Unger-Hamilton – writing, production
- Dave Morgan – writing, guitar
- Sharon Murphy – background vocals
- Anthony Drennan – guitar
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- Derrick Taylor – bass guitar
- Dylan Howe – drums
- Simon Hale – keyboards
- Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
- Paul "Pdub" Walton – mixing
- David Treahearn – mixing
- Alvin Sweeney – recording, programming
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Charts
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!scope="col"|Chart (2004) !scope="col"|Peak |
{{single chart|Ireland3|47|artist=Gabrielle|rowheader=true|access-date=19 March 2021}} |
scope="row"|Romania (Romanian Top 100){{cite web|url=http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10127.html|title=Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 28, saptamina 12.07 – 18.07, 2004|publisher=Romanian Top 100|language=ro|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050117105455/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10127.html|archive-date=17 January 2005|access-date=16 May 2020}}
|55 |
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{{single chart|Scotland|24|date=20040515|rowheader=true|access-date=19 December 2018}} |
{{single chart|UK|20|date=20040515|rowheader=true|access-date=19 May 2018}} |
References
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Category:Song recordings produced by Richard Stannard (songwriter)
Category:Songs written by Gabrielle (singer)
Category:Songs written by Julian Gallagher
Category:Songs written by Richard Stannard (songwriter)
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