I Would Stay
| "I Would Stay" | ||||
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| Single by Krezip | ||||
| from the album Nothing Less | ||||
| Released | 16 June 2000 | |||
| Studio | RS29 (Waalwijk, Netherlands) | |||
| Length | 3:51 | |||
| Label | Warner Music | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jacqueline Govaert | |||
| Producer(s) | Oscar Holleman | |||
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"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.[1]
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
[edit]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.[2]
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.[3][4] Govaert was 18 years old during the performance.[3]
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.[5]
The song was sampled by Scooter in the song "Bit a Bad Boy" from the album Under the Radar Over the Top. SMD[6] used a sample in their song "Just Like You",[7] and Scott Brown used a sample in his song "Turn Up the Music".[8]
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.[9]
Track list
[edit]CD single
[edit]- I Would Stay (Album Version)[1]
- In Her Head (Live at Pinkpop)
- In Her Sun (Stupid) (Live at Pinkpop)
- I Would Stay (Live at Pinkpop)
Charts
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Krezip - I Would Stay - ultratop.be". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
- ^ "Jacqueline Govaert schreef Krezips hit I Would Stay na een ruzie met haar moeder". NPO Radio 2 (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-12-30.
- ^ a b "5 Most iconic Pinkpop shows of all time". Gigit!. 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
- ^ "Pinkpop pareltjes [part 1]". NPO 3FM (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-12-30.
- ^ "Jacqueline (Krezip): 'Alles dwarrelt op zijn plek nu ik ouder word'". www.eo.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-12-30.
- ^ SMD at discogs.com
- ^ Just Like You at discogs.com
- ^ Turn Up The Music at discogs.com
- ^ "I Would Stay van Krezip uit 2000 in Top 2000" (in Dutch). 2024-12-17. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
- ^ "Krezip – I Would Stay" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 33, 2000" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ "Krezip – I Would Stay" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2000". Ultratop. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2000". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2000". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ "Decennium Charts - Singles 2000-2009". MegaCharts (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
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