Stay with Me by DeBarge

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"Stay with Me" by DeBarge is a 1983 R&B ballad known for its lush harmonies and groove, later widely sampled in hip-hop and R&B, most famously by artists like The Notorious B.I.G. and Ashanti.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
albumSequence In a Special Way
artist DeBarge
composer Bunny DeBarge
El DeBarge
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
genre R&B
quiet storm
soul
hasInfluenceOn 1990s hip hop
2000s R&B
hasMusicalFeature lush harmonies
prominent bass groove
slow tempo ballad
soulful keyboard chords
hasSection instrumental bridge
vamp outro
hasVocalStyle falsetto lead vocals
includedInAlbum In a Special Way
isWidelySampled true
language English
length approximately 5 minutes
notableFor being heavily sampled in hip hop and R&B
lush vocal arrangements
originalMedium vinyl record
partOf DeBarge
surface form: DeBarge discography
performer DeBarge
producer Bunny DeBarge
El DeBarge
Iris Gordy
recordLabel Gordy Records
Motown
releaseYear 1983
sampledByArtist Ashanti
Big L
Mariah Carey
Mýa
Nate Dogg
The Notorious B.I.G.
Tory Lanez
sampledIn “Foolish”
surface form: Foolish

One More Chance
surface form: One More Chance / Stay with Me (Remix)

Unfoolish
tempo slow
theme romantic devotion
writer Bunny DeBarge
El DeBarge

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One More Chance sampledWork Stay with Me by DeBarge
subject surface form: One More Chance (Stay with Me Remix)
“Foolish” samplingOrInterpolationOf Stay with Me by DeBarge
subject surface form: Foolish
“Foolish” by Ashanti sampledWork Stay with Me by DeBarge
subject surface form: Foolish
this entity surface form: Stay with Me (song by DeBarge)
“Foolish” by Ashanti interpolates Stay with Me by DeBarge
subject surface form: Foolish
this entity surface form: Stay with Me (song by DeBarge)