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Lisa Loeb - Best of Lisa Loeb
“Stay (I Missed You)” is a song by American singer and songwriter Lisa Loeb. The March11, 1968, born artist is a singer, actress, author, producer, and philanthropist too.
She started her career with a bang after this song went platinum and it was her selling number one hit song. This was the first ever number one single for an artist who had no recording contract.
She also produced two studio albums that were certified Gold. These were the Grammy-nominated Firecracker and Tails.
Her acting career included a starring role in the series Gossip Girl and she also starred in Dweezil & Lisa and Number 1 Single.
Lisa has also produced award-wining children’s books like Catch The Moon and CDs too.The song “Stay (I Missed You)" was released in May 1994, and it was the lead single for the original movie soundtrack Reality Bites.
Lisa wrote and composed the song herself and the production was done by Juan Patino and Lisa who had previously produced some of her other songs together with Nine Stories.
The song "Stay" was born in 1990 when she formed the band Nine Stories who were featured in the song but credited separately from Lisa Loeb.
Her neighbor, friend, and actor Ethan Hawke was the one who took the song to actor Ben Stiller , to be included as a soundtrack for the 1994 hit movie, Reality Bites and the song was later accepted.
Stay received positive criticism and it went up to become a number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart giving her the distinction of being the only artist to top the U.S chart without being signed to any recording label.
The song music video which now has more than 1.9 million views on YouTube was directed by her close friend Ethane Hawke who lived near her apartment in New York.
Lisa Loeb together with Nine Stories were nominated for a Grammy for Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group with Vocals.
Lisa Loeb – Stay - Lyrics
Release Date - May 17th, 1994
Album - Tails and Reality Bites soundtrack
You say
I only hear what I want to
And you say
I talk so all the time, so
And I thought what I felt was simple
And I thought that I don't belong
And now that I am leaving
Now I know that I did something wrong
'Cause I missed you
Yeah I missed you
And you say
I only hear what I want to
I don't listen hard
I don't pay attention
To the distance
That you're running or to
Anyone anywhere
I don't understand if you really care
I'm only hearing negative, no no no, bad
So I, I turned the radio on,
I turned the radio up
And this woman was singing my song
Lovers in love and the other's run away
Lover is crying 'cause the other won't stay
And some of us hover when we weep
For the other who was dying
Since the day they were born, well
Well, this is not that
I think that I'm throwing
But I'm thrown
And I thought I'd live forever
But now I'm not so sure
You try to tell me that I'm clever
But that won't take me anyhow
Or anywhere,
With you
And you said that I was naive
And I thought that I was strong
I thought, "hey, I can leave, I can leave"
Oh but now I know that I was wrong
'Cause I missed you
Yeah, I missed you
You said, "you caught me cause you want me
And one day I'll let you go"
You try to give away a keeper
Or keep me 'cause you know you're just so
Scared to lose
And you say,
"Stay"
You say
I only hear what I want to
Track Listings -
I Do
Underdog
Falling In Love (Album Version)
Let's Forget About It (Album Version)
How (Album Version)
Fools Like Me
Bring Me Up (Album Version)
Single Me Out (Theme From #1 Single)
Furious Rose (Album Version)
Stay (Album Version)
Truthfully (Album Version)
Wishing Heart (Album Version)
Sandalwood (Album Version)
Waiting For Wednesday
All Day (Album Version)
Taffy (Album Version)
Do You Sleep? (Album Version)
What Am I Supposed To Say?
