Stay may refer to:
Places Stay, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in the US
Law Stay of execution, a ruling to temporarily suspend the enforcement of a court judgment Stay of proceedings, a ruling halting further legal process in a trial
Structures and mechanics Stay (mechanics), a structural element designed to resist forces, usually along its axis. Stay, in a cable-stayed bridge Stay, bone (corsetry), one of the rigid parts of a corset Stays, or corset, a garment worn to mold and shape the torso; See History of corsets Stays (nautical), heavy ropes, wires, or rods that connect the masts of a sailing vessel to the hull Forestay, on a sailing vessel, keeps a mast from falling backwards Boiler stay, an internal structural element of a boiler Chain stay and seat stay, parts of a conventional bicycle frame Collar stay, a small rigid piece used to maintain the point of a shirt collar Guy-wire, or stay, a metal cable used to support a tall structure, such as a radio mast Stay cable, used to hold up a weight
Arts, entertainment, and media Films Stay (2005 film), a psychological thriller directed by Marc Forster Stay (2006 film), also known as Sleeping Dogs Lie, a romantic comedy directed by Bobcat Goldthwait Stay (2013 film), a Canadian-Irish drama
Music STAY, the fandom name for the K-pop group Stray Kids
Albums Stay (The Controllers album), and the title song, 1986 Stay (Jeremy Camp album), and the title song (see below), 2002 Stay (Luca Brasi album), and the title song, 2018 Stay (Oingo Boingo album), and the title song (see below), 1990 Stay (Simply Red album), and the title song, 2007 Stay: Yoake no Soul, by Garnet Crow, 2009 Stay, by Lory Bianco (recording as Bonnie Bianco), and the title song, 1987 Stay, by Ray, Goodman & Brown, 1981 Stay, an EP by the Score, and the title song, 2019
Songs "Stay" (2-4 Family song), 1998 "Stay" (Anna Odobescu song), representing Moldova at Eurovision 2019 "Stay" (Ariana Grande song), 2026 "Stay" (Bernard Butler song), 1998 "Stay" (Black Stone Cherry song), 2011 "Stay" (Blackpink song), 2016 "Stay" (David Bowie song), 1976 "Stay" (David Guetta song), 2004 "Stay" (Destine song), 2011 "Stay" (Elisa song), 2007 "Stay" (Eternal song), 1993 "Stay" (Fayray song), 2002 "Stay" (Fisher song), 2025 "Stay" (Hebe Tien song), 2018 "Stay" (Hurts song), 2010 "Stay" (Jay Sean song), 2008 "Stay" (Jeremy Camp song), 2002 "Stay" (Jodeci song), 1991 "Stay" (The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber song), 2021 "Stay" (Kygo song), 2015 "Stay" (Maurice Williams song), 1960; covered by the Hollies, Four Seasons, Jackson Browne, Dreamhouse, and others "Stay" (Monika Linkytė song), representing Lithuania at Eurovision 2023 "Stay" (Ne-Yo song), 2006 "Stay" (Nick Jonas & the Administration song), 2010 "Stay" (No Devotion song), 2014 "Stay" (Post Malone song), 2018 "Stay" (Rihanna song), 2012; covered by Adam Lambert, Jonas Brothers, Fatin Shidqia Lubis, Demi Lovato, Patti Smith, and others "Stay" (SafetySuit song), 2009 "Stay" (Sash! song), 1997 "Stay" (Shakespears Sister song), 1992 "Stay" (Stephen Gately song), 2001 "Stay" (Sigma song), 2015 "Stay" (Stray Kids song), 2026 "Stay" (Sugarland song), 2007 "Stay" (Tooji song), 2012 "Stay" (Zedd and Alessia Cara song), 2017 "Stay?", by the Rogue Traders, 2003 "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)", by U2, 1993 "Stay (I Missed You)", by Lisa Loeb, 1994 "Stay (Wasting Time)", by Dave Matthews Band, 1998 "Stay (While the Night Is Still Young)", by Ol' 55, 1997 "Stay: Now I'm Here", by Dream, 2001 "Stay", by Agnetha Faltskog from Wrap Your Arms Around Me "Stay", by Alison Krauss from Forget About It "Stay", by Alkaline Trio from Is This Thing Cursed? "Stay", by Alter Bridge from Pawns & Kings "Stay", by Ateez from Treasure EP.1: All to Zero "Stay", by Atreyu from Baptize "Stay", by Banks from Off with Her Head "Stay", by Barry Manilow from Barry Live in Britain "Stay", by Bellefire from Spin the Wheel "Stay", by Belly from Star "Stay", by Beulah "Stay", by the Blue Nile from A Walk Across the Rooftops "Stay", by Brian McKnight from Back at One "Stay", by BTS from Be "Stay", by Cher Lloyd from Sticks + Stones album "Stay", by Coldrain from Fateless "Stay", by Cradle of Filth from Thornography "Stay", by the Crash from Pony Ride (The Crash album) "Stay", by Cueshé from Half Empty Half Full "Stay", by Daryl Ong, the opening theme from the television series On the Wings of Love "Stay", by Dave Gahan from Paper Monsters "Stay", by Delta Goodrem, B-side of "Love... Thy Will Be Done" "Stay", by Destiny's Child from The Writing's on the Wall "Stay", by Down to Earth Approach from the compilation A Santa Cause: It's a Punk Rock Christmas "Stay", by EXO from Universe "Stay", by Florida Georgia Line from Here's to the Good Times "Stay", by Gavin DeGraw from Free "Stay", by Giant from Time to Burn "Stay", by Goldfinger from Goldfinger "Stay", by Gregori Lukas "Stay", by Hans Zimmer from the Interstellar film soundtrack "Stay", by Hillsong Music Australia from By Your Side "Stay", by Jimmy Needham from Clear the Stage "Stay", by Jimmy Somerville from Home Again "Stay", by Joy Williams from Genesis "Stay", by Little Big Town from Little Big Town "Stay", by Madonna from Like a Virgin "Stay", by Marcella Detroit from The Vehicle "Stay", by Mayday Parade from Mayday Parade "Stay", by Miley Cyrus from Can't Be Tamed "Stay", by Moka Only from Carrots and Eggs "Stay", by No Devotion from Permanence "Stay", by Oingo Boingo from Dead Man's Party "Stay", by Palaye Royale from The Bastards "Stay", by Pink Floyd from Obscured by Clouds "Stay", by Poets of the Fall from Signs of Life "Stay", by Prism from Small Change "Stay", by Robbie Seay Band from Give Yourself Away "Stay", by Ronan Keating from Winter Songs "Stay", by Rufus featuring Chaka Khan from Street Player "Stay", by Sara Bareilles from Once Upon Another Time "Stay", by Saves the Day from Under the Boards "Stay", by Simply Red from Stay "Stay", by Steve Angello from Wild Youth "Stay", by Steve Grand from All-American Boy "Stay", by the Tragically Hip from Music @ Work "Stay", by Toni Braxton from Pulse "Stay", by Two Steps from Hell from Miracles "Stay", by Tyrese "Stay", by Victoria Justice "Stay", by Vixen from Tangerine "Stay", by the Waifs from Sun Dirt Water "Stay", by Wendy and Lisa from Wendy and Lisa "Stay", by Why Don't We from The Good Times and the Bad Ones "Stay", by Will Oldham (recorded as Bonnie 'Prince' Billy) "Stay", composed by Ernest Gold and Norman Gimbel for the 1969 film The Secret of Santa Vittoria "Stay (The Black Rose and the Universal Wheel)", by OMD from The Pacific Age "Stay (Ven a Mi)", by Il Divo from Wicked Game
Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media Stay (Friday Night Lights), an episode of the TV series Friday Night Lights "Stay" (Haven), an episode of Haven Stay (novel), a 2002 crime novel by Nicola Griffith Stay (sculptures), two artworks in Christchurch, New Zealand
See also Demi Lovato: Stay Strong, a 2012 documentary film about Demi Lovato Let's Stay Together (disambiguation) "Let's Stay Together Tonight", a song by Air Supply, from the album The Book of Love Stay Awake (disambiguation) "Stay Stay Stay", a song by Taylor Swift, from the album Red Stay the Night (disambiguation) Stay with Me (disambiguation) Stay with The Hollies, a 1964 album by The Hollies