"Stay on Me" is a song by English singer and songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor. It was released on 11 September 2025 through Decca Records, as the sixth single from her eighth studio album, Perimenopop (2025).
Background and release
"Stay on Me" was written by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Selena Gomez, Caroline Ailin, Julia Michaels, and Thomas Hull. The track was produced by Hull (under his stage name Kid Harpoon), with additional production by Richard Jones, and uncredited backing vocals from Gomez. The song appears as the fourth track on Perimenopop.
In an interview with Clash magazine, Ellis-Bextor said of the track:
The song was released on 11 September 2025, one day ahead of the album release. "Stay on Me" debuted at number thirty-five on Global's Official Big Top 40 Singles chart.
Music video It was released alongside an accompanying music video, which was directed by longtime collaborator Sophie Muller. It marks their nineteenth music video together. The music video was shot in the county Kerry of Ireland, with Oscar nominee cinematographer Robbie Ryan, serving as the director of photography, making it his second collaboration with Ellis-Bextor since "Hypnotized" in 2022.
Reception Cory Gourley of Music Is To Blame wrote that the track "proves that Ellis-Bextor has the ability to play with the nuances of disco-pop and can offer much-needed light and shade to her listeners." Gourley continued praising the song for showcasing Ellis-Bextor's "vocal talent, maturity, and [her] ability to genre-bend with ease." Yotam Dov of We Rave You dubbed the track as "shimmering". OUTinPerth included the song on their list "The Latest Tunes Worth Checking-Out" on its week of release.
Personnel Credits adapted from Apple Music.
Sophie Ellis-Bextor — vocals, composer Thomas Hull (Kid Harpoon) — producer, composer, synthetizer, electric guitar, drums, bass, acoustic guitar, drum programming Richard Jones — additional producer Selena Gomez — composer, background vocals Caroline Ailin — composer Julia Michaels — composer Brian Rajaratnam — engineer Mark "Spike" Stent — mixing engineer Charlie Cook — vocal mixing engineer Matt Colton — mastering engineer
Video credits adapted from PromoNews.
Sophie Muller — director PRETTYBIRD — production company Fiona Bamford-Phillips — director of production Emily Rudge — managing director Enrique Da Silva — producer Aideen O’Sullivan — local producer Robbie Ryan —director of photography Oisín McFarland-Smith —assistant camera Rob Small — gaffer Lisa Laudat — hair/make-up artist Victoria Adcock — stylist Decca Records — label Hannah Flaherty — senior marketing manager Samii Taylor — marketing coordinator Ruth Cronin — social media manager Wallace Productions — management
Release history +"Stay on Me" release historyRegionDateFormat(s)LabelVarious11 September 2025
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