Stay

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, 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
 * Boiler stay, an internal structural element of a boiler
 * Chain stay and seat stay, parts of a 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

Films

 * Stay (2005 film), a 2005 psychological thriller directed by Marc Forster
 * Stay (2006 film), also known as Sleeping Dogs Lie, a 2006 romantic comedy directed by Bobcat Goldthwait
 * Stay (2013 film), a 2013 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" (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" (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 Four Seasons, Jackson Browne, Cyndi Lauper, the Dave Clark Five, Andrew Gold, the Hollies, Jan and Dean, Bruce Springsteen, 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" (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 Atreyu from Baptize
 * "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
 * "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 No Devotion from Permanence
 * "Stay", by Oingo Boingo from Dead Man's Party
 * "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" (Haven), an episode of Haven
 * Stay (novel), a 2002 crime novel by Nicola Griffith
 * Stay (sculptures), two artworks in Christchurch, New Zealand