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"Stay Down"
Single by Mary J. Blige
from the album Growing Pains
ReleasedMarch 18, 2008
GenreR&B
Length4:22
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Bryan-Michael Cox
Mary J. Blige singles chronology
"Work That"
(2007) 		"Stay Down"
(2008) 		"Remember Me"
(2009)
Music video
"Stay Down" on YouTube

"Stay Down" is a song by American singer Mary J. Blige, taken from her eighth studio album, Growing Pains (2007). It was written by Blige along with Johnta Austin and Bryan-Michael Cox, while production was helmed by Box. Released as the album's third and final single, it replaced "Hurt Again", that was released for a short time for airplay, but at the last minute was canceled in the favor of "Stay Down".

Music video

A music video for "Stay Down" was directed by Hype Williams and premiered on April 17, 2008. It features several close shots of Blige as well as many landscape scenes.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the Growing Pains liner notes.[1]

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
New Zealand Urban Airplay (RMNZ)[2] 22
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3] 34

References

  1. ^ Blige, Mary J. (2007). Growing Pains (Compact Disc). Mary J. Blige. MCA Records.
  2. ^ "RadioScope100 – June 15, 2008 – RadioScope New Zealand". RadioScope. June 15, 2008. Archived from the original on October 16, 2008. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "Mary J. Blige Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-01-04.


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