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" (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 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