Stay (track)
by David Bowie

Stay by David Bowie
Year: 1976
From the album Station To Station (track #5)
Average Rating: 
85/100 (from 369 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history

Listen on Spotify SPOTIFY
Station To Station (6 tracks) « Previous track (#4)
TVC 15
This track (#5)
Stay
Next track (#6) »
Wild Is The Wind

Stay appears on the following album(s) by David Bowie:


Product Details
Availability

eBay
eBay
DAVID BOWIE Stay/Word On A Wing on RCA rock 45 HEAR
Condition: Used


eBay
eBay
DAVID BOWIE - STAY - ROCK POP 45 PROMO RCA
Condition: Used


eBay
eBay
David Bowie stage at Feyenoord Stadium Rotterdam first stop of his- Old Photo
Condition: New


  My favourite store:  

Upcoming concerts

Mar
20
Fri
Ziggy'z Back (Tribute to David Bowie), Midnite Confessions, Deadicated Project (Grateful Dead Tribute), Bliss53
Whisky A Go Go, West Hollywood, United States. United States
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
 
Jul
11
Sat
NEO Rewind Series with Vanity Crash: David Bowie in NEO
John, James and Clara Knight Stage, Akron, United States. United States
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
 

Listen to Stay on YouTube

Loading content from YouTube...

Stay ratings

Average Rating: 
85/100 (from 369 votes)
  Ratings distribution Help Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV
where:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.

Showing latest 5 ratings for this track. | Show all 369 ratings for this track.

Sort Sort by
RatingDate updatedMemberTrack ratingsAvg. track rating
 
85/100
 
02/03/2026 16:07 Robert_fripp  Ratings distribution  82386/100
 
100/100
 
01/27/2026 20:32 kinginsomniac12  Ratings distribution  5,498100/100
 
85/100
 
01/23/2026 16:32 kabalter  Ratings distribution  1386/100
 
50/100
 
01/18/2026 19:17 wizardalien  Ratings distribution  9,02765/100
 
95/100
 
01/14/2026 04:22 AbsurdCheesecake  Ratings distribution  1,61490/100

Rating metrics: Help Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some tracks can have several thousand ratings)

This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 85.4/100, a mean average of 85.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.5.

Please log in or register if you want to be able to leave a rating

Stay favourites

Showing all 15 members who have added this track as a favourite

Stay comments

Showing all 2 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First | Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)

Rating:  
70/100
From 08/10/2018 21:43 | #219511
There is much to be admired about this song and I like it but don't love it - not sure why though.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
95/100
From 08/14/2016 20:51 | #172899
A concoction of groove and swagger, with its own distinctive flavour of Bowie's 'Platic Soul' sound. It's soul and funk with serious attitude. Excellent drumwork contemplates the dirty guitars and smooth bass. As far as its place in the album goes, it's the relapse from Bowie's desire to change found in the first three tracks, and it sets up Wild Is The Wind perfectly.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Please log in or register if you want to be able to add a comment

Your feedback for Stay

Anonymous
Let us know what you think of this track by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
Log in or register to assign a rating or leave a comment for this track.
Back to Top