| "I Wish You'd Stay" | ||||
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| Single by Brad Paisley | ||||
| from the album Part II | ||||
| Released | August 12, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
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| Label | Arista Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Brad Paisley Chris DuBois | |||
| Producer(s) | Frank Rogers | |||
| Brad Paisley singles chronology | ||||
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"I Wish You'd Stay" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Brad Paisley. It was released in August 2002 as the fourth and final single from Paisley's album Part II and reached a peak of number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in early 2003. The song was originally released as the b-side to Paisley's previous single, "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)." Paisley wrote this song with Chris DuBois.
Content
The song is a ballad, in which the narrator states that he hopes his significant other finds love when they leave his side, but he wishes the person would stay with him.
Music video
The music video was directed by Brad Paisley and Devin Pense and premiered on November 11, 2002 on CMT.
Personnel
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Glen Duncan – fiddle
- Kevin "Swine" Grantt – bass guitar
- Bernie Herms – piano, keyboards, string arrangements
- Wes Hightower – background vocals
- Mike Johnson – steel guitar
- Mitch McMitchen – percussion
- Brad Paisley – lead vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 6 string tic tac
- Justin Williamson – mandolin
Strings by Carl Gorodetsky and the Nashville String Machine
Chart performance
"I Wish You'd Stay" debuted at number 59 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of August 17, 2002.
| Chart (2002–2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 57 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) | 7 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2003) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard) | 47 |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 313. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- Inc, Nielsen Business Media (2001-04-28). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help) - "Brad Paisley Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
- "Brad Paisley Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
- "Best of 2003: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
| Brad Paisley singles | |
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| Who Needs Pictures | |
| Part II | |
| Mud on the Tires | |
| Time Well Wasted | |
| 5th Gear |
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| Play | |
| American Saturday Night | |
| Hits Alive | |
| This Is Country Music | |
| Wheelhouse | |
| Moonshine in the Trunk | |
| Love and War | |
| Son of the Mountains |
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| Non-album and featured singles | |
| Other songs | |
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