Stay (live - on SNL) - Rihanna - MP3 instrumental karaoke

Buzzing off the euphoria of 2011's Grammy-winning club thumper "We Found Love" (her most enduring number one single) Rihanna turned to a less garish and more inward-looking vibe for her new album. Raw, authentic, pared-back, and understated, this misty-eyed ballad "Stay" perfectly encapsulates the album's aesthetic, rendered in sophisticated piano à la Adele and featuring soulful guest vocals from Nashville-born artist Micky Ekko (and a splash of falsetto from Rihanna). The track transports us to a space of vulnerability ("Funny you're the broken one / But I'm the only one who needed saving") while the video shows an equally vulnerable side of Rihanna who pleads with her lover not to leave. “Stay” went to number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, giving Rihanna her 24th top ten and eclipsing Whitney Houston's then-record of 23. Rihanna performed "Stay" live on SNL with Mikky Ekko in 2012.