Stay Forever (Hal Ketchum song)

"Stay Forever"
Single by Hal Ketchum
from the album Every Little Word
B-side"Every Little Word"
ReleasedJanuary 30, 1995
GenreCountry
Length2:54
LabelMCG/Curb
Songwriter(s)Benmont Tench
Hal Ketchum
Producer(s)Allen Reynolds
Jim Rooney
Hal Ketchum singles chronology
"That's What I Get for Losin' You"
(1994)
"Stay Forever"
(1995)
"Every Little Word"
(1995)

"Stay Forever" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Hal Ketchum. It was released in January 1995 as the third single from his album Every Little Word. The song reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in May 1995.[1] It was written by Ketchum and Benmont Tench.

Critical reception

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Larry Flick, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song unfavorably, saying that Ketchum does his "vocal best" to rescue the ballad. He goes on to call it a "not-so-special song."[2]

Music video

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The music video was directed by Jim Shea and premiered in early 1995.

Chart performance

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"Stay Forever" debuted at number 69 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of February 11, 1995.

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 10
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[4] 24
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 8

Year-end charts

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Chart (1995) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] 85

References

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  1. ^ Hal Ketchum Hot Country Songs Chart History
  2. ^ Billboard, February 4, 1995
  3. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9227." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 29, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  4. ^ "Hal Ketchum Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Hal Ketchum Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995". RPM. December 18, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.