<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Alternative cover </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> International single sleeve </Td> </Tr> <P> "Stay with Me", written by Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood, was first recorded by their band Faces for the 1971 album A Nod Is As Good As a Wink...to a Blind Horse . The song has also appeared on various Faces compilations and on albums by both songwriters . The lyrics describe a woman named Rita with "red lips, hair and fingernails" he "found...down on the floor"; the singer proposes a one - night stand on the condition that she must be gone when he wakes up . </P> <P> "Stay with Me" reached number 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and spent two weeks at number 10 on the Cash Box Top 100 . The song also reached number 6 in the UK and number 4 in Canada . </P>

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