Sam Smith has re-recorded ‘Stay With Me’ with new lyrics for 10th anniversary
nme.comSam Smith has revealed that they have re-recorded ‘Stay With Me’ for its 10th anniversary.In a letter to their fans, the singer-songwriter revealed that ‘Stay With Me’ will follow in the veins of other tracks on their seminal debut album ‘In The Lonely Hour’, which is being re-recorded from the ground up to mark 10 years since its release.However, the breakout hit ‘Stay With Me’ isn’t just being re-recorded, it’s also being rewritten.
Smith wrote: “When me, Jimmy and Tourist wrote this song, none of us would’ve expected it to become what it has in the world.
I will never forget Will (Tourist) playing those three chords on the piano. I stopped everything I was doing and said ‘what is that’.
Those chords and this song still stir me in the same way to this day. I’ve never once got sick of singing it.”They continued: “The meaning of this song changes for me whenever I sing it.
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