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"If You Let Me Stay"
Single by Terence Trent D'Arby
from the album Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby
Released	February 16, 1987 (UK) October 1987 (US)
Recorded	1987
Genre	R&B, soul
Length	3:14
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Terence Trent D'Arby, Rob Miller
Terence Trent D'Arby singles chronology
"If You Let Me Stay" (1987) "Wishing Well" (1987)

"If You Let Me Stay" is the debut single by American singer Terence Trent D'Arby first released in the UK in February 1987. It was taken from his debut album, Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby.

Reception

It reached #68 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at #7 on the UK Singles Chart.

It was not until the release of the second single, "Wishing Well", that D'Arby managed to crossover his success in the UK to the US. That song became one of the biggest hits of 1987 in the United States.

Charts

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