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"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.

"Stay Forever"
Single by Hal Ketchum
from the album Every Little Word
B-side	"Every Little Word"
Released	January 30, 1995
Genre	Country
Length	2:54
Label	MCG/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)

Critical reception

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

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

Chart performance

"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

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

References

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