Sam Smith

Released: November 6, 2015

Featuring: Mary J. Blige

Songwriter: Sam Smith Jimmy Napes William Philips

Producer: Jimmy Napes

[Verse 1: Sam Smith]
Guess it's true, I'm not good at a one-night stand
But I still need love cause I'm just a man
These nights never seem to go to plan
I don't want you to leave, will you hold my hand?

[Chorus: Sam Smith]
Oh won't you stay with me?
Cause you're all I need
This ain't love, it's clear to see
But darling, stay with me

[Verse 2: Mary J. Blige]
Why am I so emotional?
This is not a good look, gain some self control
And deep down I know this never works
But you can lay with me so it doesn't hurt

[Chorus: Mary J. Blige]
Oh won't you stay with me?
Cause you're all I need
This ain't love, it's clear to see
Oh won't you stay with me?

[Chorus: Sam Smith]
Oh won't you stay with me?
Cause you're all I need
This ain't love, it's clear to see
But darling, stay with me

[Chorus: Sam Smith & (Mary J. Blige)]
Oh won't you stay with me?
(Won't you stay? Won't you stay?)
Cause you're all I need
This ain't love, it's clear to see
(This ain't love, no, no, no)
But darling, stay with me

Sam Smith was born on 19th May 1992 and grew up in a rural village on the border of Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire, the nearest town being Bishops Stortford. They’re the oldest of three siblings and are said to be close to their younger sisters. Their mother is a successful City of London trader and their father a stay-at-home dad who brought up the children.

Smith showed an early talent for singing, and their parents responded by arranging singing lessons from the age of eight with professional jazz singer and songwriter, Joanna Eden. At the early age of seventeen, they left school to pursue their dream, living in a small one-bed flat and working in a London pub, but ended up isolated and beset by loneliness.

Sam knew they were gay, they said, for as long as they could remember. They suffered bullying at school and were shocked to find that even in London—close to gay communities—they were subjected to homophobic attacks. These negative experiences, combined with an inherently emotional nature, inform their songwriting and delivery. The soulful, beautifully rich tone of their voice and the subject of the lyrics ‘speak’ to many people and have led to their success.

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