Stay Awake (Dean Lewis song)

"Stay Awake" is a song by Australian singer and songwriter Dean Lewis. The song was released in March 2019 as the third single from Lewis' debut studio album, A Place We Knew. Upon release Lewis said "it's about trying to hold onto someone who is thinking of leaving... It sounds happy, but if you listen to the lyrics you'll realise it's not.[2][3]

"Stay Awake"
Acoustic cover art
Single by Dean Lewis
from the album A Place We Knew
Released18 March 2019[1]
Length3:05
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Lewis
  • Nick Atkinson
  • Edd Holloway
  • Solomon
Dean Lewis singles chronology
"7 Minutes"
(2019)		 "Stay Awake"
(2019)		 "Straight Back Down"
(2019)

After being added to Australian mainstream radio stations on 29 March, it was the most added song the following charting week.[4]

Music video

The music video for "Stay Awake" was released on 17 April 2019.[5]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Stay Awake" (Acoustic)3:18
2."Stay Awake" (Guitar acoustic)3:01
3."Stay Awake" (Album version)3:05

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 26
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[7] 32
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[8] 5
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 97
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[10] 3
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[11] 100
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[12] 20

Year-end charts
Chart (2019) Position
Australian Artist (ARIA)[13] 17
Portugal (AFP)[14] 1923

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[15] Platinum 70,000
Canada (Music Canada)[16] Gold 40,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history
Country Release date Format Label
Australia 19 March 2019[17][2]
29 March 2019[18] Contemporary hit radio
31 May 2019[19]
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References
  1. "Stay Awake Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/5bvdX0l53JR2li4rt4q62m?si=m8FlVZhwR3C9dz79OKjjlQ". Spotify. External link in |title= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  2. "Dean Lewis' Apple score". Herald Sun. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  3. "Dean Lewis releases new song 'Stay awake'". Live Nation. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  4. "Most Added: Dean Lewis brings home second radio crown of 2019 with 'Stay Awake'". The Music Network. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  5. "Dean Lewis - Stay Awake". YouTube. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  6. "Australian-charts.com – Dean Lewis – Stay Awake". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  7. "Ultratop.be – Dean Lewis – Stay Awake" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  8. "Ultratop.be – Dean Lewis – Stay Awake" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  9. "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  10. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". [ecorded Music NZ. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  11. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  12. "Dean Lewis Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  13. "ARIA Australian Artist End of Year Singles Chart 2019". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  14. "Top AFP - Audiogest - Top 3000 Singles + EPs Digitais" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  15. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  16. "Canadian single certifications". Music Canada. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  17. Team, LN (19 March 2019). "Dean Lewis releases new song 'Stay Awake'". LNTV. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  18. "Singles to Radio". The Music Network. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  19. "Stay Awake - acoustic". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
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