"Stay Awake"
Acoustic cover art
Single by Dean Lewis
from the album A Place We Knew
Released18 March 2019
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)
Music video
"Stay Awake" on YouTube

"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.[1][2]

After being added to Australian mainstream radio stations on 29 March, it was the most added song the following charting week.[3]

Music video

The music video for "Stay Awake" was released on 17 April 2019.[4]

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)[5] 26
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[6] 32
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[7] 5
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 97
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[9] 3
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 100
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[11] 20

Year-end charts

Chart (2019) Position
Australian Artist (ARIA)[12] 17

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[13] 3× Platinum 210,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[14] Platinum 80,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway)[15] Gold 30,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country Release date Format Label
Australia 19 March 2019[16][1]
29 March 2019[17] Contemporary hit radio
31 May 2019[18]

References

  1. 1 2 "Dean Lewis' Apple score". Herald Sun. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Dean Lewis releases new song 'Stay awake'". Live Nation. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "Most Added: Dean Lewis brings home second radio crown of 2019 with 'Stay Awake'". The Music Network. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Dean Lewis - Stay Awake". YouTube. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "Dean Lewis – Stay Awake". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Dean Lewis – Stay Awake" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  7. ↑ "Dean Lewis – Stay Awake" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  9. ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  10. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  11. ↑ "Dean Lewis Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  12. ↑ "ARIA Australian Artist End of Year Singles Chart 2019". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  13. ↑ "Singles Accreditations Report - Nov 2023" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  14. ↑ "Canadian single certifications". Music Canada. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  15. ↑ "Norwegian single certifications" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  16. ↑ Team, LN (19 March 2019). "Dean Lewis releases new song 'Stay Awake'". LNTV. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  17. ↑ "Singles to Radio". The Music Network. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  18. ↑ "Stay Awake - acoustic". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
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