Still without an official record deal when the song topped the Hot 100, several labels (including RCA) began courting Loeb to sign with them. Then, as more stations also began adding it, RCA officially released it as a single and Hawke directed its music video. At first, radio stations like KRBE in Houston and WPRT in New Jersey added “Stay”. Instead of sending one or two songs to radio stations to promote the soundtrack, RCA sent the entire collection of songs for the film. At Hawke’s suggestion, she submitted “Stay” and RCA Records soon left Loeb a voicemail asking to include it on the soundtrack to Reality Bites. The supervisors chose a different “I’m Nothing” but asked Loeb for more music.
Later when Loeb’s friend Ethan Hawke was filming Reality Bites, he told her the music supervisors were looking for a song titled “I’m Nothing” and he encouraged her to write one. Though her opportunity to submit a song fell through, she completed the song with Hall in mind. At the time, a friend of Loeb told her Daryl Hall was looking for songs for a solo project. Īccording to The Billboard Book Of Number One Hits, the song was written after an argument with her boyfriend. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in August 1994, making her the first unsigned artist to reach #1. There are rumors that Juan may actually be the addressee of the lyrics. In that regard, she worked alongside Juan Patio. Interesting to note is that Lisa’s original intent was actually to sell it to Daryl Hall. “Stay (I Missed You)” was Lisa Loeb’s first and breakthrough single. This track was written exclusively by Lisa Loeb.
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