On December 1, it was announced that Punch and Chanyeol would be releasing a single for the SouthKorean cable television series Guardian: The Lonely and Great God. The single was composed and arranged by the South Korean indie band Rocoberry while the lyrics were written by Lee Seung Joo. Rocoberry is a musical duo that consists of members Roco and Conan. Rocoberry had previously worked on the OSTs for the hit dramas Descendants of the Sun and Pinocchio. "Stay with Me" was officially released for digital download on December 3, 2016.
Music video
The music video was released on December 3, 2016. It features Punch and Chanyeol singing the song in the recording studio and is interspersed with scenes from the drama. The music video hit one million views in 24 hours. The music video was the third most watched Korean music video in December 2016, and the fifth most watched for the first half of 2017. "Stay with Me" became the most watched Korean OST music video of all-time. As of July 2019, the video has accumulated over 172 million views, making it the most-viewed music video for an original soundtrack. It is also Chanyeol and Punch's first music video to surpass the 100 million views milestone. On May 4, 2018, the video reached 1 million likes on YouTube, becoming the first and only korean drama original soundtrack to reach that milestone.
Chart performance
"Stay with Me" debuted at #1 on Mnet, #2 on Genie and #10 on Melon. Shortly after its release, Chanyeol ranked #1 and the OST #2 on the Melon Real Time Chart. Additionally, "Stay with Me" ranked #3 on Billboard's US World Digital Songs and #5 on Spotify's Global Viral 50 Chart. On January 11, 2017 the song achieved 100,000 likes on Melon. On February 13, Chanyeol was nominated for Melon Top 10 Artist Award for his performance in "Stay with Me". He also won Melon's Weekly Popularity Award for four weeks in a row. By March 2, "Stay with Me" had accumulated 1,042,951 downloads on the Gaon Music Chart. It is the first Goblin OST to surpass 1 million downloads. On July 7 Gaon published the Half-Year Charts. "Stay with Me" ranked in the Top 10 of the Digital, Download and Streaming charts. On September 12, 2018, the Gaon Music Chart announced that “Stay with Me” had surpassed the 1 million streaming milestone during the period between 4 February 2018 and 10 February 2018.
