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Stay (Wasting Time)

Times Fully Played: 393
Live Releases: 32
Broadcasts: 35
Date Last Played: 7.22.23 (241 days ago)
Shortest Version: 4:04 (03.05.99)
Longest Version: 7:56 (08.27.10)

Aborted Count : 1

Opener Count : 3
Set 1 Closer Count : 2
Set 2 Opener Count : 2
Closer Count : 138
Encore Count : 93
2nd Encore Count : 2
Composer
Matthews / Lessard / Moore (1998)
Song History
All band performances of this song (including the studio cut) contain an interpolation of the Temptations' "I Wish It Would Rain" after Dave sings the "and it began to rain" line.

On Before These Crowded Streets this song's writing credits go to Dave, Stefan, and LeRoi; however, later live releases give credit only to Dave, with a copyright date of 2002. The reason for this discrepancy is unclear.
Lyrics:
Color Legend
Show Type
Dave & Tim  (28)
Dave Solo  (1)
DMB  (365)
Personnel
Dave Solo  (2)
Dave and Tim  (28)
The Lovely Ladies  (57)
Boyd Tinsley  (317)
Carter Beauford  (364)
Dave Matthews  (364)
LeRoi Moore  (248)
Stefan Lessard  (364)
Alecia Chakour  (2)
Arlene Newsome  (5)
Béla Fleck  (6)
Ben Golder-Novick  (1)
Bill Summers  (2)
Buddy Strong  (47)
Butch Taylor  (178)
Candice Anderson  (14)
Cindy Mizelle  (3)
David Ryan Harris  (1)
Eric Bloom  (1)
Greg Thomas  (2)
Herbie Hancock  (6)
Jamelle Williams  (2)
James Casey  (1)
Jeff Coffin  (115)
Jon Lampley  (1)
Karl Perazzo  (2)
Kornell Hargrove  (5)
Lamont Caldwell  (1)
Lasim Richards  (2)
Louis Cato  (1)
Louis Fouché  (1)
Matt Cappy  (1)
Nigel Hall  (2)
Rashawn Ross  (187)
Robert Cornelius  (5)
Ryan Zoidis  (1)
Sharon Bryant-Gallwey  (17)
Tawatha Agee  (17)
Terrance Taplin  (2)
Tim Reynolds  (138)
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
4.18
4.21
4.26
5.2
5.3
5.5
5.8
5.10
5.11
5.13
5.15
5.17
5.20
5.21
5.23
5.24
5.25
5.27
5.29
5.30
5.31
6.2
6.3
6.5
6.7
7.25
7.26
7.28
7.29
7.31
8.1
8.2
8.4
8.5
8.7
8.8
8.11
8.13
8.14
8.15
8.18
8.20
8.21
8.22
8.23
8.25
8.26
8.27
8.29
9.10
10.15
10.16
10.26
10.27
10.29
11.2
11.11
11.14
11.16
11.17
11.19
11.20
11.28
11.30
12.2
12.8
12.10
12.13
12.14
12.18
12.19
1999
1.26
2.7
2.9
2.10
2.12
2.13
2.14
2.16
2.17
2.19
2.20
2.21
2.26
2.27
3.2
3.3
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.9
3.10
3.13
5.2
5.8
5.11
5.20
5.21
5.22
5.25
5.26
5.29
5.30
7.20
8.6
8.7
8.8
9.11
2000
6.27
6.29
6.30
7.3
7.5
7.8
7.9
7.11
7.12
7.13
7.15
7.19
7.21
7.25
2001
4.21
5.5
5.18
5.19
5.22
5.26
6.4
6.6
6.9
6.13
6.17
6.20
6.23
7.7
7.11
7.15
7.20
7.23
7.25
7.29
8.1
8.3
8.7
8.8
8.9
8.10
8.24
8.28
2002
10.24
2003
6.17
6.20
6.21
6.24
6.26
6.29
7.2
7.6
7.9
7.12
7.16
7.19
7.26
7.29
8.1
8.4
8.7
8.24
8.28
8.31
9.3
9.6
9.9
9.11
9.13
9.14
9.17
9.19
9.20
9.24
2004
6.17
6.18
6.21
6.23
6.27
7.3
7.7
8.1
8.5
8.8
8.18
8.29
9.4
9.12
10.1
10.3
10.5
10.8
2005
11.30
12.3
12.4
12.7
12.9
12.13
12.15
2006
6.7
6.10
6.13
6.16
6.21
6.23
6.24
6.28
7.2
7.4
7.7
7.28
8.1
8.5
8.9
8.12
8.16
8.19
8.23
8.30
9.1
9.6
9.8
9.13
9.15
9.23
10.17
10.20
2007
3.23
5.1
5.5
5.23
5.25
5.27
5.30
7.8
7.9
8.1
8.4
8.7
8.10
8.11
8.14
8.17
8.20
8.23
8.25
8.28
8.31
9.6
9.8
9.11
9.12
9.15
9.18
9.19
9.22
9.25
9.26
9.29
10.2
11.13
11.14
11.15
2008
4.1
7.11
7.20
7.22
7.25
7.30
8.1
8.10
8.13
8.15
8.16
8.20
8.23
8.30
9.6
9.28
2009
4.18
4.24
4.26
4.29
5.30
6.5
6.12
8.12
9.4
10.25
2010
3.6
6.1
6.15
6.19
6.23
6.26
7.1
7.9
7.17
7.31
8.25
8.27
9.5
9.18
11.19
2011
6.25
7.8
9.3
9.17
2012
6.9
12.19
2013
2014
5.24
5.30
6.7
6.10
6.11
7.5
7.12
7.19
aborted
8.24
8.30
9.6
2015
5.19
5.22
6.27
7.11
7.15
7.18
7.21
9.1
2016
7.9
7.27
7.29
9.4
2017
2.25
4.11
6.3
2018
1.14
5.30
6.2
6.22
6.30
7.17
7.21
7.27
8.24
9.1
2019
2.17
3.28
3.30
4.30
5.7
5.18
6.14
6.19
6.28
7.3
7.6
7.9
7.13
7.19
7.23
7.27
8.24
9.1
9.7
10.3
10.20
2020
2.16
2021
7.23
7.28
7.31
8.25
9.17
11.8
11.13
2022
6.10
6.29
7.3
9.3
9.16
11.18
2023
6.2
6.10
6.17
6.23
7.22
2024
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