Myles Smith’s latest offering, “Stay (If You Wanna Dance),” is an uplifting anthem designed to sweep away sad feelings.
Released on 26 September 2025, the track comes after Smith’s extensive touring with Ed Sheeran, during which he played for over 100,000 people across sold-out headline shows.
Just days after writing the song in Sweden following a performance in Copenhagen, Smith shared a teaser clip.
The buzz grew when Ed Sheeran and Alex Warren helped amplify it, creating immediate anticipation for the new single.
“Stay (If You Wanna Dance)” centres on liberation. Myles Smith frames the track as an escape from routines that make life feel smaller than it should.
That yearning emerges early in lyrics such as “Long nights stuck on low pay, stuck in my ways.”
The chorus presses the urgency: “Cancel all your plans / Take a chance, take a chance,” reminding listeners that we “only got today.”
Other lines like “We’re too young to feel this old” or “That 9-5 don’t care about you, girl” further drive the critique of the daily grind.
Musically, the shift is clear. The production leans toward boot-stomping pop with a singalong vibe, a move away from the reflective tone of older work like “Stargazing” or “Solo.”
Smith co-wrote the song with established hitmakers Mikky Ekko, Rami Yacoub, and OZGO (Oscar Görres).
Görres serves as the primary producer and layered the track with programming, drums, bass, keyboards, mandolin, guitar, banjo, and piano.
Yacoub’s experience with early pop acts such as Britney Spears and One Direction injects polished instincts.
Ekko’s participation calls back to his work on Rihanna’s “Stay.” Where Rihanna’s version pleads for someone not to leave, Smith’s invites staying to dance and to live in the moment.
Reflecting on the process, Smith said, “I wrote this song with a crew I had never worked with before. Our very first time together in the middle of Sweden. We all came from different places and different walks of life, but the moment we sat down, it felt like family.” That sense of unity carries into the song’s cohesive energy.
There is a danger when leaning into uplifting tropes. But here the question is not whether pop has used this message before.
Instead it is whether this version lands with fresh sincerity. In this case it does. “Stay (If You Wanna Dance)” not only aims for optimism, it delivers it.