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The term Various Artists is used in the record industry when numerous singers and musicians collaborate on a song or collection of songs. Most often on Last.fm, compilation album tracks appear under the name of Various Artists erroneously because the individual artist is not listed in the album's ID3 information.
Compilation albums, for example.

Sometimes, single releases may be credited to Various Artists when their profits are going to charity and, usually in high-profile cases, are sometimes known by a group name. Examples include Band Aid with their releases of Do They Know It's Christmas? and USA for Africa with We Are The World.

Various Artists is also an actual performance name for Torsten Pröfrock, who runs the German DIN label. Torsten performs also as Dynamo, Erosion, Resilent, Traktor besides some others. He's a good friend of Robert Henke and since the Fall of 2004, he is a member of Monolake.

Various Artists was also a short-lived Bristol punk band formed by brothers Jonjo and Robin Key (originally from Birmingham). Other members were also simultaneously in Art Objects who went on to become The Blue Aeroplanes, the latter the Key brothers also co-wrote some songs and were involved in. When Various Artists imploded, the Key brothers went on to form Either / Or.

Various Artists also appear on tracks from musical theater soundtracks, due to the nature of having many cast members on one song, as well as an ensemble in some cases.

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Various Artists Lyrics

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All along it was a fever A cold sweat hot-headed believer I threw my hands in the air and said, "Show me something," He said, "If you dare come a little closer."

Round and around and around and around we go Oh now tell me now tell me now tell me now you know

Not really sure how to feel about it. Something in the way you move Makes me feel like I can't live without you. It takes me all the way. I want you to stay

It's not much of a life you're living It's not just something you take – it's given

Round and around and around and around we go Oh now tell me now tell me now tell me now you know

Not really sure how to feel about it. Something in the way you move Makes me feel like I can't live without you. It takes me all the way. I want you to stay.

Ooh the reason I hold on Ooh cause I need this hole gone Funny you're the broken one but I'm the only one who needed saving Cause when you never see the light it's hard to know which one of us is caving

Not really sure how to feel about it. Something in the way you move Makes me feel like I can't live without you. It takes me all the way. I want you to stay, stay. I want you to stay, oh.

Overall Meaning

The song "Stay" by Various Artists is a heartfelt ballad about the emotional turmoil of a one-sided relationship. The lyrics draw out the feeling of helplessness and confusion, which arise when one is deeply invested in a relationship but is unsure of the other person's feelings. The opening lines "All along it was a fever, a cold sweat hot-headed believer" lay out the intensity and the passion of one's involvement in such a relationship. The singer of the song is yearning for some sort of affirmation from their love interest and asks them to "show me something" to indicate that there is mutual affection.

The chorus of the song emphasizes the emotional turbulence and uncertainty of the singer's feelings. They are caught in a cycle of conflicting emotions and thoughts that go round and round, and they are not sure how to react to the situation. The lines "Not really sure how to feel about it, something in the way you move makes me feel like I can't live without you. It takes me all the way, I want you to stay" express the singer's intense desire to cling onto the relationship, not knowing how else to function without it.

The last verse delves into the psychological reason behind the singer's attachment to the relationship. Although the romantic interest is described as "the broken one," it is revealed that the singer is the one who "needed saving." The song thus stresses the importance of mutual support and affirmation in a relationship and how a lack of it can cause emotional distress and damage.

Line by Line Meaning

All along it was a fever
From the beginning, it was a feverish emotion

A cold sweat hot-headed believer
Someone passionately believed in something despite sweating and feeling anxious

I threw my hands in the air and said, "Show me something,"
I surrendered and asked for a revelation

He said, "If you dare come a little closer."
The mysterious figure offered an invitation

Round and around and around and around we go
The cycle repeats on and on

Oh now tell me now tell me now tell me now you know
Asking for clarity and understanding

Not really sure how to feel about it.
Feeling uncertain about the situation

Something in the way you move
Your movements have a certain effect on me

Makes me feel like I can't live without you.
Your presence is essential to my well-being

It takes me all the way.
It affects me deeply

I want you to stay
I want you to remain with me

It's not much of a life you're living
Your life seems dreary and unfulfilling

It's not just something you take – it's given
True happiness cannot be taken, only given

Ooh the reason I hold on
The reason I persist in this relationship

Ooh cause I need this hole gone
Because I need to fill this emptiness in me

Funny you're the broken one but I'm the only one who needed saving
Despite appearing broken, you were the one who saved me

Cause when you never see the light it's hard to know which one of us is caving
It's difficult to determine who is suffering more when one person is in darkness

I want you to stay, stay.
I want you to remain with me

I want you to stay, oh.
I want you to remain with me

Writer(s): Adam Clayton, Jimmy Thornfeldt, Magne, Matthew Tyler Musto, Perquita L. Mccoy, Brian Kelly Mcknight, Theron Otis Feemster, Patrick Daugherty, Timothee Bernelle, Vincent Pierre Naigard, Pal Waaktaar, Chaka Khan, Arthur Denis Thierry Verret, Sacha Bastien Naigard, Shaffer Smith, Joy Elizabeth Williams, Larry Mullen, Sascha Lappessen, Morten Harket, Marco E. Beltrami, John William Feldmann, Ralf Kappmeier, Jean Guiot, Tobias Gad, Thomas Luedke, Morten Schjolin, Marques Toliver, Buck Henry Sanders, Deanna Kirk, Kevin D. Bents, Dave Evans, Paul David Hewson Copyright: BMG Ruby Songs, Because Ed., Universal Polygram Int. Publishing Inc., Songs Of Universal Inc., Committed Music, Buffalo Puppy Publishing, New Spring Publishing Inc., Super Sayin Publishing, Universal Music Corp., Ivana Music, Universal Music - Z Songs, Polygram Int. Music Publishing B.V., First Avenue Music Ltd., Mojoland, Feemstro, Mediascore Publishing Gmbh, Cancelled Lunch Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Uk) Limited, American Broadcasting Music Inc., Eligible Music Ltd., Rose Mountain Songs, Gad Songs LLC, Universal Music - Z Tunes LLC, Universal Music Publishing Ltd., Strongsongs Ltd., Sky Dry Music, Chumming Music, Liedela Music

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