"Please Stay" is a pop music song written by Australian singer Kylie Minogue, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher and John Themis for Minogue's seventh album Light Years (2000). It was produced by Richard Stannard and Julian Gallagher. The song was released as the fourth single in the winter of 2000 (see 2000 in music) and was a top ten hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at number ten, becoming Minogue's twentieth top ten hit. In Australia the song reached number fifteen on the ARIA Singles Chart, shipping over 35,000 copies, being certified gold.

Minogue's record label's decision to release the Latin sounding song as a single angered many of her fans who preferred the song "Your Disco Needs You". The song would be released the following month, but would only be made available in select territories.

"Please Stay (Once You Go Away)" is a 1973 song written by Ed Townsend and Marvin Gaye and issued on Marvin's 1973 album, Let's Get It On. As a mood piece type of song, it followed the similar musical path of "Let's Get It On" while produced under a shorter time period. The song follows Marvin as a woman leaves him after a romantic night before, this song segued in on the title track.

Please Stay (also known as (Don't Go) Please Stay) is an early hit of The Drifters featuring the new lead singer Rudy Lewis, who replaced Ben E. King. One of songwriter Burt Bacharach's early pop hits, featuring Dionne Warwick and Doris Troy on background vocals.

The song was covered by The Cryin' Shames (1966, UK#26), The Bay City Rollers (1974) and Marc Almond (2001).