Editing Lisa Loeb (section)

==="Stay (I Missed You)" (1994)===
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Loeb's big break came through her friendship with actor [[Ethan Hawke]],<ref name="starLocalNews"/> who lived in an apartment across the street from her in New York City. She told ''Cosmopolitan'' that she met Hawke in the NYC theater community where, as she phrased it, "I made music for his plays".<ref name="Cosmopolitan">{{cite magazine|last1=Grose|first1=Jessica|title=How "Stay" Became Every '90s Girl's Favorite Song|url=http://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/news/a5611/lisa-loeb-stay-reality-bites/|access-date=March 9, 2017|magazine=Cosmopolitan|date=February 14, 2014}}</ref> Loeb gave Hawke the Juan Patiño-produced version of "[[Stay (I Missed You)]];"<ref name="starLocalNews"/> he in turn gave it to director [[Ben Stiller]] during the making of the 1994 film ''[[Reality Bites]]''. Stiller subsequently decided to use the song in the film's ending credits,<ref name="starLocalNews"/> and it was included by [[Ron Fair]] on the soundtrack on [[RCA Records]].<ref name="amg" /> Hawke directed a rare one-take video on film, a continuous steadicam shot operated by Robin Buerki.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

"Stay (I Missed You)" went on to become a number one hit on the [[Billboard Hot 100|American charts]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1994-08-06|title=Music: Top 100 Songs {{!}} Billboard Hot 100 Chart {{!}} August 6, 1994|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 11, 2016}}</ref> When her song hit number one, Loeb earned the distinction of being the first artist to top the Hot 100 before being signed to any record label.<ref name="amg" /> The single reached Gold status on July 12, 1994, just over three months after its release date.<ref name="gold">{{cite web|url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Lisa%20Loeb&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25|title=RIAA Gold & Platinum – Lisa Loeb albums|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|access-date=May 3, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019062116/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Lisa%20Loeb&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25|archive-date=October 19, 2015}}</ref> Loeb and Nine Stories received a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy nomination]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Best Pop Performance by a Group]], and were named Best International Newcomer in the [[Brit Awards]].<ref name="amg"/>

In 2019, Loeb released a limited edition 12" red vinyl pressing of the song for the 25th anniversary of the song. The release included four unreleased versions of "Stay (I Missed You)", "Truthfully", "Waiting for Wednesday", and "I Do", recorded live in January 2013 in Japan.

Loeb appeared at the 25th anniversary screening of ''[[Reality Bites]]'' at the Tribeca Film Festival, with the film's stars [[Ethan Hawke]], [[Winona Ryder]], [[Ben Stiller]], and [[Janeane Garofalo]], and performed "Stay (I Missed You)" during the film's end credits.<ref name="Vogue">{{cite magazine|last1=Bell|first1=Keaton|title=25 Years Later, the Cast and Crew of Reality Bites Reunites for a Special Screening|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/reality-bites-25-year-reunion|access-date=November 18, 2023|magazine=Vogue|date=May 7, 2019}}</ref>