Jewel 'Stay Here Forever' From 'Valentine's Day'

When it comes to relationships, there's one singer out there that has had her thumb on the heartbeat of love and heartbreak over the years. Dominating the charts with hits like "Foolish Games," "You Were Meant For Me," "Pieces of You," and "Who Will Save Your Soul," the country crossover artist Jewel is ready to add a new song to her collection of hits. The latest from the country superstar is an upbeat celebration of love just in time for St. Valentine and the new film "Valentine's Day." Jewel just released the official music video for her first country chart single "Stay Here Forever," a lighthearted dedication to romance serves as the lead soundtrack for the new romantic comedy "Valentine's Day," as well as the lead-off single to Jewel's upcoming second country album with Valory Music Group, which the Nashville and Texas vibes have found their way into the music for sure, and will likely be out in June.
It's so nice to have Jewel back. She has received three Grammy Award nominations and has sold more than 27 million albums in her career, which began in 1995. Jewel came out in 2008 with her own brand of country music and while it didn't deviate much from what she's always done, Jewel didn't become as big a star on the country charts as many suspected she would. If people are familiar at all with producer Nathan Chapman, they'll recognize the similarity of this song to something that might have been on a Taylor Swift record sonically. Lyrically the song follows a romantic path that is pretty obvious from the title alone. The melody is purely out of the Taylor Swift songbook but that vocal is completely chock full-o-charm and at times I hear some Pam Tillis in this cute and playful romantic romp. In other words, this song could very well be Jewel's big mainstream country break while also being perfectly suited to be featured in a rom-com.
"Stay Here Forever" is a country ballad, backed primarily by percussion with occasional fiddle fills. Jewel talked to EW about her new single she contributed to the mix. "I heard the soundtrack folks were looking for one more song, and I submitted this one and they fell in love with it and made it the lead single," Jewel says. "That's pretty cool. I wrote it for my husband, Ty, and used how I feel for him as inspiration. It's about being in love and how going on a great adventure is fun, but sometimes staying home with the one you love is even better."
Jewel portrays a florist in Peter Zavadil-directed music video for "Stay Here Forever", while she is singing and arranging flowers, scenes of the various couples from the highly publicized and anticipated romantic comedy "Valentine's Day," features a star-studded line-up, has more stars in one movie than any I've seen in years, hit theaters Friday for St.Valentine's Day weekend, and has already topping the box office. Happy Saint Valentine's Day!