"Stay The Night" is a song by The Cars

The Cars

The Cars are an American rock band that emerged from the early New Wave music scene in the late 1970s. The band consisted of lead singer and rhythm guitarist Ric Ocasek, lead singer and bassist Benjamin Orr, guitarist Elliot Easton, keyboardist Greg Hawkes and drummer David Robinson...

 vocalist and bassist Benjamin Orr

Benjamin Orr

Benjamin Orr was an American rock musician best known as the bassist and vocalist for the Boston based rock band, The Cars....

. It was included in his 1986 solo debut album The Lace

The Lace (Benjamin Orr album)

The Lace is the debut solo record by The Cars' member Benjamin Orr. It features his only solo hit, the song "Stay the Night" which reached the top 40 in 1987...

, and released as a single in late 1986. The single reached number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 chart in early 1987, becoming Orr's only Top 40 hit as a solo artist.

Background

Prior to recording his solo album, Orr had been a founding member, along with singer and songwriter Ric Ocasek

Ric Ocasek

Ric Ocasek is an American musician and music producer. He is best known as lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the rock band, The Cars....

, of The Cars. The Cars' first Top 40 hit, "Just What I Needed

Just What I Needed

-Cover versions:*Big Daddy - Big Daddy*Caleigh Peters – Sky High soundtrack*Sister Hazel – Lift*Poison – Poison'd*Bang Tango – Untied and live!*The Insyderz – Fight Of My Life and Paradise CD Single*Replicants – Replicants...

", featured Orr on lead vocals, as did their biggest hit, "Drive

Drive (The Cars song)

"Drive" is a 1984 song by The Cars, the third single from the band's Heartbeat City album and their biggest international hit. It was written by Ric Ocasek and produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange with the band. Lead vocals were by Cars bassist Benjamin Orr....

", from 1984's Heartbeat City

Heartbeat City

Heartbeat City is the fifth studio album by American rock band The Cars, released in 1984.Heartbeat City contains a total of five American Top 40 singles, two of which were Top 10 as well, reaching #3 and #7, respectively...

.

Following The Cars' 1985 Greatest Hits

Greatest Hits (The Cars album)

Greatest Hits is a six-time platinum-selling compilation album by the new wave band The Cars. It was released in October 1985 on Elektra Records.-Track listing:All songs written by Ric Ocasek.# "Just What I Needed" – 3:43...

release, the band split up to pursue solo projects, with both Orr and Ocasek releasing solo albums in 1986, lead guitarist Elliot Easton

Elliot Easton

Elliot Easton plays lead guitar and sings backing vocals for The Cars. His guitar solos are integral part of the band's hit singles. He studied music at the Berklee College of Music...

 having released one in 1985. Just as "Stay the Night" was the only solo Orr song to reach the Top 40, Ocasek's "Emotion in Motion

Emotion in Motion (song)

"Emotion in Motion" is a song by Ric Ocasek, the songwriter and lead vocalist of The Cars. It was included in his second solo album, This Side of Paradise, and released as a single in late 1986. The single reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number one on the Album Rock Tracks chart...

" was the only solo Top 40 hit for Ocasek.

The band reunited to record 1987's Door to Door, which produced "You Are the Girl

You Are the Girl

"You Are the Girl" is a 1987 song by The Cars, from their album Door to Door. It was released as a single in August 1987, reaching number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100....

", their last Top 40 single.