text:
Kakatiya dynasty
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Kakatiya dynasty
Empire
(Subordinate to Western Chalukyas until 1163)
1163[1]–1323
Capital Orugallu (Warangal)
Languages Telugu
Religion Hinduism
Government Monarchy
History
• Earliest rulers c. 900
• Established 1163[1]
• Disestablished 1323
Preceded by Succeeded by
Western Chalukya Empire
Eastern Chalukyas
Bahmani Sultanate
Musunuri Nayaks
Reddy dynasty
Vijayanagara Empire
Part of a series on
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
Chronology of the Telugu people, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana history
Geography
Political history
History and Kingdoms
Assaka
Satavahanas
Andhra Ikshvaku
Ananda Gotrika
Shalankayanas
Vishnukundinas
Pallava dynasty
Eastern Chalukyas
Kota Vamsa
Chagi
Velanati Chodas
Kakatiya dynasty
Musunuri Nayaks
Recherla Nayaks
Ravella Nayaks
Sayapaneni Nayaks
Pemmasani Nayaks
Suryadevara Nayaks
Vijayanagara Empire
Reddy dynasty
Bahmani Sultanate
Qutb Shahi dynasty
Hyderabad State
British Raj
v
t
e
The Kakatiya dynasty was a South Indian dynasty whose capital was Orugallu, now known as Warangal. It was eventually conquered by the Delhi Sultanate.
The demise of Kakatiya dynasty resulted in confusion and anarchy under alien rulers for sometime, before the Musunuri Nayaks brought stability to the region.[2]
Contents
[hide]
1 Sources
2 Rulers
2.1 Prataparudra I
2.2 Ganapati
2.3 Rudrama Devi
2.4 Prataparudra II
3 Characterization
3.1 Geography
3.2 Architecture
3.3 Society
4 Demise of the dynasty
5 Aftermath
6 See also
7 References
8 Further reading
Sources
Historic sources relating to the Kakatiya dynasty are sparse. Of those that are available, the most prevalent are ancient inscriptions that mainly document matters relating to religion, such as donations to Hindu temples. They are particularly abundant for the period 1175–1324 CE, which is the period when the dynasty most flourished and are a reflection of that. The probability is that many inscriptions have been lost due to buildings falling into disuse and also the ravages of subsequent rulers, most notably the Muslim Mughal Empire in the Telangana region. Inscriptions are still being discovered today but governmental agencies tend to concentrate on recording those that are already known rather than searching for new examples.[3]
Studies of the inscriptions and coinage by the historian Dineshchandra Sircar reveal that there was no contemporary standard spelling of the family name. Variants include Kakatiya, Kakatiyya, Kakita, Kakati and Kakatya. The family name was often prefixed to the name of the monarch, giving constructs such as Kakatiya-Prataparudra. Some of the monarchs also had alternate names; for example, Venkata and Venkataraya may have been alternate names of Prataparuda I, with the former appearing on a coin in the form Venkata-Kakatiya.[4][a]
Rulers
The Kakatiya rulers traced their ancestry to legendary chief or ruler called Durjaya. Many other ruling dynasties of Andhra also claimed descent from Durjaya. Nothing further is known about this chief.[5]
The early rulers were feudatories of Western Chalukyas. Prataparudra I established a sovereign dynasty in 1163 CE.[b] The regnal dates of the early rulers are unknown. In order, they were
Venna, Gunda I, Gunda II, Gunda III and Erra.[6]
The next ruler, Gunda IV, is mentioned in the Mangallu grant of the Eastern Chalukya king Dānārnava in 956 CE.[7][8] Gunda IV (c. 956–995) was followed by
Beta I (c. 996–1051), Prola I (c. 1052–1076), Beta II (c. 1076–1108), Durgaraja (c. 1108–1116) and then Prola II (c. 1116–1157).[6]
Next come the sovereign rulers
Prataparudra I (1158–1195[6] or 1163–1195), Ganapati (1199–1262[6] or 1199–1260[9]), Rudrama Devi (1262–1289 or 1261–1295 CE), and Prataparudra II (1289 or 1295–1323).
The dynasty ended in 1323 after an invasion by the Delhi sultanate.[6][10]
The early Kakatiya rulers used the title "Reddi"[11][12] (derived from "Redu," meaning king in Telugu[13]). However, after they became sovereigns they were addressed as "deva" (Lord or deity) and "devi" (Lady or deity). There appears to be a significant element of "sanskritisation" in this transition.[14]
Prataparudra I
According to Sastry, Prataparudra I reigned between around 1158 – 1195,[6] while Sircar gives the dates 1163–1195. He was also known as Rudra Deva, Kakatiya Rudradeva, Venkata, and Venkataraya[4][9] He was the son of Prola II, who had made efforts to assert greater Kakatiya influence on territories in the western parts of the declining Western Chalukyan empire and who died in a battle fought against the Velanati Choda ruler Gonka II around 1157/1158 while doing so.[15][16] It was during Prataparudra's reign, in 1163, that the Kakatiyas declared an end to their status as feudatory chiefs of the Chalukyas. It is notable that inscriptions were henceforth written using the Kakatiya chiefs' vernacular Telugu rather than the Kannada language that had prevailed until that point.[17]
Maha Deva succeeded Prataparudra I as king, reigning probably from 1195 to 1199.[6]
Ganapati
Ramappa Temple.
Just as the Seuna and Hoysala dynasties took control of linguistically related areas during the 13th century, so too did the Kakatiyas under the rule of Ganapati.[17] He is also known as Ganapathi Deva and, according to Sastry, reigned between 1199–1262; Sircar gives regnal dates of 1199–1260.[6][9] He significantly expanded Kakatiya lands during the 1230s when he launched a series of attacks outside the dynasty's traditional Telangana region and thus brought under Kakatiya control the Telugu-speaking lowland delta areas around the Godavari and Krishna rivers. The outcome in the case of all three dynasties, says historian Richard Eaton, was that they "catalysed processes of supralocal identity formation and community building".[17]
The Kakatiya capital at Orugallu, established in 1195, was not forgotten while Ganapati expanded his territory. He organised the building of a massive granite wall around the city, complete with ramps designed for ease of access to its ramparts from within. A moat and numerous bastions were also constructed.[18]
Ganapati was keen to bolster the dynasty's economy. He encouraged merchants to trade abroad, abolishing all taxes except for a fixed duty and supporting those who risked their lives to travel afar.[19]
Rudrama Devi
Statue of Rudrama Devi.
Rudrama Devi, also known as Rudramadevi, reigned around 1262–1289 CE (alternative dates: 1261–1295 CE) and is one of the few queens in Indian history.[6][20][10] Sources disagree regarding whether she was the widow of Ganapati or his daughter.[21]
Marco Polo, who visited India probably some time around 1289–1293, made note of Rudrama Devi's rule and nature in flattering terms.[22][c] She continued the planned fortification of the capital, raising the height of Ganapati's wall as well as adding a second earthen curtain wall 1.5 miles (2.4 km) in diameter and with an additional 150 feet (46 m)-wide moat.[18]
Rudrama was married to Virabhadra, an Eastern Chalukyan prince of Nidadavolu who had been selected for that purpose by her father.[23] Having no son as an heir,[18] Rudrama abdicated in favour of her grandson when it became apparent that the expansionist sultan Alauddin Khilji was encroaching on the Deccan and might in due course attack the Kakatiyas.[21]
Prataparudra II
The earliest biography of Rudrama Devi's successor, Prataparudra II, is the Prataparudra Caritramu, dating from the 16th century.[24] His reign began in 1289 (alternative date: 1295) and ended with the demise of the dynasty in 1323.[6][10] It is described by Eaton as the "first chapter in a larger story" that saw the style of polity in the Deccan change from being regional kingdoms to transregional sultanates that survived until the arrival of the British East India Company in the 18th century.[25]
Characterization
Geography
The Kakatiya base was the city of Orugallu[26] in the dry uplands of northern Telangana on the Deccan Plateau. From there they expanded their influence into Coastal Andhra, the delta between the Godavari and Krishna rivers that feed into the Bay of Bengal. According to Rao and Shulman, the latter contained a high proportion of Brahmins while the former was the haunt of "peasants, artisans and warriors".[27] Under the Kakatiyas, cultural innovation often began in the uplands, was refined in the lowlands and then recycled back into the Deccan. This bi-directional flow of cultural influences brought into being a feeling of cultural affinity between those who spoke the Telugu language where nothing of that nature had previously existed.[d] The unification of the distinct upland and lowland cultures was their most significant political achievement, achieved through a process of binding many locally powerful figures in allegiance to the empire.[26]
The area of land under Kakatiya control reached its zenith around the 13th century CE during the rule of Ganapati Deva. By this time, South India and the Deccan was essentially under the aegis of four Hindu monarchies, of which the Kakatiyas were one.[e] The four dynasties were in a constant state of warfare with each other, with the Kakatiyas eventually exercising control from close to Anagondi in the west to Kalyani in the north-east, and down to Kanei and Ganjam district in southern Orissa.[28]
Architecture
A notable trend during the dynastic period was the construction of reservoirs for irrigation in the uplands, around 5000 of which were built by warrior families subordinate to the Kakatiyas. The dramatically altered the possibilities for development in the sparsely populated dry areas. Many of these edifices, often called "tanks", including the large examples at Pakala and Ramappa, are still used today.[29]
Another notable architectural feature of the dynasty relates to temples. Even before the arrival of the dynasty, there were large, well-established and well-endowed Hindu places of worship in the relatively populous delta areas; however, the temples of the uplands, which were smaller and less cosmopolitan in origin and funding, did not exist until the Kakatiya period. In the lowlands, where Brahmins were numerous, the temples had long benefited from a desire to build social networks for the purposes of domestic and foreign trade, as well as for obtaining grazing rights in the face of competition; in the uplands, the endowment of the buildings was often associated with the construction and continued maintenance of reservoirs and enabled a different type of networking based on political hierarchies. The strengthening of those hierarchies, which was achieved in part by donating land for the temples and then attending worship, was necessary as the inland agrarian society grew rapidly in number and location.[30]
Society
There is a disparity between analysis of inscriptions, of which the work of Cynthia Talbot has been in the vanguard, and the traditional works of Vedic Hinduism that described pre-colonial India in terms of a reverent and static society that was subject to the strictures of the caste system. Colonial British administrators found much that appealed to them in the latter works but the Kakatiya inscriptions of Andhra Pradesh, which depict a far wider range of society and events, suggest that the reality was far more fluid and very different from the idealised image.[31]
Caste itself seems to have been of low importance as a social identifier.[32] Even the Kakatiya kings, with one exception, considered themselves to be Shudras (in the ritual varna system).[f] They were egalitarian in nature and promoted their subordinate warrior-chiefs who were similarly egalitarian and spurned the Kshatriya rank. Anyone, regardless of birth, could acquire the nayaka title to denote warrior status, and this they did. There is also little evidence that Kakatiya society paid much regard to caste identities, in the sense of jāti. Although occupation does appear to have been an important designator of social position, the inscriptions suggest that people were not bound to an occupation by birth.[33][34]
The population became more settled in geographic terms. The growth of an agricultural peasant class subsumed many tribal people who previously had been nomadic. The nexus of politics and military was a significant feature of the era, and the Kakatiya recruitment of peasants into the military did much to create a new warrior class, to develop social mobility and to extend the influence of the dynasty into areas of its kingdom that previously would have been untouched.[35] The Kakatiya kings, and in particular the last two, encouraged an egalitarian ethos. The entrenched landed nobility that had existed prior to the dynasty found its power to be on the wane; the royal gifting of lands formerly in the possession of nobles to people of lesser status did much to effect this dilution.[24]
Demise of the dynasty
The conquest of the Deccan by the Delhi Sultanate began in 1296 when Alauddin raided and plundered Devagiri.[36] Later in that year, he murdered his uncle, the reigning sultan Jalaluddin, and took the role of sultan for himself.[37]
A replica of the Koh-i-Noor diamond. The diamond was originally owned by the Kakatiya dynasty.
The Kakatiya kingdom attracted the attention of Alauddin because of the possibility for plunder.[38] The first foray into the Telugu kingdom was made in 1303 and was a disaster due to the resistance of the Kakatiya army in the battle at Upparapalli.[39][g] In 1309 Alauddin sent a general, Malik Kafur, in an attempt to force Prataparudra into acceptance of a position subordinate to the sultanate at Delhi. Kafur organised a month-long siege of Orugallu that ended with success in February 1310. Prataparudra was forced to make various symbolic acts of obeisance designed to demonstrate his new position as a subordinate but, as was Alauddin's plan, he was not removed as ruler of the area but rather forced thereafter to pay annual tribute to Delhi.[40] It was probably at this time that the Koh-i-Noor diamond passed from Kakatiya ownership to that of Alauddin, along with 20,000 horses and 100 elephants.[38]
In 1311, Prataparudra formed a part of the sultanate forces that attacked the Pandyan empire in the south, and he took advantage of that situation to quell some of his vassals in Nellore who had seen his reduced status as an opportunity for independence. Later, though, in 1318, he failed to provide the annual tribute to Delhi, claiming that the potential for being attacked on the journey made it impossible. Alauddin responded by sending another of his generals, Khusrau Khan, to Orugallu with a force that bristled with technology previously unknown in the area, including trebuchet-like machines. Prataparudra had to submit once more, with his obeisance on this occasion being arranged by the sultanate to include a very public display whereby he bowed towards Delhi from the ramparts of Orugallu. The amount of his annual tribute was changed, becoming 100 elephants and 12,000 horses.[41]
The new arrangements did not last long. Taking advantage of a revolution in Delhi that saw the Khilji dynasty removed and Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq installed as sultan, Prataparudra again asserted his independence in 1320. Tughlaq sent his son, Ulugh Khan, to defeat the defiant Kakatiya king in 1321. Khan's army was riven with internal dissension due to its containing factions from the Khilji and Tughluq camps. This caused the siege on this occasion to last much longer — six months, rather than the few weeks that had previously been the case. The attackers were initially repulsed and Khan's forces retreated to regroup in Devagiri. Prataparudra celebrated the apparent victory by opening up his grain stores for public feasting. Khan returned in 1323 with his revitalised and reinforced army and, with few supplies left, Prataparudra was forced into submission after a five-month siege. The unprepared and battle-weary army of Orugallu was finally defeated, and Orugallu was renamed as Sultanpur. It seems probable, from combining various contemporary and near-contemporary accounts, that Prataparudra committed suicide near to the Narmada River while being taken as a prisoner to Delhi.[42][43]
Aftermath
Ruins of the Kakatiya Kala Thoranam (Warangal Gate).
Tughlaq control of the area lasted only for around a decade.[44] The fall of the Kakatiya dynasty resulted in both political and cultural disarray because of both disparate resistance to the sultanate and dissension within it.[43] The structure of the Kakatiya polity disintegrated and their lands soon fell under the control of numerous families from communities such as the Reddies and Velamas.[45] As early as 1330,[46] Musunuri Nayaks who served as army chiefs for Kakatiya kingdom united the various Telugu clans and recovered Warangal from the Delhi Sultanate and ruled for half a century.[47] Surrounded by more significant states,[45] by the 15th century these new entities had ceded to the Bahamani Sultanate and the Sangama dynasty, the latter of which evolved to become the Vijayanagara empire.[48]
A brother of Prataparudra II, Annamaraja, has been associated with ruling what eventually became the princely state of Bastar during the British Raj period. This appears likely to be historical revisionism, dating from a genealogy published by the ruling family in 1703, because it records only eight generations spanning almost four centuries of rule. Such revisionism and tenuous claims of connection to the Kakatiyas was not uncommon because it was perceived as legitimising the right to rule and a warrior status. Talbot notes that there is a record of a brother called Annamadeva and that:
He is said to have left [Orugallu] for the northeast after anointing Prataparudra's son as king. Thus, the founder of the family fortunes in Bastar may very well have been a Telugu warrior from Telangana who was familiar with the prevalent legends about the Kakatiyas.[49]
According to Talbot and Eaton, a revisionist interpretation of Prataparudra II himself appeared much sooner, within a few years of his death, and for broadly similar reasons. A stone inscription dated 1330 mentions a Prolaya Nayaka, who was said to have restored order, as in Prataparudra days. He presented himself as a legitimate successor to Prataparudra, by portraying both of them as righteous monarchs, meanwhile reconstructing Prataparudra's life and career in a favorable way.[50][h] By 1420, Muslim rulers had become accommodated to the Deccan society, and strong dichotomies between Hindus and Muslims were no longer useful. Muslim rulers were no longer conceived as diametrically opposed to the figure of Prataparudra, but rather as rulers of equal status.[51]
This type of revisionism, which Talbot describes as "social memories" and which persist to the present day,[52] reappeared in the 16th century with the Prataparudra Caritramu hagiography, which claimed him to be the founder of the padmanayaka class of Telugu warrior and provided the elite of the Vijayanagara empire with what Talbot has described as a "charter of legitimacy". This work claimed, contrary to all reasonable evidence, that he did not die after being taken prisoner but instead met with the sultan, was recognised as being an avatar of Shiva, and allowed to return to Orugallu. Once back home, the Prataparudra Caritamu says, he released the padmanayakas from their allegiance to him and told them to become independent kings. The work also claims Vijayanagara to be an ally of Prataparudra, which is clearly anachronistic but served the purpose of elevating the role of the padmanayakas, whom it claimed to be ultimately subordinate to Vijayanagara during his time.[53]
See also
Hanamakonda
Ramappa Temple
Kakatiya Kala Thoranam
References
Footnotes
Jump up ^ Kakatiya coins bore the Nandinagari script.(Prasad 1988, p. 9)
Jump up ^ Talbot (2001, p. 128): "Soon after he came to power, Rudradeva had the Thousand Pillared temple built in Hanumakonda, then the Kakatiya capital. The Sanskrit inscription recording its foundation in 1163 contains an elaborate genealogy of Rudradeva's ancestry... Since it was the earliest of Rudradeva's inscriptions to omit any mention of the Chalukya dynasty of Kalyani, we can assume that the construction of the temple was meant to mark Rudradeva's new status as an overlord in his own right."
Jump up ^ Marco Polo referred to the kingdom as Mutfili, which was the name for the area around a major port of the dynasty, now known as Masulipatnam.(Chakravarti 1991)
Jump up ^ The term andhra bhasa, meaning language of Andhra, appeared as a synonym for the Telugu language at least as early as 1053 and suggests an emerging correlation of linguistics and geography. (Eaton 2005, p. 13) The linguistic mapping of regions of India continues to the present day and formed a part of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.
Jump up ^ Aside from the Kakatiyas, the dominant Hindu monarchies in South India and the Deccan around the 13th century CE were the Seunas, the Hoysalas and the Pandyas. The Seunas, Hoysalas and Kakatiyas had carved up what had been the area controlled by the Western Chalukya Empire, while the Pandyas controlled lands formerly under the Chola Empire.(Ventakaramanayya 1942, p. 1)
Jump up ^ Talbot (2001, p. 51): "An inscription reads: `The Kakatiya dynasty, praised by the entire world and belonging to the fourth varna, then came into existence. In it was born the king named Prola, who was renowned for being exceedingly judicious.'... [In a handful of inscriptions], the Kakatiyas are linked with the solar dynasty of the ancient kshatriyas, stemming from Ikshvaku through Dasharatha and Rama... The lack of consistency regarding the varna rank of the Kakatiya dynasty is noteworthy, as is the fact that their kshatriya claims were put forth primarily in documents associated with gifts to brahmans."
Jump up ^ R. S. Sharma (1992, p. 234): "Vennama, the son of Dāma, led his troops in a defeat of the Turks very probably during Ala-ud-din Khalji's first invasion of Telangana in 1303. This success against the Turkish arms took place in the battle of Upparapalli, where Potuganti Maili is said to have put the enemies to flight."
Jump up ^ Chattopadhyaya (1998, pp. 57–58) quotes from the Vilasa grant of Prolaya Nayaka: "[W]hen Prataparudra of the Kakati family ruled, even such celebrated rulers of the past as Yayati, Nabhaga and Bhagiratha were completely forgotten."... "[W]hen the Sun, viz., Prataparudra set, the world was enveloped in the Turuska darkness. The evil (adharma), which he had up to that time kept under check, flourished under them, as the conditions were very favourable for its growth."
Citations
Jump up ^ Talbot (2001), p. 26.
Jump up ^ Talbot 2001, p. 178; Eaton 2005, pp. 26-27; Chattopadhyaya 1998, pp. 57-59
Jump up ^ Talbot (2001), pp. 11, 17, 19
^ Jump up to: a b Sircar (2008), p. 241
Jump up ^ Talbot 2001, p. 53.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j Sastry (1978), p. 36
Jump up ^ Sharma, R. S.; Shrimali, K. M. (1992), A Comprehensive history of India: A.D. 985-1206, People's Publishing House, pp. 196, 198, ISBN 978-81-7007-121-1 Quote: "Eriya was succeeded not by his son Beta but by his grandson Gunda IV who, according to the Mangallu grant, in his early career had been deputed by Rashtrakuta Krishna III in 956 to help the Chalukya prince Danarnava in his attempts to oust his step-brother..."
Jump up ^ Epigraphia Āndhrica, Government of Andhra Pradesh, 1969, p. 68
^ Jump up to: a b c Sircar (1979), p. 130
^ Jump up to: a b c Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. pp. 56–58. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.
Jump up ^ Diskalkar, D. B. (1993), Sanskrit and Prakrit Poets Known from Inscriptions, Anandashram Samstha, p. 122 Quote: "poet named Balasarasvati author of an inscription dated S. 1136 had lived at the court of Prola Reddi, ruler of the same Kakatiya dynasty."
Jump up ^ Thirumali, Inukonda (2004), South India: Regions, Cultures, and Sagas, Bibliomatrix, p. 6, ISBN 978-81-901964-2-0 Quote: "Displacement was rapid as the Reddis with their superior technology swiftly spread over the entire Telangana... and were aided by a stronger political power of Kakatiya Reddi kingdom."
Jump up ^ Kasipathi, Kapila (1970), Tryst with destiny, K. V. Rao, p. 5 Quote: "Redu is a king. Reddi is supposed to be another form of Redu.:
Jump up ^ Rao, Velcheru Narayana; Shulman, David (1 January 1994), "The Powers of Parody in Nayaka-Period Tanjavur", in Appadurai, Arjun; Korom, Frank J.; Mills, Margaret Ann, Gender, Genre, and Power in South Asian Expressive Traditions, Motilal Banarsidass Publishe, pp. 428–466, ISBN 978-81-208-1178-2
Jump up ^ Prasad (1988), pp. 119, 124
Jump up ^ Talbot (2001), p. 184
^ Jump up to: a b c Eaton (2005), p. 13
^ Jump up to: a b c Eaton (2005), p. 17
Jump up ^ Desai (1962)
Jump up ^ Kalia (1994), p. 21
^ Jump up to: a b Rubiés (2000), p. 73
Jump up ^ Rubiés (2000), pp. 50, 73
Jump up ^ Suryanarayana (1986), p. 163
^ Jump up to: a b Eaton (2005), p. 16
Jump up ^ Eaton (2005), pp. 9-11
^ Jump up to: a b Rao & Shulman (2012), p. 17
Jump up ^ Rao & Shulman (2002), p. 4
Jump up ^ Ventakaramanayya (1942), pp. 1–2
Jump up ^ Eaton (2005), p. 14
Jump up ^ Eaton (2005), pp. 14–15
Jump up ^ Eaton (2005), p. 12
Jump up ^ Subrahmanyam (1998)
Jump up ^ Eaton (2005), pp. 15–16
Jump up ^ Talbot (2001), pp. 50-52.
Jump up ^ Talbot (2001), p. 174
Jump up ^ Asher & Talbot (2006), p. 35
Jump up ^ Jackson (2003), p. 56
^ Jump up to: a b Asher & Talbot (2006), p. 40
Jump up ^ Kulke & Rothermund (2004), p. 160 "An earlier attack on Warangal in 1304 had been unsuccessful."
Jump up ^ Eaton (2005), pp. 17–18
Jump up ^ Eaton (2005), pp. 18–19
Jump up ^ Eaton (2005), pp. 20-21
^ Jump up to: a b Talbot (2001), p. 176
Jump up ^ Asher & Talbot (2006), p. 43
^ Jump up to: a b Rao & Shulman (2012), p. 16
Jump up ^ Talbot (2001), p. 177
Jump up ^ Talbot (2001), pp. 177-182
Jump up ^ Eaton (2005), p. 22
Jump up ^ Talbot (2001), pp. 192–193
Jump up ^ Eaton (2005), pp. 26-27.
Jump up ^ Eaton (2005), pp. 27-28.
Jump up ^ Talbot (2001), p. 175
Jump up ^ Eaton (2005), pp. 28-29
Bibliography
Asher, Catherine B.; Talbot, Cynthia, eds. (2006), "The expansion of Turkic power, 1180–1350", India before Europe, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-52180-904-7
Chakravarti, Ranabir (1991), "Horse Trade and Piracy at Tana (Thana, Maharashtra, India): Gleanings from Marco Polo", Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient, 34 (3): 159–182, JSTOR 3632243, doi:10.2307/3632243, (Subscription required (help))
Chattopadhyaya, B. D. (1998), Representing the Other? Sanskrit Sources and the Muslims, New Delhi: Manohar, ISBN 8173042527
Desai, V. R. M. (1962), "Savings in Ancient Hindu Polity", The Indian Journal of Political Science, 23 (1/4): 268–276, JSTOR 41853935, (Subscription required (help))
Eaton, Richard M. (2005), A Social History of the Deccan: 1300–1761, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-52125-484-7
Jackson, Peter (2003), The Delhi Sultanate: A Political and Military History (Reprinted ed.), Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-52154-329-3
Rao, P. (1994), History and Culture of Andhra Pradesh, Sterling
Kalia, Ravi (1994), Bhubaneswar: From a Temple Town to a Capital City, Southern Illinois University Press – via Questia, (Subscription required (help))
Kulke, Hermann; Rothermund, Dietmar, eds. (2004) [1986], A History of India (4th ed.), Routledge, ISBN 978-0-41532-920-0
Prasad, G. Durga (1988), History of the Andhras up to 1565 A. D. (PDF), Guntur: P. G. Publishers
Rao, Velcheru Narayana (2003), "Court, Temple, and Public", in Pollock, Sheldon, Literary Cultures in History: Reconstructions from South Asia, University of California Press – via Questia, (Subscription required (help))
Rao, Velcheru Narayana; Shulman, David, eds. (2002), Classical Telugu Poetry: An Anthology, University of California Press – via Questia, (Subscription required (help))
Rao, Velcheru Narayana; Shulman, David (2012), Srinatha: The Poet Who Made Gods and Kings, Oxford University Press – via Questia, (Subscription required (help))
Rubiés, Joan-Pau (2000), Travel and Ethnology in the Renaissance: South India through European Eyes, 1250–1625, Cambridge University Press – via Questia, (Subscription required (help))
Sastry, P. V. Parabhrama (1978), The Kakatiyas of Warangal, Government of Andhra Pradesh
Sharma, R. S. (1992). A Comprehensive History of India. Orient Longmans. p. 234. ISBN 978-81-7007-121-1.
Sircar, D. C. (1979), Some Epigraphical Records of the Medieval Period from Eastern India, Abhinav Publications, ISBN 978-8-17017-096-9
Sircar, D. C. (2008) [1968], Studies in Indian Coins (Reprinted ed.), Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-8-12082-973-2
Subrahmanyam, Sanjay (1998), "Hearing Voices: Vignettes of Early Modernity in South Asia, 1400–1750", Daedalus, 127 (3): 75–104, JSTOR 20027508, (Subscription required (help))
Suryanarayana, Kolluru (1986), History of the Minor Chaḷukya Families in Medieval Andhradesa, B. R. Publishing, ISBN 978-8-17018-330-3
Talbot, Austin Cynthia (2001), Pre-colonial India in Practice: Society, Region, and Identity in Medieval Andhra, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19803-123-9
Ventakaramanayya, N. (1942), The Early Muslim Expansion in South India, University of Madras
Further reading
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kakatiya dynasty.
Talbot, Cynthia (May 1991). "Temples, Donors, and Gifts: Patterns of Patronage in Thirteenth-Century South India". The Journal of Asian Studies. 50 (2): 308–340. JSTOR 2057210. doi:10.2307/2057210. (Subscription required (help)).
[show]
v
t
e
Middle kingdoms of India
Timeline and
cultural period
Northwestern India
(Punjab-Sapta Sindhu)
Indo-Gangetic Plain Central India Southern India
Western Gangetic Plain
(Kuru-Panchala)
Northern India
(Central Gangetic Plain)
Northeastern India
(Northeast India)
IRON AGE
Culture Late Vedic Period Late Vedic Period
(Brahmin ideology)[a]
Painted Grey Ware culture
Late Vedic Period
(Kshatriya/Shramanic culture)[b]
Northern Black Polished Ware
Pre-history
6th century BC Gandhara Kuru-Panchala Magadha Adivasi (tribes)
Culture Persian-Greek influences "Second Urbanisation"
Rise of Shramana movements
Jainism - Buddhism - Ājīvika - Yoga
Pre-history
5th century BC (Persian rule) Shishunaga dynasty Adivasi (tribes)
4th century BC (Greek conquests)
Nanda empire
Kalinga
HISTORICAL AGE
Culture Spread of Buddhism Pre-history Sangam period
(300 BC – 200 AD)
3rd century BC Maurya Empire Early Cholas
Early Pandyan Kingdom
Satavahana dynasty
Cheras
46 other small kingdoms in Ancient Thamizhagam
Culture Preclassical Hinduism[c] - "Hindu Synthesis"[d] (ca. 200 BC - 300 AD)[e][f]
Epics - Puranas - Ramayana - Mahabharata - Bhagavad Gita - Brahma Sutras - Smarta Tradition
Mahayana Buddhism Sangam period
(continued)
(300 BC – 200 AD)
2nd century BC Indo-Greek Kingdom Shunga Empire
Maha-Meghavahana Dynasty
Early Cholas
Early Pandyan Kingdom
Satavahana dynasty
Cheras
46 other small kingdoms in Ancient Thamizhagam
1st century BC
1st century AD
Indo-Scythians
Indo-Parthians
Kuninda Kingdom
2nd century Kushan Empire
3rd century Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom Kushan Empire Western Satraps Kamarupa kingdom Kalabhra dynasty
Pandyan Kingdom(Under Kalabhras)
Culture "Golden Age of Hinduism"(ca. AD 320-650)[g]
Puranas
Co-existence of Hinduism and Buddhism
4th century Kidarites Gupta Empire
Varman dynasty
Kalabhra dynasty
Pandyan Kingdom(Under Kalabhras)
Kadamba Dynasty
Western Ganga Dynasty
5th century Hephthalite Empire Alchon Huns Kalabhra dynasty
Pandyan Kingdom(Under Kalabhras)
Vishnukundina
6th century Nezak Huns
Kabul Shahi
Maitraka Adivasi (tribes) Badami Chalukyas
Kalabhra dynasty
Pandyan Kingdom(Under Kalabhras)
Culture Late-Classical Hinduism (ca. AD 650-1100)[h]
Advaita Vedanta - Tantra
Decline of Buddhism in India
7th century Indo-Sassanids Vakataka dynasty
Empire of Harsha Mlechchha dynasty Adivasi (tribes) Pandyan Kingdom(Under Kalabhras)
Pandyan Kingdom(Revival)
Pallava
8th century Kabul Shahi Pala Empire Pandyan Kingdom
Kalachuri
9th century Gurjara-Pratihara Rashtrakuta dynasty
Pandyan Kingdom
Medieval Cholas
Pandyan Kingdom(Under Cholas)
Chera Perumals of Makkotai
10th century Ghaznavids Pala dynasty
Kamboja-Pala dynasty
Kalyani Chalukyas
Medieval Cholas
Pandyan Kingdom(Under Cholas)
Chera Perumals of Makkotai
Rashtrakuta
References and sources for table [hide]
References
Jump up ^ Samuel
Jump up ^ Samuel
Jump up ^ Michaels (2004) p.39
Jump up ^ Hiltebeitel (2002)
Jump up ^ Michaels (2004) p.39
Jump up ^ Hiltebeitel (2002)
Jump up ^ Micheals (2004) p.40
Jump up ^ Michaels (2004) p.41
Sources
Flood, Gavin D. (1996), An Introduction to Hinduism, Cambridge University Press
Hiltebeitel, Alf (2002), Hinduism. In: Joseph Kitagawa, "The Religious Traditions of Asia: Religion, History, and Culture", Routledge
Michaels, Axel (2004), Hinduism. Past and present, Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press
Samuel, Geoffrey (2010), The Origins of Yoga and Tantra. Indic Religions to the Thirteenth Century, Cambridge University Press
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kakatiya_dynasty&oldid=801444606"
Categories:
Former monarchies
Former countries in South Asia
Former empires
States and territories disestablished in 1323
Dynasties of India
Telugu people
History of Telangana
Empires and kingdoms of India
Kakatiya dynasty
Hidden categories:
Wikipedia indefinitely semi-protected pages
EngvarB from May 2014
Use dmy dates from May 2014
Former country articles requiring maintenance
Pages using infobox former country with unknown parameters
Pages containing links to subscription-only content
Navigation menu
Personal tools
Not logged in
Talk
Contributions
Create account
Log in
Namespaces
Article
Talk
Variants
Views
Read
View source
View history
More
Search
Navigation
Main page
Contents
Featured content
Current events
Random article
Donate to Wikipedia
Wikipedia store
Interaction
Help
About Wikipedia
Community portal
Recent changes
Contact page
Tools
What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Permanent link
Page information
Wikidata item
Cite this page
Print/export
Create a book
Download as PDF
Printable version
In other projects
Wikimedia Commons
Languages
বাংলা
Català
Français
हिन्दी
Italiano
ಕನ್ನಡ
മലയാളം
मराठी
日本語
Русский
Suomi
Svenska
தமிழ்
తెలుగు
Українська
中文
Edit links
This page was last edited on 19 September 2017, at 18:28.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.
Privacy policy
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Contact Wikipedia
Developers
Cookie statement
Mobile view

key: html

type: local

value: div

attrs: id class

values: mw-page-base noprint

values: mw-head-base noprint

attrs: id class style

value: a

value: img

attrs: alt src width height srcset data-file-width data-file-height

attrs: href title

attrs: class id

attrs: id class lang

values: firstHeading firstHeading en

values: siteSub noprint

values: jump-to-nav mw-jump

value: td

attrs: colspan class style

values: text-align:center; line-height:1.2em; font-size:135%; font-weight:bold;

value: tr

attrs: href class title

values:
/wiki/Western_Chalukyas
mw-redirect
Western Chalukyas

value: small

attrs: colspan style

values: width:50px; border:0; vertical-align:middle; font-size:30%; line-height:105%;

value: sup

values: vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; font-size:115%; border:0;

values: width:50px; border:0; vertical-align:middle; text-align:right; line-height:105%; font-size:30%;

values: width:100%; text-align:center; margin:0 auto; background:transparent;

values: vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; border-top:solid 1px #aaa; padding:0.2em 0em 0.2em 0em;

attrs: alt src width height data-file-width data-file-height

values: border:0; padding:0; vertical-align:middle; text-align:left;

values: width:100%; background: transparent; text-align:center; margin:0 auto; border:0;

values: border:0; padding:0; vertical-align:middle; text-align:right;

attrs: alt src width height class srcset data-file-width data-file-height

values: width:92%; background:transparent; text-align:center; margin:0 auto; border:0;

values: width:95%; background: transparent; text-align:center; margin:0 auto;

values: padding:0.2em 0.4em 0.2em;padding-top:0;font-size:145%;line-height:1.2em;padding:0 5px; background: #EEDC82; font-size:135%

values: Suryadevara Nayaks (page does not exist)

values: float:right;clear:right;width:22.0em;margin:0 0 1.0em 1.0em;background:#f9f9f9;border:1px solid #aaa;padding:0.2em;border-spacing:0.4em 0;text-align:center;line-height:1.4em;font-size:88%;background:lightyellow

values:
/wiki/Delhi_sultanate
mw-redirect
Delhi sultanate

values:
/wiki/Kannada_language
mw-redirect
Kannada language

values:
/wiki/Eastern_Chalukya
mw-redirect
Eastern Chalukya

values:
/wiki/Prataparudra_II
mw-redirect
Prataparudra II

values:
/wiki/British_East_India_Company
mw-redirect
British East India Company

values:
/wiki/River_basin
mw-redirect
River basin

values:
/wiki/Orissa,_India
mw-redirect
Orissa, India

values:
/wiki/Pandyan_Dynasty
mw-redirect
Pandyan Dynasty

values:
/wiki/Khusrau_Khan
mw-redirect
Khusrau Khan

values:
/wiki/Ghiyasuddin_Tughlaq
mw-redirect
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

values:
/wiki/Velama_(caste)
mw-redirect
Velama (caste)

values:
/wiki/Bahamani_Sultanate
mw-redirect
Bahamani Sultanate

values:
/wiki/Vijayanagara_empire
mw-redirect
Vijayanagara empire

values:
/wiki/Pandya_Empire
mw-redirect
Pandya Empire

values:
/wiki/Chola_Empire
mw-redirect
Chola Empire

values:
reflist mw-references-wrap
list-style-type: lower-alpha;

values: -moz-column-width: 30em; -webkit-column-width: 30em; column-width: 30em; list-style-type: decimal;

values:
nofollow
external text
//www.jstor.org/stable/3632243

values:
nofollow
external text
//doi.org/10.2307%2F3632243

values: The site requires a paid subscription to access this page.

values:
nofollow
external text
//www.jstor.org/stable/41853935

values:
nofollow
external text
https://www.questia.com/read/55271807

values:
nofollow
external text
https://www.questia.com/read/108156994

values:
nofollow
external text
https://www.questia.com/read/105967930

values:
nofollow
external text
https://www.questia.com/read/121703743

values:
nofollow
external text
https://www.questia.com/read/105026315

values:
nofollow
external text
//www.jstor.org/stable/20027508

values:
nofollow
external text
//www.jstor.org/stable/2057210

values:
nofollow
external text
//doi.org/10.2307%2F2057210

values:
plainlinks hlist navbar mini
float:left; text-align:left

values:
/wiki/Sapta_Sindhu
mw-redirect
Sapta Sindhu

values: display: none; background-color: rgb(205, 205, 205);

values:
/wiki/Iron_Age_India
mw-redirect
Iron Age India

values: vertical-align: top; display: none; background-color: rgb(206, 212, 242);

values:
/wiki/Vedic_Period
mw-redirect
Vedic Period

values: display: none; background-color: rgb(152, 251, 152);

values:
/wiki/Nanda_Dynasty
mw-redirect
Nanda Dynasty

values:
/wiki/Kalinga_(historical_kingdom)
mw-redirect
Kalinga (historical kingdom)

values: display: none; background-color: rgb(206, 212, 242);

values:
/wiki/Chera_Dynasty
mw-redirect
Chera Dynasty

values:
/wiki/Mahayana_Buddhism
mw-redirect
Mahayana Buddhism

values:
/wiki/Maha-Meghavahana_Dynasty
mw-redirect
Maha-Meghavahana Dynasty

values:
/wiki/Pandyan_Kingdom
mw-redirect
Pandyan Kingdom

values:
/wiki/Kadamba_Dynasty
mw-redirect
Kadamba Dynasty

values:
/wiki/Western_Ganga_Dynasty
mw-redirect
Western Ganga Dynasty

values:
/wiki/Badami_Chalukyas
mw-redirect
Badami Chalukyas

values:
/wiki/Kamboja-Pala_Dynasty_of_Bengal
mw-redirect
Kamboja-Pala Dynasty of Bengal

values:
/wiki/Kalyani_Chalukyas
mw-redirect
Kalyani Chalukyas

values: -moz-column-width: 15em; -webkit-column-width: 15em; column-width: 15em; list-style-type: lower-alpha;

values: margin:0.5em auto; min-width:50%; text-align:center; valign:middle;

values: Category:States and territories disestablished in 1323

values: Category:Wikipedia indefinitely semi-protected pages

values: Category:Former country articles requiring maintenance

values: Category:Pages using infobox former country with unknown parameters

values: Category:Pages containing links to subscription-only content

values: Discussion about edits from this IP address [ctrl-alt-n]

values: A list of edits made from this IP address [ctrl-alt-y]

values: You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory

values: You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [ctrl-alt-o]

values:
/wiki/Kakatiya_dynasty
View the content page [ctrl-alt-c]
c

values: Discussion about the content page [ctrl-alt-t]

values: p-namespaces navigation vectorTabs p-namespaces-label

values:
p-variants
navigation
vectorMenu emptyPortlet
p-variants-label

values:
This page is protected.
You can view its source [ctrl-alt-e]

values: Past revisions of this page [ctrl-alt-h]

values: p-views navigation vectorTabs p-views-label

values:
p-cactions
navigation
vectorMenu emptyPortlet
p-cactions-label

values:
mw-wiki-logo
/wiki/Main_Page
Visit the main page

values:
/wiki/Main_Page
Visit the main page [ctrl-alt-z]
z

values: Featured content – the best of Wikipedia

values: Find background information on current events

values:
/wiki/Special:Random
Load a random article [ctrl-alt-x]
x

values: portal navigation p-navigation p-navigation-label

values: Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia

values: About the project, what you can do, where to find things

values: A list of recent changes in the wiki [ctrl-alt-r]

values: portal navigation p-interaction p-interaction-label

values: List of all English Wikipedia pages containing links to this page [ctrl-alt-j]

values: Recent changes in pages linked from this page [ctrl-alt-k]

values:
/wiki/Wikipedia:File_Upload_Wizard
Upload files [ctrl-alt-u]
u

values: A list of all special pages [ctrl-alt-q]

values: Permanent link to this revision of the page

values: Link to connected data repository item [ctrl-alt-g]

values: Printable version of this page [ctrl-alt-p]

values: portal navigation p-wikibase-otherprojects p-wikibase-otherprojects-label

values:
uls-settings-trigger
Language settings
0
button
true

values: কাকতীয় রাজবংশ – Bangla

values: काकतीय वंश – Hindi

values:
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakatiya
Kakatiya – Italian
it
it
interlanguage-link-target

values: ಕಾಕತೀಯ – Kannada

values: കാകാത്തിയ രാജവംശം – Malayalam

values: काकतीय – Marathi

values: カーカティーヤ朝 – Japanese

values: Какатия – Russian

values:
https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakatiya
Kakatiya – Finnish
fi
fi
interlanguage-link-target

values: காக்கத்தியர் – Tamil

values: కాకతీయులు – Telugu

values: 卡卡提亞王朝 – Chinese

values: /static/images/wikimedia-button-1.5x.png 1.5x, /static/images/wikimedia-button-2x.png 2x

values: /static/images/poweredby_mediawiki_132x47.png 1.5x, /static/images/poweredby_mediawiki_176x62.png 2x

values: mediawiki ltr sitedir-ltr mw-hide-empty-elt ns-0 ns-subject page-Kakatiya_dynasty rootpage-Kakatiya_dynasty skin-vector action-view


text:
Don't You Wanna Stay
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
"Don't You Wanna Stay"
Single by Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson
from the album My Kinda Party and Stronger
Released
November 29, 2010
Format
CD
digital download
Recorded
2010
Genre
Country pop
Length
4:16
Label
Broken Bow
RCA
RED Distribution
Songwriter(s)
Andy Gibson
Paul Jenkins
Jason Sellers
Producer(s)
Michael Knox
Jason Aldean singles chronology
"My Kinda Party"
(2010) "Don't You Wanna Stay"
(2010) "Dirt Road Anthem"
(2011)
"My Kinda Party"
(2010) "Don't You Wanna Stay"
(2010) "Dirt Road Anthem"
(2011)
Kelly Clarkson singles chronology
"Cry"
(2010) Cry2010 "Don't You Wanna Stay"
(2010) Don't You Wanna Stay2010 "Mr. Know It All"
(2011) Mr. Know It All2011
"Don't You Wanna Stay" is a duet recorded by American singers Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson. It was written by Andy Gibson, Paul Jenkins, & Jason Sellers. It was released as the second single from Aldean's fourth album My Kinda Party (2010), following Aldean's and Clarkson's performance on the 44th annual Country Music Association Awards on November 10, 2010 due to strong demands of radio stations. The song contains elements of country and pop, and its lyrics speak of the difficulties of finding and maintaining love.
"Don't You Wanna Stay" was met with generally favorable reviews by critics who considered the song as "a classic power ballad". Critics also lauded the interesting combination between Aldean's and Clarkson's voices. The song was a crossover hit, peaking at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs and at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100. It became Aldean's fifth number one single and Clarkson's first number one single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Both Aldean and Clarkson performed the song on several occasions, notably on the tenth season of American Idol and at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards. Footage from the Country Music Association award performance was used to comprise a music video for "Don't You Wanna Stay", directed by Paul Miller. The song was nominated for "Best Country Duo/Group Performance" at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, but lost to "Barton Hollow" by The Civil Wars. "Don't You Wanna Stay" was covered by Colton Dixon and Skylar Laine in the eleventh season of American Idol and was performed by Justin Chain and Shelbie Z in the fifth season of The Voice.
Contents
[hide]
1 Background and release
2 Composition
3 Critical reception
3.1 Awards and nomination
4 Commercial performance
5 Live performances and usage in media
6 Track listing
7 Charts and certifications
7.1 Weekly charts
7.2 Year-end charts
7.3 Certifications
8 References
9 External links
Background and release[edit]
"Don't You Wanna Stay" was written by Andy Gibson, Paul Jenkins and Jason Sellers. According to Sellers, they were at Jenkins' house when they started composing the song. He explained, "We just wanted to write a love song. We had an idea of what we were targeting. We didn’t write it as a duet. We wrote it, and Andy thought about recording it. After we got the song written, we played it for Jason. Jason Aldean's idea for it was to make it a duet."[1] The song is the first duet that Aldean has recorded.[2] In an interview with Nashville.com, Aldean revealed that the song was not originally presented to him as a duet. Nevertheless, he and producer Michael Knox thought the lyrics would work for two people if he could find a female artist as a duet partner.[3][4] Aldean considered a number of female vocalists to record the song with, especially Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood.[4] However, Clarkson remained as his first choice.[3] He explained,
"We had the song pitched to us and originally it wasn’t a duet. The more I was listening to the thing and learning the song, I realized it set itself up to be a duet if we wanted to go that route. When I called my producer about it he asked who I wanted to sing it with me and I said Kelly Clarkson, but I didn’t think we’d be able to get her. I’ve always been a big fan of hers. I love her voice and I love her style. Long story short, we got her a copy of the song and she loved it. As soon as she started singing, it became obvious it was going to be great."[5]
On November 10, 2010, "Don't You Wanna Stay" was performed live for the first time by Aldean with Clarkson on the 44th Country Music Association Awards.[6] The performance triggered an overwhelming demand from radio stations across the country. As a result, Aldean’s label, Broken Bow Records, made the song available on PLAY MPE.[7] Carson James, the label's Senior Vice President for Promotion responded, "If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my years in the record business, it is always give radio what they want [...] Our entire promotion staff has spent all night fielding calls and returning texts about getting this song, so we decided it best to release it on Play MPE first thing this morning."[7] Myra Dehais of RED Company claimed that the song's rise at adult-radio stations was a result of the company's distribution, saying "This is a proud moment for RED distribution, [...] In crossing a country song over to the adult and pop formats, we can face resistance, since (some) stations have only a slot or two for country music, in order to maintain sonic balance.[8] "Don't You Wanna Stay" was later included on the deluxe edition of Clarkson's fifth studio album, Stronger (2011).[9]
Composition[edit]
"Don't You Wanna Stay" (2010)
A 25 second sample of "Don't You Wanna Stay" by Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson. The song incorporates guitar riff and violin.
Problems playing this file? See media help.
"Don't You Wanna Stay" is a country pop song with a length of four minutes and sixteen seconds.[10] It incorporates melancholic guitar riff which is accompanied by classical elements such as violin.[11] Mikael Wood of Billboard described the song as "a dramatic, slow building power ballad in the style of Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart"",[12] a view held similar by John Hill of About.com who considered the song as a "classic power ballad", writing "whether you want to call the song country, pop, or something in between doesn't matter because the chorus is so catchy that it doesn't matter if you use an electric guitar or a steel guitar."[13] It is set in common time and has a steady tempo of 72 beats per minute. It is written in the key of G-sharp minor and both Aldean and Clarkson's vocals span two octaves, from A♯3 to G♯5.[14] It follows the chord progression G♯m–E–B.[14] Bob Peacock of Roughstock thought that the structure of the song was interesting with its brief four-line verses and "don't you wanna stay's throughout the chorus.[15] As the chorus of the song starts in, the sound of electric and slide guitars are prominent as Aldean and Clarkson sing, "Don't you wanna hold each other tight / Don't you wanna fall asleep with me tonight?"[16]
Lyrically, the song narrates the difficulties of finding and maintaining love. Cristin Maher of Taste of Country contended that the song exemplifies the desire some people have when they want to make the move from a physical relationship to an emotional relationship, which is represented by the song lyrics "Let’s take it slow, I don’t want to move too fast / I don’t wanna just make love, I wanna make love last."[11] Gibson, one of the writers of the song, stated that the song does not contain a lot of flowery lyrics or sentiment. He added, "It’s just straight up what somebody would say to somebody they’d want to be with."[1]
Critical reception[edit]
The song has received generally positive reviews. Allison Stewart of The Washington Post called the song "great and gooey", saying that it sounded like "Bryan Adams teaming with Heart in 1984 for a contribution to some alternate universe Footloose soundtrack."[17] Blake Boldt of Engine 145 gave the song a thumbs-up, calling the song as "a dramatic affair that demonstrates how pop and country can intersect with each other and offer decent results." He concluded his review by writing, ""Don't You Wanna Stay" would be a suitable fit for a Foreigner or Whitesnake album, and, though nowhere near a classic, it’s an instant entrant into the "guilty pleasure" category."[18] Reviewing the album for Billboard, Gary Graff described the song as being part of an "array of such bittersweet, emotionally ambivalent goodbye songs".[19] Bobby Peacock of Roughstock gave the song three-and-a-half stars out of five and praised both Aldean and Clarkson's fine voice, "making for an interesting combination: Jason's rough, slightly nasal voice against Kelly's cleaner, forceful tone."[15] In a different perspective, Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe graded the production of the song as "C", lambasting the song for its musical element, writing "the sheer volume of noise that invades the track with the first chorus takes us straight into Monster Ballads territory." He concluded his review by emphasizing that "this isn’t country music. It just isn’t."[20]
Gary Trust of Billboard noted that the success of "Don't You Wanna Stay" as a crossover adult-radio hit was due to several reasons; Bob Neumann of WPBB, an adult contemporary radio station, posited that "country and adult stations share listeners [...] so audience may have already been familiar with the song based on its original life at country radio." Mike Mullaney of WBMX radio station opined that the song's own merits had propelled its crossover, saying
"Sure, it's a great country song. But, at its core, it's just a great song. It has a lot of the same qualities of Lady Antebellum's 'Need You Now': great lyrics and melody, while each of these singers has amazing emotional resonance in their voices [...] Aldean has a country delivery, but our audience likes country hits. Having Kelly on the track was a big help in initially getting our attention but, ultimately, the song is just a hit."[8]
On March 5, 2013, Billboard ranked the song at number 40 in its list of Top 100 American Idol Hits of All Time.[21] Additionally, it appeared at number 14 of Clarkson's Top 15 Biggest Billboard Hot 100 hits through the week ending April 29, 2017.[22] On the other hand, Sterling Whitaker of The Boot put "Don't You Wanna Stay" at number six on his list of Top 10 Jason Aldean Songs.[23] Laura McClellan of Taste of Country ranked the song at number three of Aldean's Top 10 songs, citing it as "the biggest reason the industry is beginning to recognize Aldean with award nominations."[24] Chuck Dauphin of Billboard ranked the song atop his list of Jason Aldean's 10 Best Songs and described it as "a ballad that one doesn’t get tired of hearing – and that’s not something you see everyday."[25] He also put the song at number 25 in his list of Top 50 Country Love Songs of All Time.[26]
Awards and nomination[edit]
At the 2011 CMT Music Awards, "Don't You Wanna Stay" was nominated for "Collaborative Video of the Year," but lost to Justin Bieber's "That Should Be Me" featuring Rascal Flatts (2010).[27] "Don't You Wanna Stay" received nominations for two awards at the 45th Country Music Association Awards. The song received a nomination for the "Musical Event of the Year" and won the award; it was also nominated for the "Single of the Year" but lost to The Band Perry's "If I Die Young" (2010).[28] At the 54th Grammy Awards, the song received a nomination for "Best Country Duo/Group Performance"[29] but lost to The Civil Wars' "Barton Hollow" (2011).[30] "Don't You Wanna Stay" won two awards of "Single by a Vocal Collaboration" and "Music Video by a Duo/Group/Collaboration" at the 2011 American Country Awards.[31] The song won the awards of "Single of the Year" and "Vocal Event of the Year" at the 47th Academy of Country Music.[32][33]
Commercial performance[edit]
Following the album release of My Kinda Party, "Don't You Wanna Stay" debuted at number 59 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs[34] as well as at number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending November 20, 2010.[35] On its second week on Billboard Hot 100, the song jumped to number 56 after the singers' performance at the Country Music Association awards.[36] The song reached a new peak of number 31 in its 24th week on the chart after Aldean and Clarkson performed the song on American Idol,[37] selling 59,000 paid downloads that week according to Nielsen SoundScan.[38] "Don't You Wanna Stay" also debuted at number 17 and number 39 on Adult Contemporary and Adult Pop Songs charts respectively.[39][40] In July 2011, the song leapt into the top ten positions of Adult Contemporary (11-8) and Adult Pop Songs (11-9). The ascent prompted the song to re-enter the Billboard Hot 100 at number 48 in its 27th week on the chart.[41][8]
On the week ending February 27, 2011, "Don't You Wanna Stay" moved to number one on Billboard Hot Country Songs[42] and stayed in the top position for three consecutive weeks.[43] It became Aldean's fifth number one hit and Clarkson's first number one hit on the chart.[42] The accomplishment also made Clarkson as the third American Idol contestant to score a number one hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs. The feat was first accomplished by Josh Gracin and followed by Carrie Underwood.[44][45]
The song held the record as the best-selling country collaboration single in digital history[46] until it was overtaken by Blake Shelton and Pistol Annies' "Boys 'Round Here" in 2014.[47] It is Aldean's second song to cross the 2 million mark, following "Dirt Road Anthem" in 2011; and Clarkson's fourth song to cross the 2 million mark following "Since U Been Gone" in 2008, "My Life Would Suck Without You" in 2009, and "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" in 2012.[48] As of September 2017, the song has sold 2,712,000 copies in the US.[49]
Live performances and usage in media[edit]
Kelly Clarkson is seen on a big screen behind Jason Aldean.
On November 10, 2010, Aldean performed the song with Clarkson for the first time at the 44th annual Country Music Association Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.[6] Despite receiving a standing ovation,[3] their performance of the song in that event was graded as a "D" in the Los Angeles Times, noting that the song is "a ballad that turned into some oddly orchestrated '80s hair metal tune. It’s an easy slam, but this is "American Idol" bombast."[50] Aldean and Clarkson also performed the song on several other occasions. They sang the song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on February 22, 2011.[51] On April 14, 2011, they performed the song live on the tenth season of American Idol during the Top 8 results show.[52] They later performed the song live during Country Music Association festival in Nashville, Tennessee on June 9, 2011.[53] Aldean also performed the song on all venues of his concert tour, the My Kinda Party Tour, which started on January 21, 2011. During each performance, Clarkson is seen on a big screen behind Aldean, singing her part of the duet.[54] He explained,
"We decided to go in and film her doing her thing [...] so even though she wasn't at the show, she could still be a part of the show. As big as that song is getting for us right now, it was definitely a song that we thought we had to have in the show. She cut a thing for us to use, and I cut a thing for her to use in her show if she wants to do that. It's a cool way to have her be a part of the show even though she's not going to be there every night."[55]
On February 12, 2012, both Aldean and Clarkson performed the song in front of a stage outfitted with giant clock innards at the 54th Grammy Awards.[56] Todd Martens of Los Angeles Times thought that "the duo looked like they were on the set of "Hugo"."[57] As their performance neared its end, Aldean's microphone suddenly went out.[58] Sarah Wyland of Great American Country felt that Aldean was professional in handling the technical problem by continuing to sing the song with Clarkson.[58] However, Natalie Maines, the lead vocalist of the Dixie Chicks, lambasted Aldean's performance in her Twitter account, writing "Well the good thing about his mic going out is suddenly the song got a lot more in tune."[59] "Don't You Wanna Stay" is also performed by Clarkson in her fourth headlining tour, the Stronger Tour (2012). While Clarkson is performing the song, Aldean is seen on a big screen, singing his part of the duet.[60] She also performed the song as a duet with Blake Shelton while touring at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, Los Angeles.[61] The song's accompanying music video is composed of the live footage from the Country Music Association awards which was directed by Paul Miller.[62]
"Don't You Wanna Stay" was covered by Colton Dixon and Skylar Laine in the eleventh season of American Idol. Natalie Finn of E! gave a mixed review of the pair's performance, writing "Skylar handled Kelly Clarkson better than Colton played Jason Aldean on "Don't You Wanna Stay," but she's the country girl, so it made sense."[63] Brian Mansfield of USA Today felt that the song was out of Dixon's comfort zone and a little out of Laine's range.[64] Gil Kaufman of MTV remarked that the chemistry between the pair was more like cold fusion.[65] Jennifer Still of Digital Spy said the performance "isn't anything incredible".[66] "Don't You Wanna Stay" was performed by Justin Chain and Shelbie Z in the fifth season of The Voice during the Battle Rounds which was first aired on October 14, 2013. Natasha Chandel of MTV opined that the pair struggled with their pitch and harmonies during rehearsals but successfully stepped up their game during the live performance.[67] A similar view was shared by Ashley Lee of The Hollywood Reporter writing, "Throughout rehearsals, neither the motorcycle accident survivor nor the pageant coach could lock in their harmonies during the choruses [...] They ended up blending well onstage.[68]
Track listing[edit]
Digital download[69]
"Don't You Wanna Stay" (with Kelly Clarkson) – 4:16
Charts and certifications[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (2010–11)
Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[70] 35
South Korea International Singles (Gaon)[71] 107
US Billboard Hot 100[72] 31
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[73] 3
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[74] 9
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[75] 1
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (2011)
Position
US Billboard Hot 100 (Billboard)[76] 68
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[77] 12
US Adult Pop Songs (Billboard)[78] 33
US Country Songs (Billboard)[79] 19
Certifications[edit]
Region
Certification
Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[80]
2× Platinum 2,712,000[49]
*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
Preceded by
"Who Are You When I'm Not Looking"
by Blake Shelton Billboard Hot Country Songs
number-one single
March 12–March 26, 2011 Succeeded by
"Let Me Down Easy"
by Billy Currington
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b Conoway, Alanna (2011-12-05). "Jason Aldean Feat. Kelly Clarkson, 'Don't You Wanna Stay' – Lyrics Uncovered". Taste of Country. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
Jump up ^ Talbott, Chris (2010-11-04). "Jason Aldean celebrates with 'My Kinda Party'". Sign On San Diego. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
^ Jump up to: a b c Gallagher, Pat (2010-11-29). "Nashville.com Artist Of The Week: Jason Aldean". Nashville.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
^ Jump up to: a b Roland, Tom (2010-11-02). "Jason Aldean Books Kelly Clarkson for CMAs". Great American Country. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
Jump up ^ Ellis, Kyle (2010-11-01). "Jason Aldean: not 'Momma and Daddy's country music'". New York Post. Paul Carlucci. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
^ Jump up to: a b Ziegbe, Mawuse (2010-11-11). "CMA Awards Ruled By Country Couple Miranda Lambert And Blake Shelton". MTV. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
^ Jump up to: a b "Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarksons CMA Performance Elicits Overwhelming Response and Demand from radio stations". Jasonaldean.com. 2010-11-11. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
^ Jump up to: a b c Trust, Gary (2011-07-21). "How Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson's 'Don't You Wanna Stay' Has Become a Crossover Adult-Radio Hit". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
Jump up ^ Vena, Jocelyn (2011-09-15). "Kelly Clarkson Unveils Stronger Track List". MTV. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
Jump up ^ "My Kinda Party - Overview". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
^ Jump up to: a b Christin, Maher (2010-12-08). "Jason Aldean, 'Don't You Wanna Stay' Feat. Kelly Clarkson – Song Spotlight". Taste of Country. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
Jump up ^ Party Crasher, Vol. 122, No. 39, Nielsen Business Media, Inc., Oct 2, 2010, p. 23, ISSN 0006-2510
Jump up ^ Hill, John. "Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson - "Don't You Wanna Stay"". About.com. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
^ Jump up to: a b "Digital sheet music - Jason Aldean - Don't You Wanna Stay". Musicnotes.com. Alfred Publishing. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
^ Jump up to: a b Peacock, Bobby (2010-11-19). "Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson - "Don't You Wanna Stay"". Roughstock. Archived from the original on 2011-01-02. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
Jump up ^ Shetler, Scott (2010-11-16). "Jason Aldean, 'Don't You Wanna Stay' Feat. Kelly Clarkson -- New Song". AOL Radio. AOL Inc. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
Jump up ^ Stewart, Allison (2010-11-02). "Album review: Jason Aldean's 'My Kinda Party'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
Jump up ^ Boldt, Blake (2011-01-13). "Jason Aldean featuring Kelly Clarkson – "Don't You Wanna Stay"". Engine 145. Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
Jump up ^ Graff, Gary (2010-11-05). "My Kinda Party review". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
Jump up ^ John Coyne, Kevin (2011-01-14). "Single Review: Jason Aldean featuring Kelly Clarkson, "Don't You Wanna Stay"". Country Universe. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
Jump up ^ Bronson, Fred (May 12, 2015). "Top 100 'American Idol' Hits of All Time". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
Jump up ^ Corpuz, Kristin (April 24, 2017). "Kelly Clarkson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits". Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
Jump up ^ Whitaker, Sterling. "Top 10 Jason Aldean Songs". The Boot. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
Jump up ^ Bronson, Fred. "Top 10 Jason Aldean Songs". Taste of Country. Townsquare Media. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
Jump up ^ Dauphin, Chuck (July 5, 2017). "Jason Aldean's 10 Best Songs: Critic's Picks". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
Jump up ^ Dauphin, Chuck (August 2, 2017). "Top 50 Country Love Songs of All Time". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
Jump up ^ "IT'S JASON ALDEAN'S "KINDA PARTY" AS HE LEADS THE NOMINEES FOR THE '2011 CMT MUSIC AWARDS'". CMTPress.com. 2011-04-27. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
Jump up ^ Dauphin, Chuck (2011-09-06). "Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton Top CMA Award Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
Jump up ^ "Nominees And Winners". Grammy. The Recording Academy. 2011-12-01. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
Jump up ^ "The Winners Are..." Yahoo!. 2012-02-19. Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
Jump up ^ Dauphin, Chuck (2011-11-06). "Jason Aldean, Carrie Underwood Shine at American Country Awards". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
Jump up ^ "Winners at the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards". The Washington Post. 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
Jump up ^ Dauphin, Chuck (2011-04-01). "ACM Awards: Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert & Lady A Own the Night". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
Jump up ^ Morris, Edward (2010-11-13). "Charts: It's Taylor Swift's Penthouse for Second Week, Jason Aldean One Floor Down". CMT. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
Jump up ^ Trust, Gary (2010-11-11). "Katy Perry's 'Firework' Powers Into Hot 100 Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
Jump up ^ "US Singles Top 100 - November 27, 2010". aCharts.us. 2010-11-20. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
Jump up ^ Trust, Gary (2011-04-21). "Chart Moves: Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Sting, Lady Antebellum". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
Jump up ^ Performance on Fox's "American Idol", Vol. 123, No. 35, Nielsen Business Media, Inc., Oct 1 – Dec 17, 2011, pp. 18–, ISSN 0006-2510
Jump up ^ "Adult Contemporary - The Week of June 25, 2011". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
Jump up ^ "Adult Pop Songs - The Week of April 30, 2011". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
Jump up ^ Trust, Gary. "LMFAO Still Atop Hot 100, Demi Lovato Debuts In Top 10". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
^ Jump up to: a b Conaway, Alanna (2011-02-28). "Jason Aldean Celebrates His Birthday by Topping Charts With 'Don't You Wanna Stay'". Taste of Country. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
Jump up ^ Trust, Gary; Strecker, Erin (2015-04-25). "Kelly Clarkson's Biggest Moments: A Timeline". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
Jump up ^ Trust, Gary (2011-03-03). "Weekly Chart Notes: Jennifer Lopez, Kelly Clarkson, Chris Medina". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
Jump up ^ Grein, Paul (2011-03-09). "Week Ending March 6, 2011: Songs: Rated PG". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
Jump up ^ The Boot Staff (2015-04-24). "Story Behind the Song: Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson, 'Don't You Wanna Stay'". The Boot. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
Jump up ^ Grein, Paul (2014-06-26). "Chart Watch: Maroon 5 Beats Coldplay". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
Jump up ^ Grein, Paul (2012-03-14). "Week Ending March 11, 2012. Songs: Either Way, It's #1". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
^ Jump up to: a b > Trust, Gary (September 10, 2017). "Ask Billboard: Kelly Clarkson's Career Sales & 'Wild Thoughts' About Rihanna". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
Jump up ^ Todd, Martens (2010-11-10). "CMA Awards 2010 live: All the performances as they happen". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
Jump up ^ Daw, Robbie (2011-02-22). "Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson Belt Out "Don't You Wanna Stay" On 'Ellen'". Idolator. Buzz Media. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
Jump up ^ Sciarretto, Amy (2011-04-14). "Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson Perform 'Don't You Wanna Stay' on 'American Idol'". Taste of Country. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
Jump up ^ R. King, Caitlin (2011-06-10). "Brad Paisley, Jason Aldean Kick Off CMA Music Fest". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
Jump up ^ Hackett, Vernell (2011-01-21). "Jason Aldean Puts a Few Surprises on His Set-List". The Boot. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
Jump up ^ Thompson, Gayle (2011-02-03). "Jason Aldean Finds a Way to 'Stay' Close to Kelly Clarkson". The Boot. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
Jump up ^ Warner, Kara (2011-02-12). "Grammys Performances: A Battle Of The American Idols". MTV. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
Jump up ^ Todd, Martens (2012-02-12). "Grammys 2012: Kanye's MIA and Chris Brown is a turn for the worse". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
^ Jump up to: a b Wyland, Sarah (2012-12-14). "Taylor Swift Takes Home Two GRAMMYs at Tribute-Filled Show". Great American Country. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
Jump up ^ Geller, Wendy (2012-02-17). "Dixie Chick Natalie Maines Criticizes Jason Aldean's Performance At Grammys". Yahoo!. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
Jump up ^ Angermiller, Michelle (2011-01-16). "Kelly Clarkson Gets Personal at Atlantic City Tour Stop: Concert Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
Jump up ^ Roberts, Randall (2012-04-04). "Review: Kelly Clarkson with Blake Shelton, Reba McEntire at Nokia". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
Jump up ^ "Jason Aldean - Don't You Wanna Stay". CMT. Viacom. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
Jump up ^ Finn, Natalie (2012-04-11). "American Idol Recap: How's Jennifer Lopez Taking the Divorce News? And Who "Made Love" Onstage?". E!. Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
Jump up ^ Mansfield, Brian (2012-04-11). "Colton and Skylar: 'Don't You Wanna Stay'". Idol Chatter. USA Today. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
Jump up ^ Kaufman, Gil (2012-04-11). "'American Idol' Top Seven Rock Songs Of Today". MTV. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
Jump up ^ Still, Jeniffer (2012-04-11). "'American Idol' Top 7 perform: Live blog". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
Jump up ^ Chandel, Natasha (2013-10-15). "'The Voice' Recap: Battle Rounds Knock Out Some Big Steals". MTV. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
Jump up ^ Lee, Ashley (2013-10-14). "'The Voice' Recap: Bring on the Battle Rounds". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
Jump up ^ "Don't You Wanna Stay (With Kelly Clarkson)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
Jump up ^ "Jason Aldean Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
Jump up ^ "South Korea Gaon International Chart (Week: January 29, 2012 to February 04, 2012)". Gaon Chart. December 15, 2012. Archived from the original on December 19, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
Jump up ^ "Jason Aldean Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
Jump up ^ "Jason Aldean Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
Jump up ^ "Jason Aldean Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.
Jump up ^ "Jason Aldean Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
Jump up ^ "Best of 2011: Hot 100 Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2011. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
Jump up ^ "Best of 2011: Adult Contemporary Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2011. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
Jump up ^ "Best of 2011: Adult Pop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2011. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
Jump up ^ "Best of 2011: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2011. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
Jump up ^ "American single certifications – Jason Aldean – Wanna Stay". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
External links[edit]
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
[show]
v
t
e
Jason Aldean
Studio albums
Jason Aldean (2005)
Relentless (2007)
Wide Open (2009)
My Kinda Party (2010)
Night Train (2012)
Old Boots, New Dirt (2014)
They Don't Know (2016)
Singles
"Hicktown"
"Why"
"Amarillo Sky"
"Johnny Cash"
"Laughed Until We Cried"
"Relentless"
"She's Country"
"Big Green Tractor"
"The Truth"
"Crazy Town"
"My Kinda Party"
"Don't You Wanna Stay"
"Dirt Road Anthem"
"Tattoos on This Town"
"Fly Over States"
"Take a Little Ride"
"The Only Way I Know"
"1994"
"Night Train"
"When She Says Baby"
"Burnin' It Down"
"Just Gettin' Started"
"Tonight Looks Good on You"
"Gonna Know We Were Here"
"Lights Come On"
"A Little More Summertime"
"Any Ol' Barstool"
"They Don't Know"
"You Make It Easy"
Guest Singles
"Drivin' Around Song"
DVDs
Wide Open Live & More
Related articles
Discography
2013 Night Train Tour
Book:Jason Aldean
[show]
v
t
e
Kelly Clarkson songs
Discography
Thankful
"The Trouble with Love Is"
"Miss Independent"
"Low"
"Beautiful Disaster"
"A Moment Like This"
"Before Your Love"
Breakaway
"Breakaway"
"Since U Been Gone"
"Behind These Hazel Eyes"
"Because of You"
"Gone"
"Walk Away"
My December
"Never Again"
"One Minute"
"Sober"
"Don't Waste Your Time"
"Be Still"
All I Ever Wanted
"My Life Would Suck Without You"
"I Do Not Hook Up"
"Cry"
"All I Ever Wanted"
"Already Gone"
"If I Can't Have You"
"Save You"
"Whyyawannabringmedown"
"Long Shot"
"Can We Go Back"
Stronger
"Mr. Know It All"
"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"
"Dark Side"
"Einstein"
"I Forgive You"
"Hello"
"The War Is Over"
"Don't You Wanna Stay"
"Why Don't You Try"
Greatest Hits – Chapter One
"Catch My Breath"
"People Like Us"
"Don't Rush"
Wrapped in Red
"Wrapped in Red"
"Underneath the Tree"
"Winter Dreams (Brandon's Song)"
"4 Carats"
"Just for Now"
"I'll Be Home for Christmas"
Piece by Piece
"Heartbeat Song"
"Invincible"
"Someone"
"Take You High"
"Piece by Piece"
"Run Run Run"
"Dance with Me"
"Nostalgic"
"Good Goes the Bye"
Meaning of Life
"Love So Soft"
"Move You"
"I Don't Think About You"
Collaborations
"Foolish Games"
"Little Green Apples"
"PrizeFighter"
"All I Ask of You"
"Second Hand Heart"
Other songs
"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
"My Grown Up Christmas List"
"Up to the Mountain"
"Get Up (A Cowboys Anthem)"
"Tie It Up"
"It's Quiet Uptown"
"Christmas Eve"
Book
Songs
Portal
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Don%27t_You_Wanna_Stay&oldid=814729888"
Categories:
2010 singles
Jason Aldean songs
Kelly Clarkson songs
Vocal duets
Songs written by Jason Sellers
Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles
Country ballads
Broken Bow Records singles
RCA Records singles
Song recordings produced by Michael Knox (record producer)
Songs written by Paul Jenkins (songwriter)
2010 songs
Sony Music Entertainment singles
2010s ballads
Hidden categories:
Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL
Good articles
Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters
Articles which use infobox templates with no data rows
Articles with hAudio microformats
Singlechart usages for Billboardcanadianhot100
Singlechart called without song
Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100
Singlechart usages for Billboardadultcontemporary
Singlechart usages for Billboardadultpopsongs
Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs
Certification Table Entry usages for United States
Navigation menu
Personal tools
Not logged in
Talk
Contributions
Create account
Log in
Namespaces
Article
Talk
Variants
Views
Read
Edit
View history
More
Search
Navigation
Main page
Contents
Featured content
Current events
Random article
Donate to Wikipedia
Wikipedia store
Interaction
Help
About Wikipedia
Community portal
Recent changes
Contact page
Tools
What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Permanent link
Page information
Wikidata item
Cite this page
Print/export
Create a book
Download as PDF
Printable version
Languages
Polski
Português
Русский
Türkçe
Edit links
This page was last edited on 10 December 2017, at 15:49.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.
Privacy policy
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Contact Wikipedia
Developers
Cookie statement
Mobile view
Enable previews

values: mw-page-base noprint

values: mw-head-base noprint

values: This is a good article. Follow the link for more information.

values: firstHeading firstHeading en

values: siteSub noprint

values: jump-to-nav mw-jump

value: th

values: An image of a man wearing a white cowboy hat, looking aside. He is wearing a blue shirt and his right ear is pierced. Next to him the words "Jason Aldean Don't You Wanna Stay" and "with Kelly Clarkson" are written in white color.

value: i

values: width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0;

values: width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding:.2em .1em;

values: width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em;

values: background: transparent; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;

values: width:33%; padding:.2em .1em .2em 0; text-align: center;

values: width:33%; padding:.2em .1em; text-align: center;

values: width:33%; padding:.2em 0 .2em .1em; text-align: center;

values:
/wiki/RIAA_certifications
mw-redirect
RIAA certifications

values: Recording Industry Association of America

values: Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance

values: File:Jason Aldean - Don't You Wanna Stay (Sample).ogg

values: position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 110px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; height: 0px; width: 0px;

values: left: 50%; top: 50%; margin-left: -35px; margin-top: -27.5px;

values: width:220px width: 220px; position: relative;

values:
/wiki/Wikipedia:Media_help
mw-redirect
Wikipedia:Media help

values:
/wiki/Common_time
mw-redirect
Common time

values:
/wiki/Beats_per_minute
mw-redirect
Beats per minute

values:
/wiki/54th_Grammy_Awards
mw-redirect
54th Grammy Awards

values:
/wiki/Adult_Pop_Songs
mw-redirect
Adult Pop Songs

values: Edit section: Live performances and usage in media

values:
left
headerSort
0
columnheader button
Sort ascending

values:
center
headerSort
0
columnheader button
Sort ascending

values:
col
headerSort
0
columnheader button
Sort ascending

attrs: scope data-sort-type class tabindex role title

values:
col
number
headerSort
0
columnheader button
Sort ascending

values: wikitable sortable plainrowheaders jquery-tablesorter

values: border-collapse: collapse; padding: 0; border: 0; background:transparent; width:100%;

values: List of number-one country singles of 2011 (U.S.)

values: Let Me Down Easy (Billy Currington song)

values:
nofollow
external text
https://www.allmusic.com/album/r2015565

values:
/wiki/Rovi_Corporation
mw-redirect
Rovi Corporation

values:
nofollow
external text
//www.worldcat.org/issn/0006-2510

values:
/wiki/Alfred_Publishing
mw-redirect
Alfred Publishing

values:
nofollow
external text
http://awards.music.yahoo.com/nominees

values:
/wiki/Country_Music_Television
mw-redirect
Country Music Television

values: -moz-column-width: 30em; -webkit-column-width: 30em; column-width: 30em; list-style-type: decimal;

values:
Jason_Aldean
fn
font-size:114%;margin:0 4em

values:
row
navbox-group
width:1%;background: #EEEEEE;

attrs: alt src title width height srcset data-file-width data-file-height

values:
navbox-abovebelow
2
background: #EEEEEE;

values: nowraplinks vcard collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner

values: List of songs recorded by Kelly Clarkson

values:
Kelly_Clarkson_songs
fn
font-size:114%;margin:0 4em

values: Beautiful Disaster (Kelly Clarkson song)

values: If I Can't Have You (Kelly Clarkson song)

values: Greatest Hits – Chapter One (Kelly Clarkson album)

values: nowraplinks vcard hlist collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner

values: Category:Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles

values: Category:Song recordings produced by Michael Knox (record producer)

values: Category:Songs written by Paul Jenkins (songwriter)

values: Category:Sony Music Entertainment singles

values: Category:Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL

values: Category:Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters

values: Category:Articles which use infobox templates with no data rows

values: Category:Articles with hAudio microformats

values: Category:Singlechart usages for Billboardcanadianhot100

values: Category:Singlechart called without song

values: Category:Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100

values: Category:Singlechart usages for Billboardadultcontemporary

values: Category:Singlechart usages for Billboardadultpopsongs

values: Category:Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs

values: Category:Certification Table Entry usages for United States

values: Discussion about edits from this IP address [ctrl-alt-n]

values: A list of edits made from this IP address [ctrl-alt-y]

values: You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory

values: You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [ctrl-alt-o]

values:
/wiki/Don%27t_You_Wanna_Stay
View the content page [ctrl-alt-c]
c

values: Discussion about the content page [ctrl-alt-t]

values: p-namespaces navigation vectorTabs p-namespaces-label

values:
p-variants
navigation
vectorMenu emptyPortlet
p-variants-label

values: Past revisions of this page [ctrl-alt-h]

values: p-views navigation vectorTabs p-views-label

values:
p-cactions
navigation
vectorMenu emptyPortlet
p-cactions-label

values:
mw-wiki-logo
/wiki/Main_Page
Visit the main page

values:
/wiki/Main_Page
Visit the main page [ctrl-alt-z]
z

values: Featured content – the best of Wikipedia

values: Find background information on current events

values:
/wiki/Special:Random
Load a random article [ctrl-alt-x]
x

values: portal navigation p-navigation p-navigation-label

values: Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia

values: About the project, what you can do, where to find things

values:
suggestions
display: none; font-size: 13px;

values: mediawiki ltr sitedir-ltr mw-hide-empty-elt ns-0 ns-subject page-Don_t_You_Wanna_Stay rootpage-Don_t_You_Wanna_Stay skin-vector action-view