The single became Faces’ most successful UK hit, peaking at No. 2 and spending nine weeks on the Official Singles Chart. AllMusic later praised it as “one of their best.” In the US, the song achieved moderate success on the Billboard Hot 100.

Rod & Ronnie's Rita One-Night Stand Faces’ "Stay with Me" entered the Official UK Singles Chart at number 44 for the week of December 12–18, 1971, peaking at number 6 on February 5, 1972, and charting for 14 weeks until March 18, 1972. Released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK and parts of Europe on December 3, 1971, on Warner Bros. Records (catalogue: K 16136), Faces’ “Stay With Me” — written by Rod Stewart & Ronnie Wood — was the breakout hit from A Nod Is As Good As A W

Rod & Ronnie's Rita One-Night Stand Released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK and parts of Europe on December 3, 1971, on Warner Bros. Records (catalogue: K 16136), Faces’ “Stay With Me” — written by Rod Stewart & Ronnie Wood — was the breakout hit from A Nod Is As Good As A Wink... To A Blind Horse . Backed with Ronnie Lane’s “Debris” (US/Canada/NZ/Argentina/Brazil/Japan/Spain/Portugal swapped B-side for “You’re So Rude”), this raucous glam-rock classic peaked at No. 6 on