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 " Do n't You Wan na 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 . " Do n't You Wan na 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 . '' " Do n't You Wan na 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 did n’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 . " The song is the first duet that Aldean has recorded . 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 . Aldean considered a number of female vocalists to record the song with , especially Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood . However , Clarkson remained as his first choice . He explained , " We had the song pitched to us and originally it was n’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 did n’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 . " On November 10 , 2010 , " Do n't You Wan na Stay " was performed live for the first time by Aldean with Clarkson on the 44th Country Music Association Awards . 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 . 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 . " 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 . " Do n't You Wan na Stay " was later included on the deluxe edition of Clarkson 's fifth studio album , '' Stronger '' ( 2011 )
54th Annual Grammy Awards
54th Annual Grammy Awards
Don't You Wanna Stay