 " Don 't You Wanna Stay " is a country pop song with a length of four minutes and sixteen seconds . It incorporates melancholic guitar riff which is accompanied by classical elements such as violin . John Hill of About.com 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 . " 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 . It follows the chord progression G ♯ m – E – B. 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 . 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 ? " 
 " Don 't You Wanna Stay " <a href='drop_aux' title='1'><mark>is</mark></a>a country pop song with a length of four minutes and sixteen seconds . It <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>incorporates</mark></a> melancholic guitar riff which is accompanied by classical elements such as violin . John Hill of About.com 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 <a href='drop_aux' title='3'><mark>is</mark></a>so catchy that it doesn 't matter if you use an electric guitar or a steel guitar . " It is set in common time and <a href='got' title='4'><mark>has</mark></a> a steady tempo of 72 beats per minute . It is written in the key of G @-@ sharp minor and both Aldean and Clarkson <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'s</mark></a>vocals span two octaves , from A ♯ 3 to G ♯ 5 . It <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>follows</mark></a> the chord progression G ♯ m – E – B. 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 . As the chorus of the song <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>starts</mark></a> in , the sound of electric and slide guitars <a href='drop_aux' title='8'><mark>are</mark></a>prominent as Aldean and Clarkson sing , " Don 't you wanna hold each other tight / Don 't you wanna fall asleep with me tonight ? " 
 Don 't You Wanna Stay  a country pop song with a length of four min and sixteen secs . It incorporate melancholic guitar riff which is accompanied by classical elements such as violin . John Hill of bout.com considered the song as a " classic power ballad " , writing " whether youu want to call the song country , pop , or sumin in between doesn 't matter bc the chorus soo catchy that it doesn 't matter if you use an electric guitar or a steel guitar . " It is set in common time and got a steady tempo of 72 beats per minute . It is written in da key of G @-@ sharp minor and both Aldean and Clarkson  vocals span 2 octaves , from A ♯ 3 to G ♯ 5 . It follow tdachord progression G ♯ m – E – B. Bob Peacock of Roughstock thought that the structure of the song was interesting w/ its brief four @-@ line verses and " don 'tuu wanna stay 's throughout thdahorus . As thedaorus of the dag start in , the sound of electric and slide guitars prominent as Aldean and Clarkson sing , " Don 't yyouuwanna hold each other tight / Don 't yu wanna fall asleep with me tonight ? "