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Stay Positive is the fourth studio album by The Hold Steady , released on July 15 , 2008 through Vagrant Records .. The Hold Steady. The Hold Steady. Vagrant. Vagrant Records. Vagrant Records. Vagrant Records. Vocalist / guitarist Craig Finn notes that the album is about `` the idea of ageing gracefully -LSB- ... -RSB- keeping going , perseverance -LSB- and -RSB- how to stay true to the ideals and ideas you had when you were younger . ''. Craig Finn. Craig Finn. Keyboard player Franz Nicolay notes that the album is his favourite , stating that it features an `` integrated , nuanced , less hectic distillation of -LSB- their earlier -RSB- sound . ''. Franz Nicolay. Franz Nicolay. Stay Positive is the last studio album to feature Nicolay , who departed from the band in early 2010 .. On May 20 , the album 's first single , `` Sequestered in Memphis '' , was released on the band 's MySpace page and on iTunes .. MySpace. MySpace. iTunes. iTunes. On June 9 , the entire album was made available to stream on MySpace , and on June 18 the full album became available on iTunes .. MySpace. MySpace. iTunes. iTunes. It was later released for the videogame Rock Band -LRB- via the Rock Band Network -RRB- on March 4 , 2010 .. Rock Band. Rock Band. Rock Band Network. Rock Band Network. The record entered the UK Album Chart at # 15 on July 20 , 2008 , the third-highest new entry .. UK Album Chart. UK Album Chart. It ranked # 1 on the UK Indie Chart .. UK Indie Chart. UK Indie Chart. In the U.S. it entered at # 30 on the Billboard 200 .. The album was Alex Zane 's record of the week on the XFM breakfast show .. Alex Zane. Alex Zane. XFM. XFM. The song `` Constructive Summer '' was number 56 on Rolling Stones list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008 .. Stay Positive has sold 88,000 copies as of April 2010