"Stick to Me" is a song by British rock musician Graham Parker, recorded with his backing band the Rumour.
Inspired by "Tickets to Water Falls" by Jack Bruce, the song features a string arrangement that Parker sought to "use with power".
[1] Parker came up with the instrumental break to the song himself, communicating it to arranger David Bedford by humming.
The song's composition was based on "Tickets to Water Falls" by Jack Bruce.
The song was also in contention for single release in the United States; Parker explained in a 1978 interview, "In America I'll just go on what the DJs say they're playing the most.
Parker explained of the decision to perform the song, "On one rehearsal, someone mentioned 'Stick To Me' and without any of us studying it we just played it, and to our amazement got it almost right first time, so we threw that in on that particular tour".