Lean Into It (song)

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"Lean Into It"
Lean Into It song cover.jpg
Single by Joe
from the album My Name Is Joe Thomas
Released10th March 2017
Recorded2016
Genre R&B
Length4:01
Label
  • Plaid Takeover
  • BMG
Songwriter(s)
  • Joe Thomas
  • Derek Allen
  • Brandon Hodge
  • Jolyon Skinner
  • Gerald Isaac
  • Damien R. Farmer III
Producer(s)
  • Derek "D.O.A." Allen
  • Damien Farmer
  • Gerald Isaac
Joe singles chronology
"Happy Hour"
(2017)
"Lean Into It"
(2017)
"Don't Lock Me Out"
(2018)

"Lean Into It " is a song by American R&B singer Joe. It was written by Joe along with Brandon Hodge, Jolyon Skinner, Derek "D.O.A." Allen, Gerald Isaac, and Damien R. Farmer III for his twelfth studio album My Name Is Joe Thomas . Production was helmed by Farmer, Isaac and Allen. Released as the album's third single, it peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart. [1]

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
US Adult R&B Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 16

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References

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