"Leave Em Alone" | ||||
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Single by Layton Greene and Lil Baby featuring City Girls and PnB Rock | ||||
from the album Control the Streets, Volume 2 | ||||
Released | May 29, 2019 | |||
Length | 2:51 | |||
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"Leave Em Alone" on YouTube |
"Leave Em Alone" is a song by American singer Layton Greene and American rapper Lil Baby featuring American hip-hop duo City Girls and fellow American rapper PnB Rock. It was released on May 29,2019, [1] as the lead single from American record label Quality Control's compilation album Control the Streets,Volume 2 (2019). [2] The song was produced by Hitmaka and Cardiak and it samples "Can't Leave 'em Alone" by Ciara featuring 50 Cent. [3]
In the song,Layton Greene sings about not being able to leave a man. [2] She samples the chorus of "Can't Leave 'em Alone" and sings with her own lines,showcasing her "showcasing her soft and dainty vocals in the hook",while the featured rappers each provide a "strong delivery" on each of their verses. [1]
The music video was released on July 15,2019,and directed by Zain Alexander Shammas. In it,the artists meet at the fictional Quality Control University. [4]
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 [5] | 60 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [6] | 27 |
US Hot R&B Songs ( Billboard ) [7] | 5 |
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [8] | 1 |
Chart (2020) | Position |
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US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [9] | 93 |
US Rhythmic (Billboard) [10] | 32 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [11] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [12] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |