Leave Me Alone (I Dont Know How But They Found Me song)

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"Leave Me Alone"
IDKHOW - Leave Me Alone.jpg
Single by I Dont Know How But They Found Me
from the album Razzmatazz
ReleasedAugust 5, 2020
RecordedJanuary–March 2020
Genre
Length3:35
Label Fearless Records
Songwriter(s) Dallon Weekes
Producer(s) Tim Pagnotta
I Dont Know How But They Found Me singles chronology
"Bleed Magic"
(2018)
"Leave Me Alone"
(2020)
"Razzmatazz"
(2020)
Lyric video
"Leave Me Alone" on YouTube

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [21] [22]

"Leave Me Alone (Piano Version)"

Charts

Chart performance for "Leave Me Alone"
Chart (2020–2021)Peak
position
Canada Rock ( Billboard ) [23] 12
US Adult Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [24] 7
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [25] 1
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [26] 46
US Rock Airplay ( Billboard ) [27] 8

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