Leave Me Lonely (Hilltop Hoods song)

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"Leave Me Lonely"
Single by Hilltop Hoods
from the album The Great Expanse
Released23 November 2018
Genre Australian hip-hop
Length3:14
Label Universal Music Australia
Songwriter(s) Matthew David Lambert and Daniel Howe Smith, DJ Debris (Barry John M. Francis), Richard Berry and Leigh Roy Ryan [1]
Hilltop Hoods singles chronology
"Clark Griswold"
(2018)
"Leave Me Lonely"
(2018)
"Exit Sign"
(2019)

"Leave Me Lonely" is a song by Australian hip hop group Hilltop Hoods from their eighth studio album The Great Expanse . It was released as the second single from the album on 23 November 2018. [2]

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At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, the album was nominated for Song of the Year. [3]

At the APRA Music Awards of 2020, the song won Most Performed Urban Work of the Year. [4]

Chart performance

The song peaked at No. 11 on the ARIA Singles Chart, making it Hilltop Hoods' ninth top 40 single. The song was certified 6× Platinum by ARIA in 2024. [5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018–19)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [6] 11

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)Position
Australia (ARIA) [7] 43

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [5] 6× Platinum420,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

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