Leave Them Alone

For the 2019 song by Layton Greene, see Leave Em Alone.

"Leave Them Alone"
CD maxi - Netherlands
Single by Twenty 4 Seven
from the album Slave to the Music
Released	30 June 1994
Recorded	1993
Genre	Eurodance
Length	3:36 (rap nix) 3:46 (album version)
Label	CNR Music Possum ZYX Records
Songwriter	Ruud van Rijen
Producer	Ruud van Rijen
Twenty 4 Seven singles chronology
"Take Me Away" (1994) "Leave Them Alone" (1994) "Oh Baby" (1994)
Music video
"Leave Them Alone" on YouTube

"Leave Them Alone" is a song by Dutch Eurodance band Twenty 4 Seven, released in June 1994, by CNR, Possum and ZYX Records, as the fourth and last single from their second album, Slave to the Music (1993). The song is written by its producer Ruud van Rijen and was the last song by the band to reach the top 10 in their native Netherlands, peaking at number nine. It was also a top-10 hit in Spain and a top-20 hit in Denmark and Finland. In the US, "Leave Them Alone" was released in the US instead of "Is It Love" and "Take Me Away". ^[1] The album version is sung by band member Stay-C, but on the single mix, he performs the rap part. The accompanying music video was filmed in Bavaria Filmstudio in Munich, Germany and a forest nearby. ^[2] The single also included a Greatest Hits Mega-mix and a '94 version of "I Can't Stand It!".

Track listing

CD maxi Netherlands "Leave Them Alone" (Rap Single Mix) – 3:34 "Leave Them Alone" (RVR Long Version Rap) – 4:30 I Can't Stand It '94" (The 1994 Remake) – 5:19 "Greatest Hits Megamix" – 13:15 "Slave to the Music" (Ferry & Garnefsky Club Mix) – 5:02 "Is It Love" (Dancability Club Mix) – 5:04 "Take Me Away" (E & M Club Mix) – 5:03 "Leave Them Alone" (RVR Version) – 4:05 Germany "Leave Them Alone" (Factory Team Remix) – 5:50 "Leave Them Alone" (Factory Club Edit) – 5:52 "Leave Them Alone" (Factory Spanish Remix) – 5:40 "Leave Them Alone" (Radio Edit) – 4:15 "Leave Them Alone" (El Tzigano) – 5:38 Australia "Leave Them Alone" (Rap Single Mix) – 3:34 "Leave Them Alone" (RVR Long Version Rap) – 4:30 "I Can't Stand It '94" (The 1994 Remake) – 5:19 "Greatest Hits Megamix" – 13:15 "Slave to the Music" (Ferry & Garnefsky Club Mix) – 5:02 "Is It Love" (Dancability Club Mix) – 5:04 "Take Me Away" (E & M Club Mix) – 5:03 "Leave Them Alone" (RVR Version) – 4:05

CD maxi US "Leave Them Alone" (Album Version) – 3:59 "Leave Them Alone" (Rap Single Mix) – 3:30 "Leave Them Alone" (RVR Long Version Rap) – 4:25 "Leave Them Alone" (Factory Team Remix) – 5:45 "Leave Them Alone" (Factory Spanish Remix) – 5:38 "Keep On Goin'" – 3:56 Greatest Hits Megamix "Slave to the Music" (Ferry & Garnefsky Mix) – 3:09 "Is It Love" (Dancability Club Mix) – 3:20 "Take Me Away" (E & M Club Mix) – 2:58 "Leave Them Alone" (RVR Version) – 3:33 CD single Netherlands "Leave Them Alone" (Rap Single Mix) – 3:34 "Leave Them Alone" (Album Version) – 3:46 France "Leave Them Alone" (Rap Single Mix) – 3:34 "Leave Them Alone" (Album Version) – 3:46 12" vinyl Italy "Leave Them Alone" (Factory Club Edit) – 5:52 "Leave Them Alone" (Factory Team Remix) – 5:50 "Leave Them Alone" (Factory Spanish Remix) – 5:40 "Leave Them Alone" (Radio Edit) – 4:15 "Leave Them Alone" (El Tzigano) – 5:38

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Leave Them Alone" Chart (1994) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [3] 89 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [4] 23 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [5] 41 Denmark (IFPI) [6] 12 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) 48 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) 39 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [7] 17 Germany (GfK) [8] 36 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 13 Netherlands (Single Top 100) 9 Spain (ALEF MB) [9] 6 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [10] 34 US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) 11 US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales ( Billboard ) 42

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Leave Them Alone" Chart (1994) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 27 Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders) 42 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) 68 Germany (Media Control Charts) 99 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [11] 98 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [12] 86 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 37

References

1. Twenty 4 Seven Featuring Stay-C And Nance – Leave Them Alone
2. "Twenty 4 Seven - Leave Them Alone music video 1994". Eurokdj.com. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
3. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 287.
4. "Twenty 4 Seven – Leave Them Alone" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
5. "Twenty 4 Seven – Leave Them Alone" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
6. Danish Singles Chart. 8 July 1994.
7. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN   978-951-1-21053-5.
8. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
9. "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 11, no. 33. 13 August 1994. p. 10. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
10. "Twenty 4 Seven – Leave Them Alone". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
11. "Jaarlijsten 1994" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
12. "JAAROVERZICHTEN - Single 1994" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 7 December 2019.