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Single by Fred Again and Baby Keem | ||||
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Released | 8 December 2023 | |||
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Length | 3:42 | |||
Label | Atlantic UK | |||
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"Leavemealone" on YouTube |
"Leavemealone" is a song by English DJ and producer Fred Again and American rapper Baby Keem. It was released on 8 December 2023 by Atlantic Records UK,and included on Fred Again's compilation album,USB.
"Leavemealone" is nominated for Best Dance/Electronic Recording at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards. [3]
"Leavemealone" is written in the key of A minor with a tempo of 87 beats per minute. [4] Baby Keem's rap vocals in "Leavemealone" are samples from two of his own songs:"Bullies" from his 2019 mixtape Die for My Bitch ,and "South Africa" from his 2021 album The Melodic Blue . [5] [6] Fred Again chopped up,repitched and remodeled Keem's vocals using the music sampling service Tracklib. [7] Keem's flow switches in tandem with each production change. [8]
In his review for Billboard ,Jason Lipshutz wrote that Fred Again streamlined the Baby Keem samples and made them sound "wholly original". [5] Robin Murray of Clash appreciated the "punchy and frenetic" sound,writing that the song "brings some fire to midwinter". [8] Nia Archives' remix was included in Pitchfork 's Selects playlist. [9]
In December 2023,"Leavemealone" debuted at number 30 on the UK Singles Chart with first-week sales of 18,178 track-equivalent units. [2] Following a decline in popularity of Christmas music in January 2024,"Leavemealone" climbed from number 75 to a new peak of number 11 with sales of 15,210 units. [10] It spent 18 weeks on the chart and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales of 400,000 units. [11] [12] On the UK Dance Chart,the song entered at number two,being held off the top spot by Cassö,Raye and D-Block Europe's "Prada". [13]
Digital download and streaming
Digital download and streaming –Nia Archives remix
Chart (2023–2024) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) [14] | 13 |
Australia Dance (ARIA) [15] | 2 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [16] | 57 |
Ireland (IRMA) [17] | 21 |
Lithuania (AGATA) [18] | 51 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [19] | 4 |
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [20] | 31 |
UK Singles (OCC) [21] | 11 |
UK Dance (OCC) [13] | 2 |
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs ( Billboard ) [22] | 6 |
Chart (2024) | Position |
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New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [23] | 27 |
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard) [24] | 52 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [25] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
Belgium (BEA) [26] | Gold | 20,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [27] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [12] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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