"Leavemealone" | ||||
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Single by Fred Again and Baby Keem | ||||
from the album USB | ||||
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. [2]
"Leavemealone" is written in the key of A minor with a tempo of 87 beats per minute. [3] Baby Keem's rap vocals are samples of two of his own songs:"Bullies" from his 2019 mixtape Die for My Bitch ,and "South Africa" from his 2021 album The Melodic Blue . [4] [5] Fred Again chopped up,repitched and remodeled the vocals using the music sampling service Tracklib. [6] Keem's flow switches in tandem with each production change. [7]
In his review for Billboard ,Jason Lipshutz wrote that Fred Again streamlined the Baby Keem samples and made them sound "wholly original". [4] Robin Murray of Clash appreciated the "punchy and frenetic" sound,writing that the song "brings some fire to midwinter". [7]
In December 2023,"Leavemealone" debuted at number 30 on the UK Singles Chart with first-week sales of 18,178 track-equivalent units. [8] 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. [9] It spent 18 weeks on the chart and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales of 400,000 units. [10] [11] On the UK Dance Chart,the song entered at number two,behind Cassö,Raye and D-Block Europe's "Prada". [12]
Digital download and streaming
Digital download and streaming –Nia Archives remix
Chart (2023–2024) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) [13] | 13 |
Australia Dance (ARIA) [14] | 2 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [15] | 57 |
Ireland (IRMA) [16] | 21 |
Lithuania (AGATA) [17] | 51 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [18] | 4 |
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [19] | 31 |
UK Singles (OCC) [20] | 11 |
UK Dance (OCC) [12] | 2 |
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs ( Billboard ) [21] | 6 |
Chart (2024) | Position |
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Australia (ARIA) [22] | 73 |
Australia Dance (ARIA) [23] | 6 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [24] | 27 |
UK Singles (OCC) [25] | 96 |
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard) [26] | 52 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [27] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
Belgium (BEA) [28] | Gold | 20,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [29] | 2×Platinum | 60,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [11] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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