| "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" was 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 said 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 platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales of 600,000 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) [27] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
| Belgium (BRMA) [28] | Gold | 20,000‡ |
| Canada (Music Canada) [29] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ) [30] | 2×Platinum | 60,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) [11] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||