We Can Leave the World

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"We Can Leave the World"
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Single by Sasha
from the album Dedicated To...
Released8 March 1999 (1999-03-08)
Genre
Length5:31
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Grant Michael B.
  • Pomez di Lorenzo
  • Sascha Schmitz
Producer(s)
  • Pomez di Lorenzo
  • Grant Michael B.
Sasha singles chronology
"If You Believe"
(1998)
"We Can Leave the World"
(1999)
"I Feel Lonely"
(1999)

"We Can Leave the World'" is a song recorded by German recording artist Sasha. It was written by Pete Smith, Michael "Grant Michael B." Kersting, and Stephan "Pomez di Lorenzo" Baader for his debut studio album Dedicated To... (1998), while production was overseen by the latter two. Released as the album's third single, the ballad became a top ten success in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland.

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Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Dedicated To.... [1]

Charts

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References

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