Leave Em Alone

"Leave Em Alone"
Single by Layton Greene and Lil Baby featuring City Girls and PnB Rock
from the album Control the Streets, Volume 2
ReleasedMay 29, 2019
Length2:51
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Layton Greene singles chronology
"Myself"
(2018) 		"Leave Em Alone"
(2019) 		"I Love You"
(2019)
Lil Baby singles chronology
"Trap"
(2019) 		"Leave Em Alone"
(2019) 		"Phone Down"
(2019)
City Girls singles chronology
"Throw Fits"
(2019) 		"Leave Em Alone"
(2019) 		"She A Winner"
(2019)
PnB Rock singles chronology
"Cross Me"
(2019) 		"Leave Em Alone"
(2019) 		"Fendi"
(2019)
Music video
"Leave Em Alone" on YouTube

"Leave Em Alone" is a song by American singer Layton Greene and American rapper Lil Baby featuring American hip hop duo City Girls and American rapper PnB Rock. It was released on May 29, 2019,[1] as the lead single from American record label Quality Control's compilation album Control the Streets, Volume 2 (2019).[2] The song was produced by Hitmaka and Cardiak and it samples "Can't Leave 'em Alone" by Ciara featuring 50 Cent.[3]

Composition

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In the song, Layton Greene sings about not being able to leave a man.[2] She samples the chorus of "Can't Leave 'em Alone" and sings with her own lines, showcasing her "showcasing her soft and dainty vocals in the hook", while the featured rappers each provide a "strong delivery" on each of their verses.[1]

Music video

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The music video was released on July 15, 2019, and directed by Zain Alexander Shammas. In it, the artists meet at the fictional Quality Control University.[4]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2019) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 60
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] 27
US Hot R&B Songs (Billboard)[7] 5
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[8] 1

Year-end charts

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Chart (2020) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 93
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[10] 32

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[12] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b Mesh, Nada (May 29, 2019). "Layton Greene Employs City Girls, Lil Baby & PnB Rock On Fresh Single". HotNewHipHop.
  2. ^ a b Mamo, Heran (November 14, 2019). "Here Are the Lyrics to Layton Greene, Lil Baby, City Girls & PnB Rock's 'Leave Em Alone'". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Leave Em Alone ft. City Girls, PnB Rock, Layton Greene, Lil Baby". HipHopPush. 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  4. ^ Price, Joe (July 15, 2019). "Layton Greene Links Up With Lil Baby, Yung Miami, and PnB Rock for "Leave Em Alone" Video". Complex.
  5. ^ "PnB Rock Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  6. ^ "PnB Rock Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  7. ^ "PnB Rock Chart History (Hot R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  8. ^ "PnB Rock Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  9. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  10. ^ "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  11. ^ "British single certifications – Greene/Lil Baby/City Girls/Pnb – Leave Em Alone". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  12. ^ "American single certifications – Layton Greene – Leave Em Alone". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
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