Leave It Alone (Broken Bells song)
| "Leave It Alone" | ||||
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| Promotional single by Broken Bells | ||||
| Released | February 4, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2012–13 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 5:30 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Danger Mouse | |||
| Broken Bells singles chronology | ||||
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"Leave It Alone" is a song written by James Mercer and Brian Burton of the American alternative rock band Broken Bells. It was originally recorded by the band for their second studio album, After the Disco, where it appears as the fourth track on the album. A "Leave It Alone" promotional single was released for streaming on the Australian branch of commercial music streaming service Spotify on February 4, 2014, becoming the fourth release by the band in promotion of After the Disco, after singles "Holding on for Life", "After the Disco" and promotional single "Perfect World". The song can be found in the soundtrack of the movie Miss You Already starring Toni Collette and Drew Barrymore. The song is a playable track in the music video game Guitar Hero Live.
Music video
[edit]No music video for "Leave It Alone" is known to be in production. However, a lyric video, reflecting the art style of the After the Disco short film series and featuring the band's "signature pink aesthetic", was premiered on music video hosting service Vevo on February 4, 2014, the day of After the Disco's release in the United States.[1]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Leave It Alone" | Burton | 5:31 |
Personnel
[edit]Adapted from After the Disco liner notes.[2]
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Release history
[edit]| Country | Date | Format | Label | Catalog no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia[3] | February 4, 2014 | Stream | Columbia Records | none |
References
[edit]- ^ Newman, Melinda. "Broken Bells' lyric video for 'Leave It Alone' sums up the song's isolation". Hitfix. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ After the Disco (liner notes). Broken Bells. Columbia Records. 2014.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Leave It Alone by Broken Bells". Spotify. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.