Leave Them Alone

"Leave Them Alone" is a 1994 song by the Dutch band Twenty 4 Seven, released as the last single from the album, Slave To The Music in many other countries. This was the last Twenty 4 Seven song to reach the top 10 in the Netherlands, peaking at number 9. In Spain, the single was very popular and peaked at number 6. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached number 39. "Leave Them Alone"[1] was released in the US instead of "Is It Love" and "Take Me Away". The album version is sung by Stay-C, but on the single mix Stay-C performs the rap part. The single included a Greatest Hits Mega-mix and a '94 version of "I Can't Stand It!".

"Leave Them Alone"
CD maxi - Netherlands
Single by Twenty 4 Seven
from the album Slave to the Music
Released	30 June 1994 (other countries) August 1994 (USA)
Recorded	1993
Length	3:36 (rap nix) 3:46 (album version)
Label	CNR Music Possum ZYX Records
Songwriter(s)	Ruud van Rijen
Producer(s)	Ruud van Rijen
Twenty 4 Seven singles chronology
"Take Me Away" (1994) "Leave Them Alone" (1994) "Oh Baby" (1994)
Music video
"Leave Them Alone" on YouTube
Alternative cover
CD maxi - US

Track listing

CD maxi

Netherlands

1. "Leave Them Alone" (Rap Single Mix) — 3:34
2. "Leave Them Alone" (RVR Long Version Rap) — 4:30
3. "I Can't Stand It '94" (The 1994 Remake) — 5:19
4. "Greatest Hits Megamix" — 13:15
5. "Slave To The Music" (Ferry & Garnefsky Club Mix) — 5:02
6. "Is It Love" (Dancability Club Mix) — 5:04
7. "Take Me Away" (E & M Club Mix) — 5:03
8. "Leave Them Alone" (RVR Version) — 4:05

Germany

1. "Leave Them Alone" (Factory Team Remix) — 5:50
2. "Leave Them Alone" (Factory Club Edit) — 5:52
3. "Leave Them Alone" (Factory Spanish Remix) — 5:40
4. "Leave Them Alone" (Radio Edit) — 4:15
5. "Leave Them Alone" (El Tzigano) — 5:38

Australia

1. "Leave Them Alone" (Rap Single Mix) — 3:34
2. "Leave Them Alone" (RVR Long Version Rap) — 4:30
3. "I Can't Stand It '94" (The 1994 Remake) — 5:19
4. "Greatest Hits Megamix" — 13:15
5. "Slave To The Music" (Ferry & Garnefsky Club Mix) — 5:02
6. "Is It Love" (Dancability Club Mix) — 5:04
7. "Take Me Away" (E & M Club Mix) — 5:03
8. "Leave Them Alone" (RVR Version) — 4:05

CD maxi

US

1. "Leave Them Alone" (Album Version) — 3:59
2. "Leave Them Alone" (Rap Single Mix) — 3:30
3. "Leave Them Alone" (RVR Long Version Rap) — 4:25
4. "Leave Them Alone" (Factory Team Remix) — 5:45
5. "Leave Them Alone" (Factory Spanish Remix) — 5:38
6. "Keep On Goin'" — 3:56

Greatest Hits Megamix

1. "Slave To The Music" (Ferry & Garnefsky Mix) — 3:09
2. "Is It Love" (Dancability Club Mix) — 3:20
3. "Take Me Away" (E & M Club Mix) — 2:58
4. "Leave Them Alone" (RVR Version) — 3:33

CD single

Netherlands

1. "Leave Them Alone" (Rap Single Mix) — 3:34
2. "Leave Them Alone" (Album Version) — 3:46

France

1. "Leave Them Alone" (Rap Single Mix) — 3:34
2. "Leave Them Alone" (Album Version) — 3:46

12" Vinyl

Italy

1. "Leave Them Alone" (Factory Club Edit) — 5:52
2. "Leave Them Alone" (Factory Team Remix) — 5:50
3. "Leave Them Alone" (Factory Spanish Remix) — 5:40
4. "Leave Them Alone" (Radio Edit) — 4:15
5. "Leave Them Alone" (El Tzigano) — 5:38

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1994) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[2] 89 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 23 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 41 Denmark (IFPI)[5] 12 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) 48 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) 39 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 17 Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 36 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 13 Netherlands (Single Top 100) 9 Spain (ALEF MB)[8] 6 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 34 US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles 11 US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 42

Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 27 Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders) 42 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) 68 Germany (Media Control Charts) 99 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 98 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 86 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 37

References

1. Twenty 4 Seven Featuring Stay-C And Nance – Leave Them Alone
2. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
3. "Austriancharts.at – Twenty 4 Seven – Leave Them Alone" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
4. "Ultratop.be – Twenty 4 Seven – Leave Them Alone" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
5. Danish Singles Chart 8 July 1994
6. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Twenty 4 Seven feat. Stay-C and Nance – Leave Them Alone". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
8. "Top 10 Spain" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
9. "Swedishcharts.com – Twenty 4 Seven – Leave Them Alone". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
10. "Jaarlijsten 1994" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
11. "JAAROVERZICHTEN - Single 1994" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2019-12-07.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics