Leave Right Now - wikipedia Leave Right Now This article is about the song by Will Young. For the EP by Will Young, see Leave Right Now ( album ). For the song by Riverside Girls, see Leave Right Now ( Riverside Girls song ). `` Leave Right Now '' Single by Will Young from the album Friday 's Child Released 24 November 2003 ( UK ) 27 May 2010 ( United States ) Format CD Recorded 2003 Genre Pop, soft rock Length 3 : 31 Label BMG Songwriter ( s ) Eg White Producer ( s ) Stephen Lipson Will Young singles chronology `` Do n't Let Me Down '' / `` You and I '' ( 2002 ) `` Leave Right Now '' ( 2003 ) `` Your Game '' ( 2004 ) `` Do n't Let Me Down '' / `` You and I '' ( 2002 ) `` Leave Right Now '' ( 2003 ) `` Your Game '' ( 2004 ) Alternative covers UK CD 2 `` Leave Right Now '' is a song written by Eg White and performed by Will Young. It appears on Will Young 's second album, Friday 's Child ( 2003 ) and was released as the first single from that album. The song also appears on the international version of Young 's third album, Keep On ( 2005 ). The song is reportedly about unrequited love. White was awarded the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically for `` Leave Right Now '' in 2004. `` Leave Right Now '' was the exit song for the ninth season of American Idol. Young performed it on the penultimate episode ( 25 May 2010 ) to accompany a video montage recapping the season. Contents 1 Music video 2 Critical reception 3 Commercial performance 4 Single track listing 5 Charts and certifications 5.1 Weekly charts 5.2 Decade - end chart 5.3 Certifications 6 Cover versions 7 References 8 External links Music video The video, which has no transitions, features Young at a party where a fight starts and he gets caught up in it. The video also features actress Kelly Wenham as one of the party guests. Critical reception Stylus Magazine, who were mostly mixed to negative for Young 's previous number ones, rated `` Leave Right Now '' with 9 / 10, saying `` Better. Much, much better. By this time Will was comfortable as a popstar, prepared to add a little WTF to his videos ( here he has a fight with the viewer in an art gallery ), and had his style down pat : jacket and jeans rocked to a level not seen since Lovejoy and Tinker were bossing things in the late 80s. He had songs to match as well : `` Leave Right Now '' is just one of the most English songs ever, which is understandable : what could be more English than a privately educated homosexual ? The guy 's a moderate genius -- Dido with testicles and a heart. '' In 2007, Freaky Trigger ranked the song at number 54 in their list of the `` Top 100 Songs of All Time, '' with critic Pete Baran calling it `` one of the ballsiest songs of the noughties. '' Commercial performance The single went to number one in the UK Singles Chart for two weeks, selling 117,700 in its first week of release, and making it Young 's fourth number one single overall. The song has sold 540,000 copies in the UK according to the Official UK Charts Company. In Ireland, it was the Christmas number one single ; however, it peaked too soon in the UK to contend for the Christmas number - one there. The song has sold 50,000 copies in the US according to Billboard, with 32,000 of those occurring the week he performed on American Idol. Single track listing CD1 `` Leave Right Now '' ( Eg White ) `` Ticket to Love '' ( live from Exeter ) ( Cathy Dennis, Will Young ) CD2 `` Leave Right Now '' `` Cry '' ( Young, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher ) `` Leave Right Now '' ( Acoustic ) `` Leave Right Now '' ( Video ) Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart ( 2003 -- 10 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 63 Belgium ( Ultratip Flanders ) 14 Canada ( Hot Canadian Digital Songs ) 69 Ireland ( IRMA ) Italy ( FIMI ) 27 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 36 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 29 Norway ( VG - lista ) 17 Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 6 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 81 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) 19 US Heatseekers Songs ( Billboard ) 5 Decade - end chart Chart ( 2000 -- 2009 ) Position UK Singles Chart 67 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales United Kingdom ( BPI ) Platinum 622,000 shipments figures based on certification alone Cover versions This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( April 2014 ) It was covered in French by Pierrick Lilliu as `` La même erreur '' ( The Same Mistake ) on his 2005 debut album, Besoin d'espace. Earlier that year, Lilliu was a runner - up in the French reality show, Nouvelle Star. The show is an analogue to the UK 's Pop Idol, which launched Will Young 's career. It was parodied in Ireland by Mario Rosenstock for the radio show Gift Grub, whose identically titled version poked fun at Roy Keane 's controversial departure from Manchester United and his falling - out with Alex Ferguson. Rosenstock 's version also reached number one on the Irish Christmas charts. In 2005, The O.C. actor Peter Gallagher recorded a version for his album 7 Days in Memphis, released on 8 November 2005. In 2013, Australian artist Anthony Callea recorded a version for his album, Thirty. References Jump up ^ Byrne, Katie ( 2010 - 02 - 25 ). `` ' American Idol ' Reveals New Exit Song : ' Leave Right Now ' ''. MTV.com. Retrieved 2014 - 04 - 02. Jump up ^ `` '' Gotta Get Thru This `` : Dom Passantino 's Survey of the New Millenium 's UK # 1 Singles - Article - Stylus Magazine ''. stylusmagazine.com. Jump up ^ top 100 songs of all time FreakyTrigger Jump up ^ Roberts, David ( 2006 ). British Hit Singles & Albums ( 19th ed. ). London : Guinness World Records Limited. p. 693. ISBN 1 - 904994 - 10 - 5. Jump up ^ `` Simon Cowell : The Official Top 50 ''. MTV. MTV Networks. Retrieved 2012 - 06 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Lee DeWyze lands six tracks on SoundScan Top 200 ''. Content.usatoday.com. 2010 - 06 - 02. Retrieved 2014 - 04 - 02. Jump up ^ `` ARIA Report : Issue 733 ( Week Commencing 15 March 2004 ) '' ( PDF ). Australian Recording Industry Association. p. 4. Retrieved 30 November 2015. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Will Young -- Leave Right Now '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratip. Jump up ^ `` Will Young - Chart history ''. Billboard. Retrieved 2014 - 04 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Chart Track : Week 51, 2003 ''. Irish Singles Chart. Jump up ^ `` Italiancharts.com -- Will Young -- Leave Right Now ''. Top Digital Download. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Will Young -- Leave Right Now '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Will Young -- Leave Right Now ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Norwegiancharts.com -- Will Young -- Leave Right Now ''. VG - lista. Jump up ^ `` Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- Will Young -- Leave Right Now ''. Singles Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` Will Young Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved 21 December 2013. Jump up ^ `` Will Young Chart History ( Adult Contemporary ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved 21 December 2013. Jump up ^ `` Will Young - Chart history ''. Billboard. Retrieved 2014 - 04 - 02. Jump up ^ Radio 1 Chart of the Decade, as presented by DJ Nihal on 29 December 2009 Jump up ^ `` British single certifications -- Will Young -- Leave Right Now ''. British Phonographic Industry. Enter Leave Right Now in the search field and then press Enter. Jump up ^ Copsey, Rob ( 26 May 2015 ). `` Will Young 's Official biggest selling singles revealed : `` I 'm shocked by that ! '' ``. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 September 2015. External links `` Leave Right Now '' music video on YouTube `` Leave Right Now '' lyrics Preceded by `` Mandy '' by Westlife UK number - one single 30 November 2003 -- 13 December 2003 Succeeded by `` Changes '' by Ozzy Osbourne and Kelly Osbourne Preceded by `` Sound of the Underground '' by Girls Aloud Christmas number one single ( Ireland ) ( Will Young version ) 2003 Succeeded by `` Do They Know It 's Christmas ? '' by Band Aid 20 Preceded by `` Do They Know It 's Christmas ? '' by Band Aid 20 Christmas number one single ( Ireland ) ( Mario Rosenstock version ) 2005 Succeeded by `` A Moment Like This '' by Leona Lewis Preceded by `` Home Sweet Home '' by Carrie Underwood American Idol Farewell Song Season 9 ( 2010 ) Succeeded by `` Do n't You '' by David Cook Will Young Discography Studio albums From Now On Friday 's Child Keep On Let It Go Echoes 85 % Proof Compilation albums The Hits The Essential Extended plays Leave Right Now Singles `` Anything Is Possible '' / `` Evergreen '' `` Light My Fire '' `` The Long and Winding Road '' `` Do n't Let Me Down '' / `` You and I '' `` Leave Right Now '' `` Your Game '' `` Friday 's Child '' `` Switch It On '' `` All Time Love '' `` Who Am I '' `` Changes '' `` Grace '' `` Let It Go '' `` Tell Me the Worst '' `` Hopes & Fears '' `` Jealousy '' `` Come On '' `` Losing Myself '' `` I Just Want a Lover '' `` Love Revolution '' `` Like a River '' `` Thank You '' `` Joy '' Live releases Will Young Live Live in London Concert tours Echoes Tour Love Revolution Tour Related articles Pop Idol series 1 series 1 finalists World Idol Mrs Henderson Presents Bedlam Ivor Novello Awards -- Best Song Musically and Lyrically 1960s She 's Leaving Home ( 1968 ) 1970s Where Do You Go To ( My Lovely ) ? ( 1970 ) Something ( 1971 ) Do n't Let It Die ( 1972 ) Without You ( 1973 ) Daniel ( 1974 ) Streets of London * ( 1975 ) Do n't Cry for Me Argentina ( 1978 ) Baker Street ( 1979 ) 1980s The Logical Song ( 1980 ) Woman in Love ( 1981 ) Memory ( 1982 ) Have You Ever Been in Love ( 1983 ) Every Breath You Take ( 1984 ) Against All Odds ( 1985 ) Nikita ( 1986 ) Do n't Give Up ( 1987 ) Something Inside So Strong ( 1988 ) They Dance Alone ( 1989 ) 1990s The Living Years ( 1990 ) Sacrifice ( 1991 ) The Whole of the Moon ( 1992 ) Why ( 1993 ) If I Ever Lose My Faith in You ( 1994 ) Think Twice ( 1995 ) Common People ( 1996 ) Too Much Love Will Kill You ( 1997 ) Paranoid Android ( 1998 ) Believe ( 1999 ) 2000s Strong ( 2000 ) Babylon ( 2001 ) Walk On ( 2002 ) The Other Side ( 2003 ) Leave Right Now ( 2004 ) Dry Your Eyes ( 2005 ) Suddenly I See ( 2006 ) Elusive ( 2007 ) Love Is a Losing Game ( 2008 ) One Day Like This ( 2009 ) 2010s The Fear ( 2010 ) Becoming a Jackal ( 2011 ) The A Team ( 2012 ) Next to Me ( 2013 ) Strong ( 2014 ) Take Me to Church ( 2015 ) Was n't Expecting That ( 2016 ) Black Man in a White World ( 2017 ) * Awarded as The Best Song Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leave_Right_Now&oldid=816116874 '' Categories : 2003 singles 2010 singles Will Young songs UK Singles Chart number - one singles Irish Singles Chart number - one singles Pop ballads Songs written by Eg White Song recordings produced by Stephen Lipson 2003 songs Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from October 2013 Use British English from October 2013 Articles which use infobox templates with no data rows Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Flanders Tip Singlechart usages for Ireland Singlechart usages for Italy Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Norway Singlechart usages for Scotland Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Sweden Singlechart usages for UK Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart usages for Billboardadultcontemporary Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom Articles needing additional references from April 2014 All articles needing additional references All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from December 2017 Articles with permanently dead external links Talk Contents About Wikipedia Polski Edit links This page was last edited on 19 December 2017, at 11 : 27. 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Question: who sang think i better leave right now
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