Leave It Alone (Broken Bells song)

"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.

"Leave It Alone"
Promotional single by Broken Bells
ReleasedFebruary 4, 2014 (2014-02-04)
Recorded2012-13
GenreAlternative rock
Length5:30
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Danger Mouse
Broken Bells singles chronology
Perfect World
(2014)		 Leave It Alone
(2014)		 It's That Talk Again
(2015)

Music video

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
Spotify promotional single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Leave It Alone"
Burton5:31

Personnel

Adapted from After the Disco liner notes.[2]

Release history
Country Date Format Label Catalog no.
Australia[3] February 4, 2014 Stream Columbia Records none

References
  1. Newman, Melinda. "Broken Bells' lyric video for 'Leave It Alone' sums up the song's isolation". Hitfix. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  2. After the Disco (liner notes). Broken Bells. Columbia Records. 2014.CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. "Leave It Alone by Broken Bells". Spotify. Archived from the original on February 8, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
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