"Leave Right Now" | ||||
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Single by Will Young | ||||
from the album Friday's Child | ||||
Released | 24 November 2003 | |||
Length | 3:31 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Eg White | |||
Producer(s) | Stephen Lipson | |||
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"Leave Right Now" is a song by British singer Will Young. It was written by Eg White and produced by Stephen Lipson for Young's second studio album, Friday's Child (2003). A song about unrequited love, it was released as the album's first single, becoming another number-one hit on the Irish and the UK Singles Chart.
White was awarded the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically for "Leave Right Now" in 2004. The song was later also included on the international version of Young's third album, Keep On (2005). It also served as the exit song for the ninth season of American Idol.[1] Young performed it on the penultimate episode to accompany a video montage recapping the season on 25 May 2010.