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 Thomas Rhett song, see Leave Right Now (Thomas Rhett song).

"Leave Right Now"
Single by Will Young
from the album Friday's Child
Released24 November 2003 (2003-11-24)
Length3:31
Label
Songwriter(s)Eg White
Producer(s)Stephen Lipson
Will Young singles chronology
"Don't Let Me Down" / "You and I"
(2002) 		"Leave Right Now"
(2003) 		"Your Game"
(2004)
Alternative covers
Australian artwork

"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.

  1. ^ Byrne, Katie (25 February 2010). "'American Idol' Reveals New Exit Song: 'Leave Right Now'". MTV.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2014.