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
Released	February 4, 2014 (2014-02-04)
Recorded	2012-13
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	5:30
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	James Mercer Brian Burton
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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Leave It Alone"	James Mercer Brian Burton	Burton	5:31

Personnel

Adapted from After the Disco liner notes.[2]

Broken Bells Brian Burton – drums, organ, piano, synthesizer, percussion, bass, guitar James Mercer – Vocals, guitar, bass, organ, synthesizer, percussion Vocals Elizabeth Berg – backing vocals Heather Porcaro – backing vocals Myla Balugay – backing vocals Rebecca Ann Stark – backing vocals Technical personnel Brian Burton – production, programming Kennie Takahashi – programming, mixing, recording, engineering Todd Monfalcone – recording Jeff Peters – recording [strings] Jacob Dennis – assistant mixing, assistant engineering Michele Harrison – management Chris Kahn – assistant mixing, assistant engineering Stephen Marcussen – mastering Todd Monfalcone – mixing, second engineer Ian Montone – management Geoff Neal – assistant mixing Amy Schmalz – management Laura Sisk – second engineer Jeremy Underwood – assistant engineer [strings]

The Angel City String Orchestra Daniele Luppi – conductor, string arrangement Anton Riehl – score Peter Kent – concertmaster, violin Chris Tedesco – contractor Carolyn Osborn – violin Erika Walczak – violin Jennifer Walton – violin Judy Yoo – violin Julie Beavers – violin Norman Hughes – violin Shari Zippert – violin Sharon Jackson – violin Susan Chatman – violin Vladimir Polimatidi – violin Alisha Bauer – cello Stefanie Fife – cello Vanessa Freebairn-Smith – cello Adrianna Zoppo – viola Brianna Bandy – viola Jessica Van Velzen – viola

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.