Don't Leave (Snakehips and MØ song)

"Don't Leave" is a song by British duo Snakehips and Danish singer MØ. It was released on 6 January 2017 through Sony Music.[1] The song was co-written by Joe Janiak (Tove Lo, Britney Spears, Ellie Goulding), Negin Djafari, Rachel Keen (better known by her stage name Raye), and co-produced by Snakehips, Joe Janiak, and Cass Lowe, who also co-wrote AlunaGeorge's 2016 song "I Remember".

"Don't Leave"
Single by Snakehips and MØ
Released	6 January 2017 (2017-01-06)
Recorded	2016
Genre	Electropop
Length	3:34
Label	Sony
Songwriter(s)	Oliver Dickenson James David Joe Janiak Cass Lowe Negin Djafari Rachel Keen Cory Enemy Karen Marie Ørsted
Producer(s)	Snakehips Janiak Lowe Enemy Shaun Barrett Alex Raymond
Snakehips singles chronology
"Burn Break Crash" (2016) "Don't Leave" (2017) "How U Feel" (2017)
MØ singles chronology
"Drum" (2016) "Don't Leave" (2017) "9 (After Coachella)" (2017)
Music video
"Don't Leave" on YouTube

Promotion

"Don't Leave" was accompanied by a lyric video upon its release.[2]

Music video

The official music video for the song was released through Snakehips YouTube account on 19 January 2017, and it was directed by Malia James.[3] The music video also features sequences of MØ alongside Italian model Francesco Cuizza.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[4]	11
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5]	62
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[6]	1
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[7]	9
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8]	52
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[9]	20
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[10]	60
Denmark (Tracklisten)[11]	11
France (SNEP)[12]	139
Germany (Official German Charts)[13]	84
Ireland (IRMA)[14]	23
Italy (FIMI)[15]	80
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16]	67
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[17]	16
Norway (VG-lista)[18]	20
Portugal (AFP)[19]	68
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[20]	18
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[21]	49
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[22]	40
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[23]	78
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[24]	78
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[25]	27

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)	Position
Australia (ARIA)[26]	57
Denmark (Tracklisten)[27]	69

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[28]	2× Platinum	140,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[29]	Gold	15,000^*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[30]	Gold	15,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[31]	Silver	200,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Don't Leave - Single by Snakehips & MØ on Apple Music".
2. "Snakehips, MØ - Don't Leave (Official Lyric Video)". YouTube. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
3. "Snakehips, MØ - Don't Leave (Official Video)". YouTube. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
4. "Australian-charts.com – Snakehips & MØ – Don't Leave". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
5. "Austriancharts.at – Snakehips & MØ – Don't Leave" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
6. "Ultratop.be – Snakehips & MØ – Don't Leave" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
7. "Ultratop.be – Snakehips & MØ – Don't Leave" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
8. "Snakehips Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
9. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 201731 into search. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
10. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 201703 into search. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
11. "Danishcharts.com – Snakehips & MØ – Don't Leave". Tracklisten. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
12. "Lescharts.com – Snakehips & MØ – Don't Leave" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
13. "Offiziellecharts.de – Snakehips & MØ – Don't Leave". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
14. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Don't Leave". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
15. "Classifica settimanale WK 9" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
16. "Dutchcharts.nl – Snakehips & MØ – Don't Leave" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
17. "Charts.nz – Snakehips & MØ – Don't Leave". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
18. "Norwegiancharts.com – Snakehips & MØ – Don't Leave". VG-lista. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
19. "Portuguesecharts.com – Snakehips & MØ – Don't Leave". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
20. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
21. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201711 into search. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
22. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201703 into search. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
23. "Swedishcharts.com – Snakehips & MØ – Don't Leave". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
24. "Swisscharts.com – Snakehips & MØ – Don't Leave". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
25. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
26. "ARIA End of Year Singles 2017". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
27. "Track Top-100 2017". Hitlisten. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
28. "ARIA Chart Watch #425". auspOp. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
29. "Danish single certifications – Snakeshipes & MØ – Don't Leave". IFPI Denmark. Scroll through the page-list below until year 2017 to obtain certification.
30. "New Zealand single certifications – Snakehips and MØ – Don't Leave". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
31. "British single certifications – Snakehips & MØ – Don't Leave". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 5 May 2017. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Don’t Leave in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.