I'm Leavin' (Lisa Stansfield song)

"I'm Leavin'"
Single by Lisa Stansfield
from the album Lisa Stansfield
Released	9 February 1998
Format	Promotional single
Recorded	1997
Genre	R&B soul
Length	4:38
Label	Arista
Writer(s)	Crayge Lindesay Telisa Stinson
Producer(s)	Ian Devaney Peter Mokran
Lisa Stansfield singles chronology
"Don't Cry for Me" (1997) "I'm Leavin'" (1998) "The Longer We Make Love" (1999)

"I'm Leavin'" is a song recorded by British singer Lisa Stansfield for her 1997 eponymous album. It was written by Crayge Lindesay and Telisa Stinson, and produced by Ian Devaney and Peter Mokran. The song received favorable reviews from music critics, who called it a melancholy ballad that "absolutely shines" as a dance track, and should have become a hit.^[1] It was released as the last promotional single from Lisa Stansfield in the United States on 9 February 1998.

The track was remixed by Grammy Award-winning American dance producer, Hex Hector. In April 1998, "I'm Leavin'" became Stansfield's seventh song to top the Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs and fourth from Lisa Stansfield to do so (following "People Hold On" (The Bootleg Mixes), "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up" and "Never Gonna Fall").

This success on the dance chart prompted Arista Records to release The Remix Album in June 1998, which included two remixes of "I'm Leavin'." Eight years later, on 6 June 2006, Dance Vault Mixes with five of Hex Hector remixes were released digitally in the United States. In 2014, "I'm Leavin'" (Hex Hector N.Y.C. Rough Mix) was included on People Hold On ... The Remix Anthology and The Collection 1989–2003.^[2][3]

Track listings

US promotional CD single

1. "I'm Leavin'" (Radio Mix) – 4:18
2. "I'm Leavin'" (Album Version) – 4:37

US promotional 12" single (Hex Hector Remixes)

1. "I'm Leavin'" (Main Club Mix) – 10:08
2. "I'm Leavin'" (Radio Mix) – 4:19
3. "I'm Leavin'" (NYC Rough Mix) – 10:09
4. "I'm Leavin'" (Drums) – 3:08

European promotional CD single

1. "I'm Leavin'" (Hex Hector Radio Mix) – 4:17
2. "I'm Leavin'" (Hex Hector Club Mix) – 10:06

UK promotional 12" single

1. "I'm Leavin'" (Hex Hector Club Mix) – 10:06
2. "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up" (Hani) – 8:54
3. "Never Gonna Fall" (Victor Calderone) – 7:12

2006 US digital Dance Vault Mixes

1. "I'm Leavin'" (Main Club Mix) – 10:08
2. "I'm Leavin'" (Main Club with Edit) – 9:53
3. "I'm Leavin'" (Radio Mix) – 4:19
4. "I'm Leavin'" (NYC Rough Mix) – 10:09
5. "I'm Leavin'" (Drums) – 3:08

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1998) Peak position US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[4] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1998) Position US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[5] 27

See also

• List of number-one dance singles of 1998 (U.S.)

References

1. Jose F. Promis. "Lisa Stansfield - The #1 Remixes (EP)". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
2. "Lisa Stansfield – The Collection: tracklists". lisa-stansfield.com. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
3. "Exclusive: First pictures takes you inside the reissues 'The Collection 1989–2003'". lisastansfield.net. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
4. "Lisa Stansfield – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Lisa Stansfield. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
5. "The Year in Music". Billboard. Retrieved 20 May 2015.