![]() Nick Levine of Digital Spy gave the song 4 out of 5 stars, writing that 'Leavin' "is the musical equivalent of McCartney's first tuft of chest hair, a hard-edged crunk gem that wouldn't sound out of place on an Usher or Chris Brown album. "Leavin'" received generally favorable reviews from music critics. It is featured on Radio Disney Jams, Vol. Radio Disney played the song with a few edits, changing the line, "Man, that thing you got behind you is amazin'" to "Man, the way you make me feel is so amazing", and "take you out and let it rain" to "turn around and look again". The song starts with stabbing, near-industrial beats. Lyrically, "Leavin'" sees the singer eyeing a female's backside with plans to steal her from her current beau. Written in the key of A major, it has a tempo of 79.255 beats per minute, with McCartney's vocals spanning from the low-note of E4 to the high-note of C6. "Leavin'" is a pop song, with electro production. The song is considered a departure from McCartney's old style of teen pop, with a more urban-influenced sound. "Leavin'" was written and produced by Christopher "Tricky" Stewart and The-Dream, while James Button and Corron Ty Cole co-wrote the track and Kuk Harrell produced McCartney's vocals. Proceeds from the downloads benefitted the radio duo's Christmas Wish Foundation or CWF. The acoustic version was sung by McCartney with Rich Berra of the Johnjay and Rich Morning Show, a radio show broadcast across Arizona, Portland and Colorado Springs. On August 26, 2008, an acoustic version of the song was made available on iTunes and other outlets. Later, the single was released on April 22, 2008, following the UK release on June 9, 2008. "Leavin'" was first released on radio, on March 10, 2008. People won't even realize who is singing some of these songs." He also revealed that the album is "certainly a little bit more urban-influenced, I worked with people really well known in that area of music, they gonna see a lot of growth, obviously with the first single." "Leavin'" is McCartney's biggest hit single in the United States to date, receiving huge radio and mainstream play, reaching number one on the Billboard Top 40 Mainstream and the top-ten on the Billboard Hot 100, selling over 2 million digital downloads, and being certified Platinum by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).Īfter achieving a younger audience with his first two albums, Beautiful Soul (2004) and Right Where You Want Me (2006), Jesse McCartney announced that his third studio album "gonna be a shock to a lot of people," saying: "Sonically, it will sound like a 2007 record but with that '80s bigness to it. Its music video shows the singer admiring a model before kissing her at the end. Sonically, the song is pop with an electro production style and sound effects from digital watches, alarm clocks and kitchen timers. Lyrically, the song sees Jesse eyeing a female's backside with plans to steal her from her current beau. "Leavin'" was considered a departure from Jesse's young image, having a more adult topic and sound. Written and produced by Tricky Stewart and The-Dream, with additional writing by James Bunton and Corron Ty Cole, "Leavin'" was sent to U.S. " Leavin'" is a song by American singer-songwriter Jesse McCartney, released as the lead single from McCartney's third studio album Departure (2008). "Leavin'" on YouTube (posted by Hollywood Records)
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