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, 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 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 Bubbling Under Flanders)^[6]	1
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under 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 (OCC)^[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 (OCC)^[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^‡
Canada (Music Canada)^[29]	Platinum	80,000^‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[30]	Platinum	90,000^‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[31]	Gold	15,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[32]	Gold	400,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Don't Leave - Single by Snakehips & MØ on Apple Music".
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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.
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13. "Snakehips & MØ – Don't Leave" (in German). 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.
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18. "Snakehips & MØ – Don't Leave". VG-lista. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
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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. "Snakehips & MØ – Don't Leave". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
24. "Snakehips & MØ – Don't Leave". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
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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 Charts – Accreditations – 2017 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
29. "Canadian single certifications – Snakehips – Don't Leave". Music Canada. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
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