"Leave It Smokin'" is a song by Canadian singer Tamia. Inspired by New York summertime music, Tamia wrote the song alongside frequent collaborators Alicia Renee Williams and Salaam Remi for her seventh studio album Passion Like Fire (2018); its production was handled by Remi.[1] A throw-back to 1990s music, the uptempo R&B song exhibits elements of 1990s funk, soul, and dance music. Built on a stoic, snare-heavy retro break beat and a smooth, rhythmic groove, the song's instrumentation includes moody synthesizers, keyboard tones, and drums. Lyrically, "Leave It Smokin'" finds the singer looking for passions in her lover to fuel her needs.
The song was acclaimed by contemporary music critics, who praised its retro vibe, as well as the production handled by Remi and Tamia's gentle vocals. It appeared on several year-end lists. Released as the album's lead single on April 27, 2018, it became her biggest hit single in years. "Leave It Smokin'" peaked at number two on the US Adult R&B Songs chart in July 2018, finishing fourth on the chart's year-end listing, while also reaching the top 20 of the US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. Tamia performed the song at the 2018 award ceremony of Black Girls Rock!. The song was part of her set list for her Passion Like Fire Tour (2018–19).
"Leave It Smokin'" was written by Tamia along with Alicia Renee Williams and Salaam Remi, both of which had previously collaborated with the singer on her previous albums Beautiful Surprise (2012) and Love Life (2015).[2] Built upon a key pass that Remi provided "on the B50 of a melody and a snare," it was written over a stripped "New York summertime" instrumentation that Remi heavily polished late into the production of the song.[3] Recording of the song took place at the Remi's studios in Miami, Florida, while mixing was overseen by Gary Noble at The Instrument Zoo Studios.[2] Tamia later commented on the creation process: "[Remi] has this process of taking a song and sitting with it as long as he needs to in order to make it feel right. It sounded good when I left it but when I picked it up, it was great. It definitely has a feel, that good retro but still current vibe."[4]
Release and receptionedit
"Leave It Smokin'" received favorable reviews from music critics who complimented the song for its "retro R&B sound" which they considered reminiscent of early 1990s dance music.[4][5]SoulinStereo called the song "easily the album standout" and wrote: "It's as sultry as it's catchy – a playfully infectious mid-tempo groove that immediately seduces your ears. When it comes to summer songs for lovers, this is "Boo'd Up" for grown folks."[6]Los Angeles Times writer Gerrick D. Kennedy described "Leave It Smokin'" as a "seductive neo-soul throwback,"[7] while Elias Light from Rolling Stone remarked that it "employs a serviceable Soul II Soul-like shuffle."[8]Billboard ranked the song seventh on its 20 Best R&B Songs of 2018 listing,[9] with BBC Radio and other magazines such as Spin and SoulTracks also including it on their year-end lists.[10][11][12] Actor Bill Nighy included the song in his café playlist, released to The Guardian in January 2020.[13]
The song was released on April 27, 2018 through iTunes and other digital streaming platforms.[14] When asked about her decision to select it as the lead single from Passion Like Fire, Tamia elaborated: "Every time I work with Salaam Remi, I leave thinking I have a great record, and then he sits with it for three weeks and makes a thousand edits and just lives with it [...] I just felt such a connection with the song. It just felt fun like summertime, like a good way to introduce the album [...] I think it's important to show ebbs and flows for an album, and I just love this song."[15] On August 17, 2018, Plus One Music Group and eOne Music released a remix version of the song which features additional vocals from rapper Wale.[16] It received mixed reviews from critics.[17]
Chart performanceedit
"Leave It Smokin'" debuted at number 28 on the US BillboardAdult R&B Songs in the week ending May 12, becoming Tamia's first entry on the list since "Stuck with Me" in 2015.[18] For the week ending June 8, 2018, the song reached number 10 on chart, becoming her twelfth top ten entry as well as her first top 10 hit on the Adult R&B Songs chart since "Beautiful Surprise" peaked at number four of 2012.[1] "Leave It Smokin'" has since peaked at number two. On the US BillboardR&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart the song has peaked at number 16, becoming her most successful single since "Stranger in My House".[19]
Music videoedit
The music video for "Leave It Smokin'" was directed by Canadian filmmaker Aaron A. It was shot in Toronto and premiered on YouTube on June 15, 2018.[20]
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^Bennett, Jessica (April 30, 2018). "Tamia Makes Her Sultry Return With 'Leave It Smokin'". ebony.com. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^"Album Review: Tamia, Passion Like Fire". soulinstereo.com. 6 September 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^Kennedy, Gerrick D. (September 3, 2018). "Q&A: Twenty years after her debut, Tamia remains a steadfast R&B voice". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^Light, Elias (September 10, 2018). "Review: Tamia's 'Passion Like Fire' Needs More Spark". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
^"The 20 Best R&B Songs of 2018: Critics' Picks". Billboard. December 26, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^"We conclude our look back at the best tunes of 2018". BBC Radio. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^"The 101 Best Songs of 2018". Spin. December 20, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^"The Best Soul Songs of 2018 - Our Critics Pick". SoulTracks. 26 December 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^Sawyer, Miranda (January 26, 2020). "Bill Nighy: 'It takes me a long time to recover if I see myself on screen'". The Guardian. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^ abc"Leave It Smokin' – Single by Tamia". iTunes Store (US). 27 April 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
^"Tamia Interview: New Album "Passion Like Fire", New Single "Leave it Smokin", Motivation for New Music". YouKnowIGotSoul.com. May 19, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^"New Music: Tamia – Leave It Smokin (featuring Wale) (Remix)". YouKnowIGotSoul.com. August 19, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^Smith, Trevor (August 17, 2018). "Wale Jumps On Tamia's "Leave It Smokin" Remix". HotNewHipHop.com. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^"Adult R&B Songs – May 12, 2018". Billboard. May 12, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
^ ab"Tamia Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
^"New Video". realtamiaworld@Twitter. June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
^"Leave It Smokin' (Remix) (feat. Wale)". Spotify. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
^"Leave It Smokin' (Moon Boots Remix)". Spotify. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
^"Leave It Smokin' (The Kemist Remix)". Spotify. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
^"2018 Year End Chart: ADULT R&B SONGS". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
External linksedit
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Leave It Smokin is a song by Canadian singer Tamia Inspired by New York summertime music Tamia wrote the song alongside frequent collaborators Alicia Renee Williams and Salaam Remi for her seventh studio album Passion Like Fire 2018 its production was handled by Remi 1 A throw back to 1990s music the uptempo R amp B song exhibits elements of 1990s funk soul and dance music Built on a stoic snare heavy retro break beat and a smooth rhythmic groove the song s instrumentation includes moody synthesizers keyboard tones and drums Lyrically Leave It Smokin finds the singer looking for passions in her lover to fuel her needs Leave It Smokin The Kemist remix single coverSingle by Tamiafrom the album Passion Like FireReleasedApril 27 2018GenreR amp BLength3 55LabelPlus 121eOneSongwriter s Salaam RemiAlicia Renee WilliamsTamia HillProducer s Salaam RemiTamia singles chronology Love Falls Over Me 2015 Leave It Smokin 2018 Today I Do 2018 The song was acclaimed by contemporary music critics who praised its retro vibe as well as the production handled by Remi and Tamia s gentle vocals It appeared on several year end lists Released as the album s lead single on April 27 2018 it became her biggest hit single in years Leave It Smokin peaked at number two on the US Adult R amp B Songs chart in July 2018 finishing fourth on the chart s year end listing while also reaching the top 20 of the US R amp B Hip Hop Airplay chart Tamia performed the song at the 2018 award ceremony of Black Girls Rock The song was part of her set list for her Passion Like Fire Tour 2018 19 Contents 1 Recording 2 Release and reception 3 Chart performance 4 Music video 5 Track listing 6 Credits and personnel 7 Charts 7 1 Weekly charts 7 2 Year end charts 8 Release history 9 References 10 External linksRecording edit Leave It Smokin was written by Tamia along with Alicia Renee Williams and Salaam Remi both of which had previously collaborated with the singer on her previous albums Beautiful Surprise 2012 and Love Life 2015 2 Built upon a key pass that Remi provided on the B50 of a melody and a snare it was written over a stripped New York summertime instrumentation that Remi heavily polished late into the production of the song 3 Recording of the song took place at the Remi s studios in Miami Florida while mixing was overseen by Gary Noble at The Instrument Zoo Studios 2 Tamia later commented on the creation process Remi has this process of taking a song and sitting with it as long as he needs to in order to make it feel right It sounded good when I left it but when I picked it up it was great It definitely has a feel that good retro but still current vibe 4 Release and reception edit Leave It Smokin received favorable reviews from music critics who complimented the song for its retro R amp B sound which they considered reminiscent of early 1990s dance music 4 5 SoulinStereo called the song easily the album standout and wrote It s as sultry as it s catchy a playfully infectious mid tempo groove that immediately seduces your ears When it comes to summer songs for lovers this is Boo d Up for grown folks 6 Los Angeles Times writer Gerrick D Kennedy described Leave It Smokin as a seductive neo soul throwback 7 while Elias Light from Rolling Stone remarked that it employs a serviceable Soul II Soul like shuffle 8 Billboard ranked the song seventh on its 20 Best R amp B Songs of 2018 listing 9 with BBC Radio and other magazines such as Spin and SoulTracks also including it on their year end lists 10 11 12 Actor Bill Nighy included the song in his cafe playlist released to The Guardian in January 2020 13 The song was released on April 27 2018 through iTunes and other digital streaming platforms 14 When asked about her decision to select it as the lead single from Passion Like Fire Tamia elaborated Every time I work with Salaam Remi I leave thinking I have a great record and then he sits with it for three weeks and makes a thousand edits and just lives with it I just felt such a connection with the song It just felt fun like summertime like a good way to introduce the album I think it s important to show ebbs and flows for an album and I just love this song 15 On August 17 2018 Plus One Music Group and eOne Music released a remix version of the song which features additional vocals from rapper Wale 16 It received mixed reviews from critics 17 Chart performance edit Leave It Smokin debuted at number 28 on the US Billboard Adult R amp B Songs in the week ending May 12 becoming Tamia s first entry on the list since Stuck with Me in 2015 18 For the week ending June 8 2018 the song reached number 10 on chart becoming her twelfth top ten entry as well as her first top 10 hit on the Adult R amp B Songs chart since Beautiful Surprise peaked at number four of 2012 1 Leave It Smokin has since peaked at number two On the US Billboard R amp B Hip Hop Airplay chart the song has peaked at number 16 becoming her most successful single since Stranger in My House 19 Music video editThe music video for Leave It Smokin was directed by Canadian filmmaker Aaron A It was shot in Toronto and premiered on YouTube on June 15 2018 20 Track listing editDigital single 14 No TitleProducer s Length1 Leave It Smokin Remi3 54 Remix single 21 No TitleProducer s Length1 Leave It Smokin Remix featuring Wale Remix4 10 Remix single 22 No TitleProducer s Length1 Leave It Smokin remixed by Moon Boots RemiMoon Boots a 5 06 Remix single 23 No TitleProducer s Length1 Leave It Smokin The Kemist Remix RemiThe Kemist a 3 29 Notes a denotes additional producerCredits and personnel editCredits adapted from the liner notes of Passion Like Fire 2 Alicia Renee Williams writer Chris Gehringer mastering Tamia Hill writer Gary Noble mixing Salaam Remi production recording writerCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2018 Peakposition US R amp B Hip Hop Airplay Billboard 19 16 Year end charts edit Chart 2018 Position US Adult R amp B Songs Billboard 24 4Release history editRegion Date Format Label Ref Worldwide April 27 2018 digital downloadstreaming Plus 121eOne 14 References edit a b Anderson Trevor June 6 2018 Toni Braxton s Long as I Live Hits No 1 on Adult R amp B Songs Billboard Retrieved June 18 2018 a b c Passion Like Fire Media notes Tamia Plus 1 21 eOne 2018 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Salaam Remi Talks Do It For The Culture 2 His Start as a Producer Creating Masterpieces Exclusive YouKnowIGotSoul com September 10 2019 Retrieved June 18 2020 a b Radke Brock October 12 2018 Q amp A Tamia lasvegasmagazine com Retrieved June 18 2020 Bennett Jessica April 30 2018 Tamia Makes Her Sultry Return With Leave It Smokin ebony com Retrieved June 18 2020 Album Review Tamia Passion Like Fire soulinstereo com 6 September 2018 Retrieved June 18 2020 Kennedy Gerrick D September 3 2018 Q amp A Twenty years after her debut Tamia remains a steadfast R amp B voice Los Angeles Times Retrieved June 18 2020 Light Elias September 10 2018 Review Tamia s Passion Like Fire Needs More Spark Billboard Retrieved September 18 2018 The 20 Best R amp B Songs of 2018 Critics Picks Billboard December 26 2018 Retrieved June 18 2020 We conclude our look back at the best tunes of 2018 BBC Radio Retrieved June 18 2020 The 101 Best Songs of 2018 Spin December 20 2018 Retrieved June 18 2020 The Best Soul Songs of 2018 Our Critics Pick SoulTracks 26 December 2018 Retrieved June 18 2020 Sawyer Miranda January 26 2020 Bill Nighy It takes me a long time to recover if I see myself on screen The Guardian Retrieved June 18 2020 a b c Leave It Smokin Single by Tamia iTunes Store US 27 April 2018 Retrieved June 18 2018 Tamia Interview New Album Passion Like Fire New Single Leave it Smokin Motivation for New Music YouKnowIGotSoul com May 19 2018 Retrieved June 18 2020 New Music Tamia Leave It Smokin featuring Wale Remix YouKnowIGotSoul com August 19 2018 Retrieved June 18 2020 Smith Trevor August 17 2018 Wale Jumps On Tamia s Leave It Smokin Remix HotNewHipHop com Retrieved June 18 2020 Adult R amp B Songs May 12 2018 Billboard May 12 2018 Retrieved June 18 2018 a b Tamia Chart History Hot R amp B Hip Hop Airplay Billboard Retrieved July 5 2018 New Video realtamiaworld Twitter June 15 2018 Retrieved June 8 2018 Leave It Smokin Remix feat Wale Spotify Retrieved August 3 2021 Leave It Smokin Moon Boots Remix Spotify Retrieved August 3 2021 Leave It Smokin The Kemist Remix Spotify Retrieved August 3 2021 2018 Year End Chart ADULT R amp B SONGS Billboard Retrieved January 30 2019 External links editTamiaWorld com official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leave It Smokin 27 amp oldid 1121821702, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
