Leave a Little Love

For the Lulu song, see Something to Shout About (album).

"Leave a Little Love" is a song by Swedish DJ and producer Alesso and Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren. It was released on 25 February 2021 via Kontor Records and Universal. It also marks the first collaboration for them on an original song.^[3]

"Leave a Little Love"
Single by Alesso and Armin van Buuren
Released	25 February 2021 (2021-02-25)
Genre	Slap house^[1] (original) progressive trance^[2] (club mix)
Length	3:07
Label	Kontor Universal Armind (club mix)
Songwriter(s)	Armin van Buuren Benno de Goeij Alessandro Lindblad Laura Welsh Max Wolfgang Tom Martin
Producer(s)	Alesso van Buuren de Goeij
Alesso singles chronology
"The End" (2020) "Leave a Little Love" (2021) "Going Dumb" (2021)
Armin van Buuren singles chronology
"Turn the World into a Dancefloor" (2021) "Leave a Little Love" (2021) "Magico" (2021)
Music video
"Leave a Little Love" on YouTube

Critical reception

Ellie Mullins of We Rave You commented the track: "the powerful and anthemic vocals drive the track in the right direction, acting as the cherry on top of the delicious-sounding cake."^[4]

Music video

The music video was released on 7 March 2021. According to a description by Rachel Narozniak of Dancing Astronaut, the video features with an animated and visual of "Mario Kart-esque", artists are stylized as race cars, and recorded they "rush to the finish line in nearly four minutes' time."^[5]

Other versions

In March 2021, van Buuren released the "Club Mix" version of the track. It has element of progressive trance.^[6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Leave a Little Love"

Chart (2021–2024)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)^[7]	26
Hungary (Dance Top 40)^[8]	9
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)^[9]	10
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[10]	23
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[11]	62
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)^[12]	19
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)^[13]	5

Year-end charts

2021 year-end chart performance for "Leave a Little Love"

Chart (2021)	Position
Hungary (Dance Top 40)^[14]	88
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)^[15]	61
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)^[16]	67

2022 year-end chart performance for "Leave a Little Love"

Chart (2022)	Position
Hungary (Dance Top 40)^[17]	67

2023 year-end chart performance for "Leave a Little Love"

Chart (2023)	Position
Hungary (Dance Top 40)^[18]	64

Certifications

Certifications for "Leave a Little Love"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI)^[19]	Gold	40,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and versions for "Leave a Little Love"

Region	Date	Format	Version	Label	Ref.
Various	25 February 2021	Digital download streaming	Original	Kontor Universal	^[20]
	12 March 2021		Club mix	Armind	^[21]

References

1. Tryon, Oliver (26 February 2021). "Alesso & Armin van Buuren Team Up For Underwhelming 'Leave A Little Love'". Cultr. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
2. Cherla, Mmkrishna (17 March 2021). "Armin van Buuren & Alesso Release Club Mix Of 'Leave A Little Love'". The Music Essentials. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
3. Heffler, Jason (26 February 2021). "Armin van Buuren and Alesso team up for anthemic single 'Leave A Little Love': Listen". edm.com. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
4. Mullins, Ellie (1 March 2021). "Alesso & Armin van Buuren unleash powerful collaboration 'Leave a Little Love': Listen". We Rave You. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
5. Narozniak, Rachel (8 March 2021). "Alesso and Armin van Buuren rev the 'Leave A Little Love' engine with accompanying visual [Watch]". Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
6. Yopko, Nick (15 March 2021). "Armin van Buuren Releases Vintage Trance Mix of Collaboration With Alesso, 'Leave a Little Love'". edm.com. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
7. "Alesso & Armin van Buuren – Leave A Little Love" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
8. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
9. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
10. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 23, 2021" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
11. "Alesso & Armin van Buuren – Leave A Little Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
12. "Alesso Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
13. "Armin van Buuren Chart History (Dance Mix/Show Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
14. "Dance Top 100 - 2021". Mahasz. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
15. "Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2021" (in Hungarian). Mahasz. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
16. "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
17. "Dance Top 100 – a hazai DJ-k játszásai alapján – 2022" (in Hungarian). Association of Hungarian Record Companies (MAHASZ). Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
18. "Dance Top 100 – a hazai DJ-k játszásai alapján – 2023" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. from the original on 25 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
19. "Dutch single certifications – Alesso, Armin van Buuren – Leave a Little Love" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 6 March 2023. Enter Leave a Little Love in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2022 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
20. "Leave a Little Love - Single by Alesso & Armin van Buuren". 25 February 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021 – via Apple Music.
21. "Alesso & Armin van Buuren – Leave a Little Love (Club Mix) (2021, File)". Discogs.