Leave Them All Behind
1992 single by Ride / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Leave Them All Behind" is a song by the British rock band Ride. It was released on 3 February 1992 as the lead single from the band's second studio album Going Blank Again, of which it is the opening track. The song's lyrics are a confident statement about Ride's musical talent relative to the rest of the shoegaze scene, which is why the band wanted to release it as the album's first single.[2] It features both of the band's singers, Andy Bell and Mark Gardener, on lead vocals.
"Leave Them All Behind" | ||||
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Single by Ride | ||||
from the album Going Blank Again | ||||
B-side | "Chrome Waves" "Grasshopper" | |||
Released | 3 February 1992 | |||
Recorded | May–November 1991 | |||
Studio | Chipping Norton Recording Studios, Chipping Norton Blackbarn Studios, Ripley | |||
Genre | Shoegaze[1] | |||
Length | 8:17 | |||
Label | Creation/Sire | |||
Songwriter(s) | Andy Bell, Loz Colbert, Mark Gardener, Steve Queralt | |||
Producer(s) | Alan Moulder, Ride | |||
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The song was Ride's most commercially successful single, debuting at No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart, their highest-ever position. It also became the first single released on Creation Records to reach the top ten in the United Kingdom.[3] "Leave Them All Behind" is commonly recognized as one of Ride's best songs as well as one of the greatest accomplishments in the shoegaze genre.[3][4]