Leave It Alone (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Leave It Alone


Artist = Operator Please
Album = Yes Yes Vindictive‎
B-side = "Mister Mister",
"Crash Tragic",
"Icicle"
Released = flagicon|United Kingdom November 19, 2007
flagicon|Australia February 25, 2008 [ [http://www.heraldsunhit.com.au/product/leave_it_alone_1678373_240152.html Australian release dates] Retrieved on February 14, 2008.]
track_no =
Recorded = 2006
Genre = Rock, alternative rock, Hard rock, Dance
Length = 3:38 (album version)
3:33 (radio edit)
Writer =
Label = Brille Records
Producer = Simon Barnicott
Misc = Extra chronology
Artist = Operator Please
Type = singles
Last single = "Get What You Want"
(2007)
This single = "Leave It Alone"
(2007)
Next single = "Two for My Seconds"
(2008)

"Leave It Alone" is a song by Operator Please and is the third single released from their debut album "Yes Yes Vindictive". It was released as the second single from the album in the United Kingdom on November 19, 2007 [ [http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/2610632 "Leave It Alone" release] ] , and as the third single in Australia on February 25, 2008.

The Nine Network has been using the song to promote its coverage of the 2008 Commonwealth Bank Series cricket tournament.

The song debuted in its first week on the ARIA Singles Chart on the 25th of February at number 90, before ascending to number 62.

The song exists in two versions: one is a radio edit and the other is the album version. Both versions have three choruses but the order they appear in are mixed around between both versions.

Music video

The music video was directed by Duncan Skiles. The video premiered on Operator Please's official website on October 31.

The video opens up with all band members playing their instruments in a warehouse. At the beginning of the chorus, the keyboardist, Sarah Gardiner, and the lead singer, Amandah Wilkinson, begin to fight. As Wilkinson hits Gardiner in the mouth, yellow paint pours out of her mouth. The bassist, Ashley McConnell, begins to fight Wilkinson as well during the chorus. Wilkinson wins while green paint pours out of her mouth. For the second chorus the violinist, Taylor Henderson, begins to fight Wilkinson and Henderson punches Wilkinson in the mouth and pink paint pours out of her mouth. Wilkinson then punches Henderson in the mouth and orange blood pours out. During the bridge, it shows various shots of all members getting punched except for Tim Commandeur. Commandeur then uses his crash cymbal from his drum set and uses them as Frisbees and cuts off Henderson's hand and McConnell's foot. He then chucks his drum sticks at Gardiner and they go through her eyes. Wilkinson then rips off Commandeur's arm as blue blood pours out. Henderson then uses her remaining arm to make her violin as a bow and arrow which then stabs Wilkinson in the stomach. For the conclusion of the video, it shows all members dead on the floor.

Blood colours Amandah - Pink Sarah - Yellow Ashley - Green Taylor - Orange Timmy - Blue

Track listings

;UK CD single [ [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000XJ41YY UK CD Single] ]
# "Leave It Alone" (radio edit)
# "Leave It Alone" (album version)
# "Leave It Alone" (live)
# "Leave It Alone" (music video)
# "Crash Tragic"
# "Icicle"

;UK iTunes CD single
# "Leave It Alone" (radio edit)
# "Leave It Alone" (New Young Pony Club Mix)

;AUS CD single [ [http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/id/1125291 Operator Please - Leave It Alone Music at JB Hi-Fi Australia ] ]
# "Leave It Alone" (radio edit) - 3:34
# "Leave It Alone" (album version) - 3:41
# "Mister Mister" (live demo) - 2:22
# "Leave It Alone" (New Young Pony Club remix) - 4:49
# "Leave It Alone" (David E. Sugar remix) - 4:52

Charts

References