"Leave Me Alone" is a song written by Michael Jackson released as the eleventh and final track from the Bad album. It was released as a single on February 13, 1989, serving as the eighth single from the album.
Background[]
"Leave Me Alone" was produced by Quincy Jones and recorded in the fall of 1985 as a demo at Hayvenhurst, with the album version was recorded between April 12 and June 19, 1987. It was actually the first song to feature Jackson talking about his issues with media, tabloids and negative rumors about his personal life.
The track wasn't included on the first pressings of Bad. Rather, it was added in later 1987 pressings of the CD's.[1]
Music video[]
The video was released on January 2, 1989 and was directed by Jim Blashfield. It features Michael in an amusement park, filled with references to rumors about MJ, that tabloids were trying to spread at the time. The clip is made using stop-motion.
Audio[]
Lyrics[]
[Intro]
Aaow!
Hoo-hoo!
[Verse 1]
I don't care what you talkin' 'bout, baby
I don't care what you say
Don't you come walkin' beggin' back, mama
I don't care anyway
Time after time, I gave you all of my money
No excuses to make
Ain't no mountain that I can't climb, baby
All is goin' my way
[Pre-Chorus]
('Cause there's a time when you're right
And you know you must fight)
Who's laughin', baby? Don't you know?
(And there's the choice that we make
And this choice you will take)
Who's laughin', baby?
[Chorus]
So just leave me alone, girl (Leave me alone, leave me alone)
Leave me alone
Leave me alone, girl (Leave me alone, leave me alone, leave me alone)
Leave me alone (leave me alone)
Stop it!
Just stop doggin' me around (Just stop doggin' me)
Hee-hee!
Hoo-hoo!
[Verse 2]
There was a time I used to say "Girl, I need you"
But who is sorry now?
You really hurt, you used to take and deceive me
Now, who is sorry now?
You got a way of makin' me feel so sorry
I found out right away
Don't you come walkin', beggin', I ain’t lovin' you
Don't you get in my way
[Pre-Chorus]
('Cause there's a time when you're right
And you know you must fight)
Who's laughin', baby? Don't you know?
(And there's the choice that we make
And this choice you will take)
Who's laughin', baby?
[Chorus]
So just leave me alone, girl (Leave me alone, leave me alone)
Leave me alone
Leave me alone, girl (Leave me alone, leave me alone, leave me alone)
Leave me alone (Leave me alone)
Stop it!
Just stop doggin' me around
Hee-hee!
Hoo-hoo!
Aaow!
[Instrumental Inturleude]
Da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da da-da da-da
Da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da da-da da-da
Da-da-da-da-da da-da
Da-da-da-da
Da-da-da da
Ah, ah
[Pre-Chorus]
('Cause there's a time when you're right
And you know you must fight)
Who's laughin', baby? Don't you know, girl?
(There's the choice that we make) (Stop it, baby)
(And this choice you will take) (Stop it, baby)
Who's laughin', baby?
[Chorus]
So just leave me alone, girl (Hee!) (Leave me alone, leave me alone)
Leave me alone
Leave me alone, girl (Leave me alone, leave me alone, leave me alone)
Leave me alone (Leave me alone)
Stop it!
Just stop doggin' me
Leave me alone, girl (Leave me alone, leave me alone)
Leave me alone
Leave me alone, girl (Leave me alone, leave me alone, leave me alone)
Leave me alone (Leave me alone)
Stop it!
Just stop doggin' me around
Hee-hee!
Hoo-hoo!
[Outro]
Don't come beggin' me
Don't come beggin'
Don't come lovin' me
Don't come beggin'
I love you
I don't want it
I don't, I don't, I don't, I, aaow!
Hee-hee!
Hoo-hoo!
Don't come beggin' me
Don't come beggin'
Don't come lovin' me
Don't come beggin'
I love you
I don't want it
I don't need it
I don't love ya
Gallery[]
![Vinyl back cover[2]](/wiki/File:Leavemealonevinylback.jpg "Leavemealonevinylback.jpg (77 KB)")
![Vinyl[2]](/wiki/File:Leavemealonevinyl.jpg "Leavemealonevinyl.jpg (135 KB)")
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Trivia[]
- The music video for "Leave Me Alone" was first released as a part of Jackson's 1988 film, Moonwalker.
- While filming the clip, Tatiana Thumbtzen (star of "The Way You Make Me Feel" music video) visited the set for "Leave Me Alone". She got to do a photoshoot with Jackson.
- While "Leave Me Alone" is well known for it being an exclusive to the CD version of Bad, there have been three exceptions. The first was back in 2001, when "Leave Me Alone" appeared on the cassette version of the 2001 Bad: Special Edition reissue. "Leave Me Alone" also appeared again on vinyl with the 2009 re-release of the Bad album, and once again on the 25th reissue of the Bad album on November 29, 2012.