Leave It Smokin'

"Leave It Smokin'"
Single by Tamia
from the album Passion Like Fire
Released April 27, 2018[1]
Format Digital download
Recorded 2018
Genre
Length 3:55
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Salaam Remi
Tamia singles chronology
"Love Falls Over Me"
(2015)		 "Leave It Smokin'"
(2018)		 "Today I Do"
(2018)

"Love Falls Over Me"
(2015)		 "Leave It Smokin'"
(2018)		 "Today I Do"
(2018)

"Leave It Smokin'" is a song by Canadian recording artist Tamia.[1] It was written by Tamia along with Alicia Renee and Salaam Remi and produced by the latter for her upcoming seventh studio album Passion Like Fire, scheduled for a 2018 release.[2] Released as the album's first single, it has since peaked at number two on the US Billboard Adult R&B Songs.[3]

Release and reception

The song was released on April 27, 2018 through iTunes and other digital streaming platforms.[1] When asked about her decision to select it as the lead single from her seventh studio album 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."[4]

Chart performance

"Leave It Smokin'" debuted at number 28 on the US Billboard Adult R&B Songs in the week ending May 12, becoming Tamia's first entry on the list since "Stuck with Me" in 2015.[5] 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.[2] "Leave It Smokin'" has since peaked at number two.[3] On the US Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart the song has peaked at number 16, becoming her most successful single since "Stranger in My House".

Music video

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.[6]

Track listing

Digital download[1]

  1. "Leave It Smokin'" – 4:55

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[3] 2
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[7] 16

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Leave It Smokin' – Single by Tamia". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Anderson, Trevor (June 6, 2018). "Toni Braxton's 'Long as I Live' Hits No. 1 on Adult R&B Songs". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Tamia Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Tamia Interview: New Album "Passion Like Fire", New Single "Leave it Smokin", Motivation for New Music". YouKnowIGotSoul.com. May 19, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Adult R&B Songs – May 12, 2018". Billboard. May 12, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  6. ↑ "New Video". realtamiaworld@Twitter. June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Tamia Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
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