"I'm Leavin'" is a song recorded by British singer

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for her 1997 eponymous album. It was written by Crayge Lindesay and

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, and produced by Ian Devaney and Peter Mokran. The song was released as the last promotional single from ''

'' in the United States on 9 February 1998. The track was remixed by

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-winning American dance producer, Hex Hector. In April 1998, it became Stansfield's seventh song to top the US ''

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chart and fourth from ''Lisa Stansfield'' to do so (following "People Hold On" (The Bootleg Mixes), "

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" and " Never Gonna Fall"). This success on the dance chart prompted

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to release '' The Remix Album'' in June 1998, which included two remixes of "I'm Leavin'." Eight years later, on 6 June 2006, Dance Vault Mixes with five of Hex Hector remixes were released digitally in the United States. In 2014, "I'm Leavin'" (Hex Hector N.Y.C. Rough Mix) was included on '' People Hold On ... The Remix Anthology'' and ''

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''. In June 1998, "I'm Leavin'" also promoted ''The Remix Album'' on Polish radio, reaching number three on the airplay chart.

Critical reception

The song received favorable reviews from music critics, who called it a melancholy ballad that "absolutely shines" as a dance track, and should have become a hit.

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from ''

'' described the song as a "intensely soulful, heartbreaking ballad" and noted further that Stansfield "offers her strongest, most commercially viable single" since "

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". He also stated that "lyrically, it stretches miles beyond standard love-gone-wrong fodder, and La Lisa delivers a vocal that is straight from the gut. Every syllable drips with raw, empathetic emotion. If you're not in the mood for a slow jam". Natasha Stovall from ''

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'' commented that Stansfield sounds "edgy – even harsh – when she's staring, eyes appropriately red-rimmed, at a broken affair" in the song.

Track listings

* US promotional CD single #"I'm Leavin'" (Radio Mix) – 4:18 #"I'm Leavin'" (Album Version) – 4:37 * US promotional 12" single ( Hex Hector Remixes) #"I'm Leavin'" (Main Club Mix) – 10:08 #"I'm Leavin'" (Radio Mix) – 4:19 #"I'm Leavin'" (NYC Rough Mix) – 10:08 #"I'm Leavin'" (Leavin' Drums) – 3:07 * European promotional CD single #"I'm Leavin'" (Hex Hector Radio Mix) – 4:17 #"I'm Leavin'" (Hex Hector Club Mix) – 10:06 * UK promotional 12" single #"I'm Leavin'" (Hex Hector Club Mix) – 10:06 #"

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) – 8:54 #" Never Gonna Fall" ( Victor Calderone) – 7:12 * 2006 US digital Dance Vault Mixes #"I'm Leavin'" (Main Club Mix) – 10:08 #"I'm Leavin'" (Main Club with Edit) – 9:53 #"I'm Leavin'" (Radio Mix) – 4:19 #"I'm Leavin'" (NYC Rough Mix) – 10:09 #"I'm Leavin'" (Drums) – 3:08

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