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{{Infobox song
| name       = Leave Right Now
| artist     = [[Thomas Rhett]]
| album      = [[Life Changes (Thomas Rhett album)|Life Changes]]
| type       = promotional single
| cover      = Leave Right Now TR.jpeg
| released   = {{start date|2018|04|13}}
| recorded   =
| genre      =
* [[Electronic dance music|EDM]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Langeler|first1=Wes|title=Thomas Rhett's "Leave Right Now" Gets The EDM Remix Treatment|url=http://www.whiskeyriff.com/2018/04/13/thomas-rhetts-leave-right-now-gets-the-edm-remix-treatment/|accessdate=April 17, 2018|work=Whiskey Riff|date=August 9, 2017}}</ref><ref name="taste of country"/><ref name="rolling stone"/>
* [[Pop rock]]<ref name="toc review"/>
| label      = [[Big Machine Records|Valory]]
| length     = {{duration|m=3|s=16}} {{small|(album version)}}
* {{duration|m=3|s=09}} {{small|(radio edit)}}
| writer     = {{hlist|Thomas Rhett|Julian Bunetta|Edward Drewett|John Henry Ryan}}
| producer   = {{hlist|Thomas Rhett|Julian Bunetta}}
| misc       =
}}
"'''Leave Right Now'''" is a song co-written and recorded by American [[country pop]] singer [[Thomas Rhett]] for his third studio album, ''[[Life Changes (Thomas Rhett album)|Life Changes]]'' (2017). Inspired by trends in modern [[dance music]], Rhett co-wrote the track with Edward Drewett, John Henry Ryan, and his co-producer, Julian Bunetta. An [[extended play]] featuring various [[remix]]es of the song was released April 13, 2018 through the [[Big Machine Records|Valory Music Group]]. "Leave Right Now" serves as the fifth [[promotional single]] for the album.
"Leave Right Now" has peaked at number 38 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs]] chart.
==Background and recording==
"Leave Right Now" was written in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] and was originally intended as an acoustic [[country pop]] song.<ref name="sounds like nashville">{{cite web|last1=Brickey|first1=Kelly|title=Thomas Rhett Readies His 'Life Changes' Record with Excitement and Nerves|url=http://www.soundslikenashville.com/news/thomas-rhett-life-changes-anticipation/|website=Sounds Like Nashville|accessdate=April 17, 2018|date=September 5, 2017}}</ref> Rhett drew inspiration from [[electronic dance music]], particularly the songs of [[the Chainsmokers]], and proposed adding a [[drop (music)|drop]] after the chorus.<ref name="sounds like nashville"/> He told media outlets when discussing the album's recording that he "never in a million years" expected the song to make it on the record as is because of its "progressive" sound, which he worried might be jarring to [[country music]] fans.<ref name="taste of country">{{cite news|last1=Houghton|first1=Cillea|title=Thomas Rhett Anticipating Fan Comments on New EDM-Style Song|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/thomas-rhett-leave-right-now-fan-reaction/|accessdate=April 17, 2018|work=[[Taste of Country]]|date=September 25, 2017}}</ref>
In April 2018, Valory Music Group commissioned a set of remixes for the song to serve as a promotional single, concurrent with the radio release of "Life Changes".<ref name="metro">{{cite web|last1=Baillie|first1=Katie|title=Thomas Rhett steps away from country roots to release huge dance track Leave Right Now|url=http://metro.co.uk/2018/04/12/thomas-rhett-steps-away-from-country-roots-to-release-huge-dance-track-leave-right-now-7460290/|website=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|accessdate=April 17, 2018|date=April 12, 2018}}</ref> The resulting extended play includes the original album version, a shortened [[radio edit]], an EDM remix from Danish [[disc jockey|DJ]] [[Martin Jensen (DJ)|Martin Jensen]], and a stripped-down "Nashville mix."<ref name="rolling stone">{{cite magazine|last1=McKenna|first1=Brittney|title=Hear Thomas Rhett's 'Nashville Mix' of EDM Song 'Leave Right Now'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/thomas-rhetts-leave-right-now-hear-nashville-mix-w519232|accessdate=April 17, 2018|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=April 17, 2018}}</ref>
==Composition==
"Leave Right Now" combines influences of pop and electronic dance music, including a post-chorus drop, with honest, wistful lyrics and a more traditionally country narrative.<ref name="sounds like nashville"/><ref name="rolling stone"/> Lyrically, the song revolves around a guy meeting a romantic interest at a party and suggesting that they leave early and get to know each other better in private.<ref name="metro"/> The song begins with [[acoustic music|acoustic]] guitar chords, which give way to slick electronic beats later on.<ref name="rolling stone"/><ref name="toc review"/>
==Critical reception==
The staff of ''[[Taste of Country]]'' praised Rhett's willingness to take a risk on the song, writing, that the song "push[es] the boundaries of country music further than" most artists.<ref name="toc review">{{cite news|last1=Dukes|first1=Billy|last2=Whitaker|first2=Sterling|title=Album Spotlight: Thomas Rhett, 'Life Changes'|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/thomas-rhett-life-changes/|accessdate=April 17, 2018|work=[[Taste of Country]]|date=September 8, 2017}}</ref> Markos Papadatos of ''Digital Journal'' described the song as "addicting" in a complimentary album review.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Papadatos|first1=Markos|title=Review: Thomas Rhett back with best album to date with 'Life Changes'|url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/entertainment/music/review-thomas-rhett-back-with-best-album-to-date-with-life-changes/article/502050|accessdate=April 17, 2018|work=Digital Journal|date=September 9, 2017}}</ref> Georgia Davis of ''The Post'' gave a more mixed review of the song, writing that it is "lyrically a treat," but that its sound feels out of place on the album.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Davies|first1=Georgia|title=Album Review: Thomas Rhett blends bro-country, traditional sounds on 'Life Changes'|url=http://www.thepostathens.com/article/2017/09/thomas-rhett-album-review-life-changes|website=The Post Athens|accessdate=April 17, 2018|date=September 11, 2017}}</ref>
==Commercial performance==
Following the release of ''Life Changes'', "Leave Right Now" entered the [[Hot Country Songs]] chart dated September 30, 2017 at number 38.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Hot Country Songs: The Week Of September 30, 2017|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/2017-09-30|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=April 17, 2018}}</ref>
==Music video==
''[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]'' reported that an accompanying [[music video]] is being filmed for the song sometime in the spring of 2018.<ref name="metro"/> A statement from Rhett states that the video intends to "[play] around with the energy of the song" by speeding up and slowing down various scenes in time with the music for emphasis.<ref name="metro"/> Directed by Justin Clough and filmed at the Frist Art Museum in Nashville, Tennessee, the video premiered May 23, 2018.<ref name="rolling stone video">{{cite magazine |last1=Freeman |first1=Jon |title=See Thomas Rhett's Hypnotic 'Leave Right Now' Video |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/see-thomas-rhetts-hypnotic-leave-right-now-video-w520700 |accessdate=May 30, 2018 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=May 23, 2018}}</ref> The video uses the audio of the [[Martin Jensen (DJ)|Martin Jensen]] remix.<ref name="rolling stone video" />
==Track listing==
{{track listing
| headline = ''Leave Right Now: The Remixes''<ref>{{cite web|title=Thomas Rhett: Leave Right Now (The Remixes)|url=https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Thomas_Rhett_Leave_Right_Now_The_Remixes?id=Btg3ocxk7gqhn6frg4tx2xztwt4&PCamRefID=LFV_2887a7619904f89ab1e2a1455d2e1f07|website=[[Google Play]]|accessdate=April 17, 2018}}</ref>
| title1   = Leave Right Now
| length1  = 3:16
| title2   = Leave Right Now
| note2    = radio edit
| length2  = 3:09
| title3   = Leave Right Now
| note3    = [[Martin Jensen (DJ)|Martin Jensen]] mix
| length3  = 2:42
| title4   = Leave Right Now
| note4    = Nashville mix
| length4  = 3:19
| total_length = 12:26
}}
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! Chart (2017)
! Peak<br />position
|-
{{single chart|Billboardcountrysongs|38|artist=Thomas Rhett|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 17, 2018}}
|-
|}
==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Thomas Rhett|title=Leave Right Now|award=Gold|type=single|certyear=2021|accessdate=August 11, 2021}}
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==References==
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