Leave Them All Behind
"Leave Them All Behind" is a song by the British rock band Ride. It was released on 3 February 1992 as the lead single from the band's second studio album Going Blank Again, of which it is the opening track. The song's lyrics are a confident statement about Ride's musical talent relative to the rest of the shoegaze scene, which is why the band wanted to release it as the album's first single. It features both of the band's singers, Andy Bell and Mark Gardener, on lead vocals.
| "Leave Them All Behind" | ||||
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| Single by Ride | ||||
| from the album Going Blank Again | ||||
| B-side | "Chrome Waves" "Grasshopper" | |||
| Released | 3 February 1992 | |||
| Recorded | May–November 1991 | |||
| Studio | Chipping Norton Recording Studios, Chipping Norton Blackbarn Studios, Ripley | |||
| Genre | Shoegaze | |||
| Length | 8:17 | |||
| Label | Creation/Sire | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Andy Bell, Loz Colbert, Mark Gardener, Steve Queralt | |||
| Producer(s) | Alan Moulder, Ride | |||
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The song was Ride's most commercially successful single, debuting at No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart, their highest-ever position. It also became the first single released on Creation Records to reach the top ten in the United Kingdom. "Leave Them All Behind" is commonly recognized as one of Ride's best songs as well as one of the greatest accomplishments in the shoegaze genre.