Leave Me Lonely

This article is about the Dangerous Woman song. For unreleased reprise, see Leave Me Lonely (Reprise).

Leave Me Lonely
General information
Featured artist	Macy Gray
Release date	May 20, 2016
Recorded	2015-2016
Studio	Vietom Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	R&B/Soul
Length	3:49
Album	Dangerous Woman
Label	Republic Records
Songwriter(s)	Tommy Brown, Victoria McCants, Thomas Parker Lumpkins, Steven Franks
Producer(s)	Thomas Parker Lumpkins, P/K/A "Mr. McClendon", Tommy Brown, Steven Franks
Credits	Leave Me Lonely credits
Dangerous Woman chronology
"Greedy"
"Leave Me Lonely"
"Everyday"
Music video

"Leave Me Lonely" is the eighth track from Ariana Grande's third studio album, Dangerous Woman. It features singer Macy Gray. It was released through Republic Records on May 20, 2016.

Background

On March 15, 2016, Grande revealed to KTU 103.5 that Dangerous Woman would contain a song called "Leave Me Lonely" that will feature American Grammy-winning R&B, jazz and soul singer, Macy Gray. The feature is one out of a total of four that will appear on the album. Grande describes the song as "really special."

She performed this song for the first time on April 7, 2016, in Las Vegas at the T-Mobile Arena. She performed this song again on April 26, at the TIME 100 Gala, for which she was named one of the most influential artists of 2016.

Videos

Ariana Grande - Leave Me Lonely (feat. Macy Gray) Live

Ariana Grande - Leave Me Lonely (Vevo Presents)-0

Lyrics

[Intro: Macy Gray & Ariana Grande]
Dangerous love
You're no good for me, darling
Yeah, you turn me away
Like I'm begging for a dollar
Danger, oh, how you hold me
I get a chill inside
And nothing frightens me, baby (Ah, yeah), oh

[Verse: Ariana Grande]
Is it love when so easily you said "goodbye"?
Is it love when we've given up before we tried?
Is it love when you stole my peace of mind?
Is it love when you cry, and cry and cry?

[Pre-Chorus: Ariana Grande]
So when you walk out that door
Don't you come back no more
My heart has had enough of the give and take
And as much as I want you to stay

[Chorus 1: Ariana Grande]
You're a dangerous love
Maybe you're no good for me, darling
Cause if you're gonna love me and leave me hanging here
Then I'd rather you leave me lonely
Even though it hurts
Oooh, you're a dangerous love, hey, hey

[Refrain: Macy Gray]
Dangerous love
You're no good for me, darling
Yeah, you turn me away
Like I'm begging for a dollar
Danger, oh, how you hold me
I get a chill inside
And nothing frightens me, baby, oh

[Pre-Chorus: Ariana Grande]
So when you walk out that door
Don't you come back no more
My heart has had enough of the give and take
And as much as I want you to stay

[Chorus 2: Ariana Grande]
You're a dangerous love
So maybe you're no good for me, darling
Cause if you're gonna love me and leave me hanging here
Then I'd rather you leave me lonely
Even though it hurts
Mmmm, you're a dangerous love, baby

[Outro: Macy Gray]
Dangerous love
You're no good for me, darling
Yeah, you turn me away
Like I'm begging for a dollar
Danger, oh, how you hold me
I get a chill inside
And nothing frightens me, baby, oh