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"Me & U"
Single by Cassie
from the album Cassie
ReleasedApril 25, 2006 (2006-04-25)
RecordedApril 2005
Length3:11
LabelBad Boy
Songwriter(s)Ryan Leslie
Producer(s)Ryan Leslie
Cassie singles chronology
"Me & U"
(2006) 		"Long Way 2 Go"
(2006)
Music video
"Me & U" on YouTube

"Me & U" is a song by American singer Cassie from her self-titled debut studio album.

Background

In early 2005, producer Ryan Leslie met Cassie at New York's Marquee night club and later signed her to his production company NextSelection.[1][2] "Me & U" was a demo they recorded in April 2005.[3] Leslie recorded and produced it himself with keyboards and a Mac in the living room of his apartment in Harlem.[1]

Composition

The Washington Post describes Cassie vocals as "Janet-Jackson-after-20-flights-of-stairs thin".

Release and promotion

A campaign on the social networking service Myspace was developed by Leslie to promote "Me & U". It involved Cassie providing fans with a daily behind-the-scenes look at her life. In November 2005, "Me & U" was shared on the platform and within three weeks 60,000 users had made it their Myspace background music. The song became a viral phenomenon, reaching an audience of 10 million prior to its promotion and distribution deal with Atlantic and Bad Boy Records.[1]

2million listeners. It soon became a club hit in the USA, and a promotional tour with Leslie in Germany created an overseas audience. "As soon as they started the MySpace page, people were able to put my face and name to the song, and they loved it https://www.proquest.com/docview/409020140/A4924041A24F6DPQ/13?accountid=196403&sourcetype=Newspapers

Charts

Chart performance for "Leavemealone"
Chart (2023–2024) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 13
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 57
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 21
Lithuania (AGATA)[7] 51
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 4
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[9] 31
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 11
UK Dance (OCC)[11] 2
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[12] 6

Certifications

Certifications for "Leavemealone"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[13] Platinum 70,000‡
Belgium (BRMA)[14] Gold 20,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[15] Platinum 30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Gold 400,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b c Stevenson, Seth (November 20, 2006). "The Perfect Score". New York. Vol. 39, no. 41. pp. 34–39.
  2. ^ Hope, Clover (July 29, 2006). "Bad Boy's Done Good". Billboard. 118 (30): 45–46.
  3. ^ Quarles, Alicia (August 23, 2006). "Model-turned-singer Cassie strikes gold first time out" (Press release). Associated Press. Retrieved May 23, 2025 – via Ocala StarBanner.
  4. ^ "Fred Again.. & Baby Keem – Leavemealone". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Fred Again.. & Baby Keem – Leavemealone" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  7. ^ "2023 50-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Fred Again.. & Baby Keem – Leavemealone". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  9. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 6. týden 2024 in the date selector. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs - Week of December 23, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  13. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  14. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2024". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  15. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Fred Again & Baby Keem – Leavemealone". Radioscope. Retrieved 27 December 2024. Type Leavemealone in the "Search:" field.
  16. ^ "British single certifications – Fred Again & Baby Keem – Leavemealone". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
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