Leavin' (Tony! Toni! Toné! song)
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| Single by Tony! Toni! Toné! | ||||
| from the album Sons of Soul | ||||
| Released | April 12, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
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| Length | 3:57 (radio edit) 5:57 (album version) | |||
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| Producer(s) | Tony! Toni! Toné! | |||
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"Leavin'" is a song by American R&B group Tony! Toni! Toné!, released on April 12, 1994 by Wing, Mercury and Polygram as the fourth single from their third album, Sons of Soul (1993). The optimistic, upbeat song features turntable scratches and a sample of A Tribe Called Quest's 1990 song "If the Papes Come". Music critics found the song's style and group member Raphael Wiggins' singing reminiscent of Smokey Robinson.
"Leavin'" charted at number 82 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and at number 41 on the Hot R&B Singles. It attained its highest charting in New Zealand, where it peaked at number 30. The song also appeared on the soundtrack to the 1994 film Beverly Hills Cop III.