"If You Leave"
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Single by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
from the album Pretty in Pink soundtrack
Released 28 April 1986
Format 7", 12"
Genre Synthpop, New Wave
Length 4:30
Label Virgin Records (U.K.)
A&M Records (U.S.)
Producer Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Tom Lord-Alge
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark singles chronology
"La Femme Accident"
(1985)
"If You Leave"
(1986)
"(Forever) Live and Die"
(1986)

"If You Leave" is a 1986 song by the British synthpop group Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. It was recorded for the soundtrack to the film Pretty in Pink where it was played prominently during the final scene. It became the group's biggest hit in the U.S., reaching number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but was not a major hit in the UK, where it only reached number 48 on the UK Singles Chart.

Contents

Track listing [link]

7": Virgin / VS 843 (UK) [link]

  1. "If You Leave" - 4:30
  2. "88 Seconds in Greensboro" - 4:20

7": A&M / AM 8669 (US) [link]

  1. "If You Leave" - 4:24
  2. "Secret" - 3:57

12": Virgin / VS 843-12 (UK) [link]

  1. "If You Leave" (Extended Version) - 5:59
  2. "88 Seconds in Greensboro" - 4:20
  3. "Locomotion" (Live Version) - 3:50

12": A&M / SP-12176 (US) [link]

  1. "If You Leave" (Extended Version) - 5:59
  2. "La Femme Accident" (Extended Version) - 5:36

Pop Culture References [link]

The hit Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation, which is known for naming each episode after 1980s hit songs, named an episode after this song. On Modern Family, "If You Leave" is Phil and Claire Dunphy's song, however Clair forgets this and thinks their song is "True" by Spandau Ballet.[1]

Chart positions [link]

Chart (1986) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 48
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 4
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 24
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 31

Other appearances [link]

Cover versions [link]

  • A cover version by Nada Surf was used on an episode of The O.C. It is played as a tribute to the John Hughes film Pretty in Pink where the original OMD version of the song appeared. It was released on Music from the OC: Mix 2.
  • It was also covered by Tom Racer on the compilation album Isn't She Still... the Pretty in Pink Soundtrack Revisited

References [link]

  1. ^ "Modern Family "Great Expectations"". https://www.tvfanatic.com/shows/modern-family/episodes/season_1/great-expectations/. 
  2. ^ Matthew Solarski (19 November 2008). "My Brightest Diamond, Frightened Rabbit Do Covers". Pitchfork Media. https://pitchfork.com/news/34070-my-brightest-diamond-frightened-rabbit-do-covers/. Retrieved 2010-06-26. 

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If You Leave (album)

If You Leave is the debut album by Daughter released under 4AD on 18 March 2013. In anticipation of the album, a music video for the promotional single "Still" was released on 24 January 2013. It was directed by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard.

Background

Daughter formed in 2010, originally intended to showcase the solo work of singer Elena Tonra, until she was joined by guitarist Igor Haefeli and drummer Remi Aguilella. They released the Demos EP which started word of mouth on the band, Daughter self-released their debut EP, His Young Heart, on April 20, 2011. Later that same year, they released another EP, The Wild Youth, on October 2 through artist-led Communion Records. The latter EP earned praise from British website For Folk’s Sake who described Daughter as "one of the most unique sounds in the pop landscape today."BBC Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens also invited them to perform a Maida Vale Session for his show. In 2012 the band were signed to 4AD and began work on their debut album.

Degrassi: The Next Generation (season 6)

The sixth season of Degrassi: The Next Generation commenced airing in Canada on 28 November 2006, concluded on 14 May 2007 and contains nineteen episodes. Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian serial teen drama television series. This season depicts the lives of high school juniors, seniors and college freshman as they deal with the some of the challenges and issues young adults face such as imprisonment, online predators, burglary, substance abuse, stress, gambling addiction, financial difficulties, school rivalries, pregnancy scares and death. Unlike the previous seasons, which took place over the course of an entire school year, season six only covers the first semester of the school year, utilizing a semi-floating timeline. It also marks the first death of a main character in the series.

Production took place between May and September 2006.

Season six also aired in the United States Fridays at 8:00 p.m. on The N, a digital cable network aimed at teenagers and young adults. The season actually premiered on The N, on 29 September 2006, two months before CTV, a Canadian terrestrial television network, began to screen it. By broadcasting two episodes every Tuesday night at 8:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., CTV were able to broadcast the final ten episodes of the season before The N. The season was released on DVD as a four disc boxed set on 27 May 2008 by Alliance Atlantis Home Entertainment in Canada, and FUNimation Entertainment in the United States. Registered users of the Canadian and US iTunes Stores are also able purchase and download the season for playback on home computers and certain iPods.

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If You Leave

by: Pretty In Pink Soundtrack

If you leave, don't leave now
Please don't take my heart away
Promise me just one more night
Then we'll go our separate ways
We've always had time on our sides
Now it's fading fast
Every second every moment
We've got to--we've gotta make it last
I touch you once I touch you twice
I won't let go at any price
I need you now like I needed you then
You always said we'd still be friends, someday
If you leave I won't cry
I won't waste one single day
But if you leave don't look back
I'll be running the other way
Seven years went under the bridge
Like time standing still
Heaven knows what happens now
You've got to--you've gotta say you will
I touch you once I touch you twice
I won't let go at any price
I need you now like I needed you then
You always said we'd meet again
I touch you once I touch you twice
I won't let go at any price
I need you now like I needed you then
You always said we'd still be friends
I touch you once I touch you twice
I won't let go at any price
I need you now like I needed you then
You always said we'd meet again someday
If you leave
Oh if you leave
Oh if you leave
Don't look back
Don't look back




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