Can't Leave 'Em Alone
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| Single by Ciara featuring 50 Cent | ||||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Ciara: The Evolution | ||||||||||||||||||||
| B-side | "Love You Better" | |||||||||||||||||||
| Released | June 12, 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Format | Digital download, CD single | |||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 4:04 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Label | LaFace | |||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Ciara Harris, LaShawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, Curtis Jackson | |||||||||||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Darkchild | |||||||||||||||||||
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"Can't Leave 'em Alone" is a R&B song recorded by American singer Ciara and rapper 50 Cent for Ciara's second album, Ciara: The Evolution (2006). Written by Ciara, LaShawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, and 50 Cent, it is the fourth release and official third single from the album (see 2007 in music). It was solicited to Mainstream Urban radio stations on June 12, 2007 and Rhythmic stations on July 10, 2007.
The song is a 1980s-inspired mid-tempo ballad, featuring the 808 drums. Ciara described it as a "big record", and said that she invited 50 Cent for "some kind of flavor". It was originally titled "Dope Boys".
"Can't Leave 'em Alone", along with "That's Right", was originally a contender to be the second US and first worldwide single from the album, and a poll was posted on Ciara's MySpace page to have fans help her decide, but the other contender "Like a Boy" was chosen over both songs. Later, "So Hard" was confirmed to be the third US single, while "That's Right" would serve as the third internationally, but "Can't Leave 'em Alone", unexpectedly, replaced both songs.
“Can’t Leave ‘em Alone” is an ode to the hood boys anchored by a pair of verses from 50 Cent, featuring an "easy groove".
"Can't Leave 'em Alone" received mixed reviews from music critics. Contactmusic.com published "Can't Leave 'em Alone" is a "mouth-watering smouldering smoothed groove", with the reviewer going on to say that it should have been the first single, and that It has "cross over potential that we see from Nelly & Kelly Rowland ["Dilemma"]" and is "simply another Darkchild classic". Ken Barnes of USA TODAY called the song "pop-soul confection". Other reviewers were more critical of the song. Cibula of PopMatters published that it is "a very bad pop-lite song" and criticized the use of 50 Cent as a sexy bad boy. Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone published "Ciara's still prone to diva blandness and silly little pop songs, which drags down the 50 Cent feature 'Can't Leave 'em Alone' ". Makkadah Selah of The Village Voice called the song "lifeless".
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