Please Leave Explained

Please Leave
Cover:Jeb_Please_Leave.jpg
Caption:"Please Leave", Blue Version
Type:single
Artist:Jebediah
Album:Of Someday Shambles
Recorded:April–June 1999
Genre:Alternative rock
Label:Murmur
Producer:Mark Trombino
Prev Title:Feet Touch the Ground
Prev Year:1999
Next Title:Fall Down
Next Year:2000

"Please Leave" is a song by Australian alternative rock band Jebediah. It was released on 13 March 2000 as the third and final single from the band's second studio album, Of Someday Shambles. "Please Leave" was co-written by all four band members, Chris Daymond, Brett Mitchell, Kevin Mitchell and Vanessa Thornton. Brett, the group's drummer, in a run through Of Someday Shambles track list, described it as "The lost song. We played it at Planet (in Perth) before Slightly Odway. Kevin had written out the lyrics and gaffa taped them to Vanessa's back. After that we totally forgot about it and Chris found the lyric sheet in a guitar case somewhere."[1]

"Please Leave" peaked at number 53 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[2] It polled at number 30 on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2000.[3]

Cover versions

A remix of "Please Leave" by fellow Perth band, Rhibosome, was included on the 2001 revised re-release of the band's 2000 split EP with American band, Jimmy Eat World.

The Grates, a band from Queensland, Australia, performed a cover version, for "Like a Version", a segment on national radio station, Triple J. Prior to performing the version, lead singer, Patience Hodgson, stated that Jebediah was the first live performance that she attended. Hodgson also revealed that Jebediah is a band that she continues to enjoy and will always play the band's music to international visitors.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Song Meanings . The Jebediah Lair . Geocities . Kim . 22 February 2015 . Alt URL
  2. Web site: Chart Positions 51-100 Post 1989 Part 1 – Jebediah singles. Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Ryan. Gavin. 26 June 2011. 30 June 2011.
  3. Web site: Hottest 100 2000. Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) . 7 February 2015 . 2000 .
  4. 144.
  5. Web site: Like a Version: The Grates - 'Please Leave' . triple j. ABC. 28 August 2012. triple j. 11 November 2011.