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“Then Leave” is a song by American rapper and producer BeatKing featuring fellow rapper Queendome Come, released as a single on March 25, 2020, from BeatKing’s album Gangsta Stripper Music 4 (2020).[1] In June 2020, the song went viral on video-sharing app TikTok.

Background

“Then Leave” garnered popularity after various choreographed dances were posted on TikTok, based on the user Boujee.Tay’s moves.[2] As of July 2020, the song’s audio was used in over 151,000 videos.[3] In the midst of the song’s growing popularity, Columbia Records removed the song’s parent album from streaming services. BeatKing announced, however, a new version of the album would be released “soon”.[4]

Chart performance

On the US Rolling Stone Top 100, for the week ending July 2, 2020, the song debuted at number 88, with over four million streams.[5] The song also debuted at number 3 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.[6]

Music video

The song’s official video was released on March 27, 2020, directed by OG Visions. The video’s description simply reads “Ratchet Ass Shit”.[7]

Charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[6] 3
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] 48
US Rolling Stone Top 100[9] 88

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ “Then Leave (feat. Queendome Come) – Single by Beatking on Apple Music”. Retrieved July 9, 2020 – via Apple Music.
  2. ^ Sommer, Liz (June 30, 2020). “The Best TikTok Trends To Try In July 2020”. Stay Hipp. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  3. ^ Spence, Sade (June 19, 2020). ““Then Leave” TikTok Dance”. Stay Hipp. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  4. ^ “To all my fans y’all probably noticed my album with “Then Leave: got taken down off all the streaming services. @ColumbiaRecords did that lol A new version of GSM4 will be up there soon with new songs on it…” June 22, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020 – via BeatKing on Twitter (confirmed account).
  5. ^ “.@BEATKINGKONG and @theequeendom_’s “Then Leave” enters this week’s RS 100 at Number 88, with over 4 million on-demand audio streams last week…” July 6, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020 – via Rolling Stone Charts on Twitter (confirmed account).
  6. ^ a b “Bubbling Under Hot 100 Chart – Week of July 11, 2020”. Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  7. ^ “THEN LEAVE (Official Video) – Beatking feat. Queendome Come (Directed by og_visions) – YouTube”. March 27, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020 – via YouTube.,
  8. ^ “Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: July 11, 2020”. Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  9. ^ “Top 100 Songs, June 26, 2020 – July 2, 2020”. Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  10. ^ “American single certifications – BeatKing – Then Leave”. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 17, 2021.