Don't Leave Home

"Don't Leave Home" was the third single released in the UK from Dido's second album, Life For Rent. It was officially released on April 12, 2004. Even though it didn't go further than #13 on the UK Singles Chart, staying 9 weeks there, the song reached the top of the Airplay charts. This gave Dido the dubious honour of having a song at the top of the Airplay chart with a low singles chart position.

The song

"Don't Leave Home" deals with drug addiction. It is written and sung from the unusual point of view of the drug singing to the person who is addicted to it. It was originally a demo recorded for her 1999 album No Angel that was instead included on the 2003 album, Life for Rent.

The singles

The original single in the United Kingdom contained the following tracklist:

1. "Don't Leave Home" (Recall Mix)
2. "Stoned" (Deep Dish Remix)

The music video

The music video for "Don't Leave Home" starts with the singer driving on a desert road as it gets dark. Suddenly, she finds herself in front of a forest. Dido leaves the car, drops her suitcase on the ground, and enters the forest. After a while, she leaves the forest to find a huge rock by the shore, with the ocean in front of her. The end of the video has Dido in the beach, singing happily alone in the sand.

Remix

Gabriel & Dresden released their 10-minute, 52-second remix of "Don't Leave Home" on their 2004 double album, Bloom.

Charts

Charts (2003)	Peak Position
Russian Singles Chart	1
Top 40 Argentina	18
German Singles Chart	34
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)	27
Spanish Singles Chart	10
Dutch Singles Chart	25
Austrian Singles Chart	19
Swiss Singles Chart	31
UK Singles Chart	13
U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Tracks	17
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks	16

References

Don't Leave Home @ LyricPedia.com