Leave Me Lonely (Hilltop Hoods song)

"Leave Me Lonely" is a song by Australian hip hop group Hilltop Hoods from their eighth studio album The Great Expanse. It was released as the second single from the album on 23 November 2018.^[2]

"Leave Me Lonely"
Single by Hilltop Hoods
from the album The Great Expanse
Released	23 November 2018
Genre	Australian hip-hop
Length	3:14
Label	Universal Music Australia
Songwriter(s)	Matthew David Lambert and Daniel Howe Smith, DJ Debris (Barry John M. Francis), Richard Berry and Leigh Roy Ryan[1]
Hilltop Hoods singles chronology
"Clark Griswold" (2018) "Leave Me Lonely" (2018) "Exit Sign" (2019)

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, the album was nominated for Song of the Year.^[3]

At the APRA Music Awards of 2020, the song won Most Performed Urban Work of the Year.^[4]

Chart performance

The song peaked at No. 11 on the ARIA Singles Chart, making it Hilltop Hoods' ninth top 40 single. The song was certified 6× Platinum by ARIA in 2024.^[5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018–19)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[6]	11

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)	Position
Australia (ARIA)[7]	43

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[5]	6× Platinum	420,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[8]	Gold	15,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.