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, featuring

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, from the

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show ''

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''s soundtrack album of the same name (2008). The song was written by Michael Corcoran, one of Bell's band members. It was released as the

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from the album on December 18, 2007, by

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and distributed by

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, standing as Cosgrove's debut release. A remix by Billboard was released on the soundtrack album '' iCarly: iSoundtrack II'' on January 24, 2012. The song served as the

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for the original show and the 2021 revival. A

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song, it is about seeing the brighter side of every situation. It peaked at number 100 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, giving both Cosgrove and Bell their first Hot 100 hit in the United States. A

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was released for the song in June 2008 and was later uploaded to Cosgrove's

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channel in September 2010. Cosgrove performed "Leave It All to Me" during her debut solo tour the Dancing Crazy Tour in 2011.

Background and composition

Cosgrove was asked by the producers of ''

'' if she wanted to record a

for the show. The actress explained she had never made a song or been in a recording studio, but agreed and was very excited. She recalled that she had a good time making the song and wanted to record more of it. After it was recorded, "Leave It All to Me" ended up being the theme song for ''iCarly''. Cosgrove told '' Seventeen'' that "Leave It All to Me" would serve as the theme song for the 2021 ''iCarly'' revival. The actress had to fight hard to keep the original recording of the song to serve as the revival's theme song: "We went around a bunch of times, thinking of maybe re-recording the same song now or doing a different song. But, for me, when I watch revivals, I always am hoping for the original theme song and I feel like none of them ever really stick with the original. So we ended up going with the same one in the end". The song was written by Michael Corcoran, one of

's band members. It stars Cosgrove and features Bell, who co-starred with her in ''

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''. "Leave It All to Me" is a

song. Lyrically, the song is about seeing the positives of every situation, giving the best effort possible, taking some chances, and realizing that some things are just intended to be.

Release and reception

"Leave It All to Me" was released on December 18, 2007, as the

on the

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"''iCarly'', through

and

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." A remix by Billboard was released on the soundtrack album '' iCarly: iSoundtrack II'' on January 24, 2012. Writing for

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, Crystal Bell ranked "Leave it All to Me" at number 12 on her ''The 17 Best Nickelodeon Theme Songs, Ranked'' list', saying that "the only thing that makes this better is knowing Drake Bell provided the background vocals". "Leave It All to Me" debuted and peaked at number 100 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, giving Cosgrove and Bell their first Hot 100 hit in the United States. The song lasted for one week on the chart.

Promotion and impact

The official

for "Leave It All to Me" was released in June 2008. The video was later released to Cosgrove's

channel on September 28, 2010. Cosgrove would perform "Leave It All to Me" during her first headlining 2011 concert tour the Dancing Crazy Tour. Bell joined Cosgrove to perform the song at Club Nokia, with his appearance gathering cheers from the crowd. In January 2017, it had been around six years since Cosgrove released her second extended play ''

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'', and took a break from making music to attend college at the

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. Bell wished she came back to making music and shared a throwback video of him and Cosgrove dancing to the song. In April 2017,

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revealed that she was a huge fan of ''iCarly''. Cyrus made a video of herself

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the song and would later post it on her

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account.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. *

vocals *

vocals * Michael Corcoran writer

Charts

References

External links

* {{authority control 2007 songs 2007 debut singles Sony BMG singles Drake Bell songs ICarly Miranda Cosgrove songs Songs written by Michael Corcoran (musician) Children's television theme songs