Black Leather

"Black Leather" (often stylized "Black leather") is a song by British recording artist Alesha for her tenth studio album afterhours (2015). Written and produced by Alesha, the song was released as a promotional single following the album's release. It was issued to radio as a promotional single with a digital remix EP to be released on October 5, 2015 by Fusion Records. "Black Leather" was first performed at festivals worldwide as part of the "Black Leather Festival Tour", the name given to a string of headlining festival appearances by Alesha. It later received a number of remixes, which were also released alongside the single. The song samples synthpop band Depeche Mode's "Strangelove" (Music for the Masses, 1987). The song references BDSM, leather culture, and separating the self from societal norms.

After its release, "Black Leather" received generally favorable reviews from music critics. Reviewers called it a highlight of afterhours, complimenting the dance beats and the Depeche Mode sample, although some thought it was too similar to singles "In Love Today" and "M4M". The song peaked at number two on the official digital chart, spending four weeks in the top five, and at number four on the Urapopstar Airplay 40, spending several weeks in the top ten.

Track listing

 * Digital remix EP
 * 1) "Black Leather" (album version)
 * 2) "Black Leather" (A–Trak Remix)
 * 3) "Black Leather" (Christian Stone Protopunk Edit)
 * 4) "Black Leather" (Jacques Greene Remix)
 * 5) "Black Leather" (Modeselektor Remix)
 * 6) "Black Leather" (XFILE Club Mix)