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Fall to Pieces (Avril Lavigne song)

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"Fall to Pieces"
Single by Avril Lavigne
from the album Under My Skin
ReleasedApril 18, 2005 (2005-04-18)
Length3:28
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Raine Maida
Avril Lavigne singles chronology
"He Wasn't"
(2005)
"Fall to Pieces"
(2005)
"Keep Holding On"
(2006)
Audio
"Fall To Pieces" on YouTube

"Fall to Pieces" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne from her second studio album, Under My Skin (2004). The song was written by Lavigne and was co-written and produced by Raine Maida.[1] It was released April 18, 2005, as the fourth single from the album in North America and select European markets, while "He Wasn't" was released internationally.

Composition

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"Fall to Pieces" is a guitar-driven ballad set to a moderate rock tempo of 92 BPM.[2] It was composed in the key of C major, with a vocal range of G3-E5.[2]

Chart performance

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"Fall to Pieces" peaked at number 175 on the Russian Airplay Top 100 Chart. In the US, it reached number six on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart and number 55 on the Billboard Pop 100, in addition to reaching numbers 18 and 34, respectively, on the Adult Top 40 and Mainstream Top 40 airplay charts. In Canada, "Fall to Pieces" reached number six on the Radio & Records CHR/Pop Top 30 chart and at number 4 on the magazine's Hot AC Top 30 chart.

Track listing

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  1. "Fall to Pieces" – 3:28
  2. "Suggested Callout Hook" – 0:10

Credits and personnel

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Credits and personnel are adapted from Fall to Pieces CD single liner notes.[3]

Charts

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Release history

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Release dates and formats for "Fall to Pieces"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States April 18, 2005 Contemporary hit radio Arista [13]
May 2, 2005 Hot adult contemporary radio [14]

References

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  1. ^ Bliss, Karen. "Avril Lavigne's Dark Side". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Avril Lavigne "Fall To Pieces" Sheet Music". MusicNotes.com. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Fall to Pieces (US CD Single liner notes). Avril Lavigne. RCA Records. 2005.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Canada CHR/Pop Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. June 10, 2005. p. 26. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  5. ^ "Canada Hot AC Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. July 1, 2005. p. 26. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  6. ^ Avril Lavigne — Fall to Pieces. TopHit. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  7. ^ "Avril Lavigne Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  8. ^ "Avril Lavigne Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  9. ^ "Avril Lavigne Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  10. ^ Billboard (Vol. 117, No. 26 ed.). Prometheus Global Media. June 25, 2005. p. 56. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  11. ^ "2005 The Year in Charts: Top Adult Top 40 Songs". Billboard Radio Monitor. Vol. 13, no. 50. December 16, 2005. p. 31.
  12. ^ "Top 50 – Pop Rock: Cierre de Año, 2005" (PDF) (in Spanish). Record Report. December 24, 2005. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2006. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  13. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1602. April 15, 2005. p. 27.
  14. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1604. April 29, 2005. p. 19. Retrieved June 22, 2021.