Fall to Pieces (Avril Lavigne song) explained

Fall to Pieces
Cover:	AVRIL LAVIGNE FALL TO PIECES single cover.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Avril Lavigne
Album:	Under My Skin
Label:	RCA
Producer:	Raine Maida
Prev Title:	He Wasn't
Prev Year:	2005
Next Title:	Keep Holding On
Next Year:	2006

"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

"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

"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

• CD^[3]

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

Credits and personnel

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

• Avril Lavigne – writer, vocals
• Raine Maida – writer, producer, guitar
• Tom Lord-Alge – mixing engineer
• Femio Hernandez – assistant mixing engineer
• Leon Zervos – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City)
• Brian Garcia – recording engineer, digital editing
• Jason Cupp – assistant recording engineer
• Jason Lader – digital editing, bass, programming
• Phil X – guitar
• Nick Lashley – guitar
• Kenny Aronoff – drums, percussion

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Fall to Pieces"! Chart (2005)! Peak
position

Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records)^[4]	6
Canada Hot AC Top 30 (Radio & Records)^[5]	4
US Pop 100 (Billboard)^[6]	55

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Fall to Pieces"! Chart (2005)! Position

US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)^[7]	73
Venezuela (Record Report)^[8]	42

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Fall to Pieces"! Region! Date! Format! Label!

United States	April 18, 2005	Contemporary hit radio	Arista	^[9]
	May 2, 2005	Hot adult contemporary radio		^[10]

Notes and References

1. Bliss. Karen. Avril Lavigne's Dark Side. Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. October 15, 2014.
2. Web site: Avril Lavigne "Fall To Pieces" Sheet Music. MusicNotes.com. October 15, 2014.
3. Fall to Pieces. Avril Lavigne. 2005. US CD Single liner notes. RCA Records.
4. Web site: Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 . . December 30, 2019 . 26 . June 10, 2005.
5. Web site: Canada Hot AC Top 30 . . December 30, 2019 . 26 . July 1, 2005.
6. Book: Billboard. June 25, 2005. Prometheus Global Media. 56. Vol. 117, No. 26. December 26, 2016.
7. 2005 The Year in Charts: Top Adult Top 40 Songs. Billboard Radio Monitor. 13. 50. 31. December 16, 2005.
8. Web site: Top 50 – Pop Rock: Cierre de Año, 2005. Record Report. es. 5. December 24, 2005. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20060708013144/http://www.recordreport.com.ve/publico/Resumen-2005.pdf. July 8, 2006. June 23, 2021.
9. Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1602. 27. April 15, 2005.
10. Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1604. 19. April 29, 2005. June 22, 2021.