Million Pieces Explained

Million Pieces
Cover:MillionPieces.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Tove Styrke
Album:Tove Styrke
Length:3:39
Label:Sony Music
Next Title:White Light Moment
Next Year:2010

"Million Pieces" is a song by Swedish singer Tove Styrke from her debut studio album, Tove Styrke (2010). It was released as Styrke's debut single on 25 June 2010 through Sony Music. The song peaked at number 18 on the Sverigetopplistan singles chart.

Background

After finishing third on the sixth season of Idol in December 2009, Tove Styrke stepped out of the spotlight. In May 2010, Aftonbladet revealed she had begun recording her debut studio album with Sony Music.[1] The song "Million Pieces", written by Adam Olenius of Swedish indie pop band Shout Out Louds and singer-songwriter Lykke Li, was chosen as her debut single. Lotus and 2manyfreckles produced the track, while Anders Hvenare handled mixing. In an interview for Aftonbladet, Styrke described the song as "kind" compared to other "crazy" album tracks.[2]

"Million Pieces" was announced as the first single from her then-forthcoming debut album Tove Styrke (2010) on 22 June 2010 via a press release issued by the label. A snippet of the song was also uploaded to YouTube and the full song premiered on Sveriges Radio P3 on the same date.[3] Sony Music made the single available for digital download on 25 June 2010, followed by a CD single release on 30 June. At the time of the song's release, Styrke said "The most important thing has been that I really love the music. I have not created music that others expect or to please anyone. This is music I stand behind to 100%."[4] A remixed by Swedish producer Familjen was released on 20 August 2010.

Track listing

  1. "Million Pieces" – 3:39
  1. "Million Pieces" (Familjen remix) – 4:30

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the Tove Styrke liner notes.[5]

Release history

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DateFormatLabel
Sweden25 June 2010Digital downloadSony Music[6]
30 June 2010CD single[7]
20 August 2010Digital download (remix)[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Idol-Tove släpper sin första skiva. Aftonbladet. 29 May 2010. Prage. Ninna. 8 March 2022. sv. Retriever Research. subscription.
  2. Web site: 'Kändisgrejen är helt absurd'. 'The celebrity thing is totally absurd'. Aftonbaldet. Collin. Malin. 10 August 2010. sv. https://web.archive.org/web/20101212011249/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article7593695.ab. 12 December 2010. 8 March 2022.
  3. Sony Music presenterar stolt: Tove Styrke. Sony Music proudly presents: Tove Styrke. Sony Music. 22 June 2010. 8 March 2022. Mynewsdesk.
  4. Web site: Idol-Tove släpper skiva. Idol-Tove releases record. Aftonbladet. Borenstein. Ida. 22 June 2010. 8 March 2022. sv.
  5. Tove Styrke. Tove Styrke (album). Tove Styrke. 2010. Epic.
  6. Web site: Million Pieces – Single by Tove Styrke. Apple Music. 8 March 2022.
  7. Web site: Tove Styrke. CDON. 8 March 2022. sv. https://web.archive.org/web/20101215184336/http://cdon.se/musik/styrke_tove/. 15 December 2010.
  8. Web site: Million Pieces (Familjen Remix) – Single by Tove Styrke. Apple Music. 8 March 2022.

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