Slice (song) explained

Slice
Type:single
Artist:Five for Fighting
Album:Slice
Released:July 12, 2010
Recorded:2009
Length:3:35
Producer:Gregg Wattenberg
Prev Title:Chances
Prev Year:2009
Next Title:What If
Next Year:2013

"Slice" is the title track and the second single from Five for Fighting's 2009 album of the same name.

The song is a nostalgic tribute to Don McLean's "American Pie", featuring a reference to "Chevys and levees" in the first verse and the line "We were more than just a slice of American pie" in the chorus. It is performed in the key of B major with a tempo of 126 beats per minuete in common time. The song follows a chord progression of F/A–B–E, and Ondrasik's vocals span from D4 to B5.[1]

Chart performance

"Slice" peaked at number 33 on the US Adult Pop Songs chart and number 11 on the US Adult Contemporary chart.

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[2] 34
Chart (2011)Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[3] 48

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wattenberg . Gregg . Schwartz . Stephen . Ondrasik . John . 2009-11-13 . Slice . 2024-02-04 . Musicnotes.com . en.
  2. Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2010. Billboard. 19 September 2019.
  3. Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2011. Billboard. 19 September 2019.