Fall to Pieces (Avril Lavigne song)

{{Infobox song

| name = Fall to Pieces

| cover = AVRIL LAVIGNE FALL TO PIECES single cover.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Avril Lavigne

| album = Under My Skin

| released = {{Start date|2005|04|18}}

| recorded =

| studio =

Whitecoat Sound (Malibu, CA){{cite AV media notes|others=Avril Lavigne|title=Under My Skin|year=2004|type=CD liner notes|publisher=Arista|id=82876-61787-2}}
Satellite Park (Malibu, CA){{cite AV media notes|others=Avril Lavigne|title=Under My Skin|year=2004|type=CD liner notes|publisher=Arista|id=82876-61787-2}}
Ocean Studios (Burbank, CA){{cite AV media notes|others=Avril Lavigne|title=Under My Skin|year=2004|type=CD liner notes|publisher=Arista|id=82876-61787-2}}

| genre = Alternative rock{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/de/master/360180-Avril-Lavigne-Fall-To-Pieces|title=Avril Lavigne – Fall To Pieces|publisher=Discogs|access-date=12 February 2025}}

| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=28}}

| label = RCA

| writer =

Avril Lavigne
Raine Maida

| producer = Raine Maida

| prev_title = He Wasn't

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title = Keep Holding On

| next_year = 2006

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|EfcuPzCDzas|"Fall to Pieces"}}||header=Audio video}}

}}

"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.{{cite magazine|last1=Bliss|first1=Karen|title=Avril Lavigne's Dark Side|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/avril-lavignes-dark-side-20040401|magazine=Rolling Stone|publisher=Wenner Media|access-date=October 15, 2014}} 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.{{cite web|title=Avril Lavigne "Fall To Pieces" Sheet Music|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0055262|publisher=MusicNotes.com|access-date=October 15, 2014}} It was composed in the key of C major, with a vocal range of G3-E5.

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{{cite AV media notes|title=Fall to Pieces|others=Avril Lavigne|year=2005|type=US CD Single liner notes|publisher=RCA Records}}

"Fall to Pieces" – 3:28
"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=

scope="row"\| Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records){{cite web \|title=Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 \|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-06-10.pdf \|website=Radio & Records \|access-date=December 30, 2019 \|page=26 \|date=June 10, 2005}} \| 6
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Weekly chart performance for "Fall to Pieces" ! Chart (2005) ! Peak position
scope="row"\| Canada Hot AC Top 30 (Radio & Records){{cite web \|title=Canada Hot AC Top 30 \|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-07-01.pdf \|website=Radio & Records \|access-date=December 30, 2019 \|page=26 \|date=July 1, 2005}} \| 4
{{single chart\|CIS\|175\|artist=Avril Lavigne\|song=Fall to Pieces\|songid=3564\|rowheader=true\|access-date=August 6, 2020\|refname="cis"}}
{{single chart\|Billboardbubbling100\|6\|artist=Avril Lavigne\|access-date=August 6, 2020\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Billboardadultpopsongs\|18\|artist=Avril Lavigne\|access-date=August 6, 2020\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Billboardpopsongs\|34\|artist=Avril Lavigne\|access-date=August 6, 2020\|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"\| US Pop 100 (Billboard){{cite book\|title=Billboard\|date=June 25, 2005\|publisher=Prometheus Global Media\|page=56\|edition=Vol. 117, No. 26\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zhQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA56\|access-date=December 26, 2016}} \| 55

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Year-end chart performance for "Fall to Pieces" ! Chart (2005) ! Position
scope="row"\| US Adult Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine\|title=2005 The Year in Charts: Top Adult Top 40 Songs\|magazine=Billboard Radio Monitor\|volume=13\|issue=50\|page=31\|date=December 16, 2005}} \| 73
scope="row"\| Venezuela (Record Report){{cite web\|url=http://www.recordreport.com.ve/publico/Resumen-2005.pdf\|title=Top 50 – Pop Rock: Cierre de Año, 2005\|publisher=Record Report\|language=es\|page=5\|date=December 24, 2005\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060708013144/http://www.recordreport.com.ve/publico/Resumen-2005.pdf\|archive-date=July 8, 2006\|access-date=June 23, 2021}} \| 42

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! Chart (2005)

! Position

scope="row"| US Adult Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=2005 The Year in Charts: Top Adult Top 40 Songs|magazine=Billboard Radio Monitor|volume=13|issue=50|page=31|date=December 16, 2005}}

| 73

scope="row"| Venezuela (Record Report){{cite web|url=http://www.recordreport.com.ve/publico/Resumen-2005.pdf|title=Top 50 – Pop Rock: Cierre de Año, 2005|publisher=Record Report|language=es|page=5|date=December 24, 2005|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060708013144/http://www.recordreport.com.ve/publico/Resumen-2005.pdf|archive-date=July 8, 2006|access-date=June 23, 2021}}

| 42

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ Release dates and formats for "Fall to Pieces" ! Region ! Date ! Format ! Label ! {{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
scope="row" rowspan="2"\| United States \| April 18, 2005 \| Contemporary hit radio \| rowspan="2"\| Arista \| {{Cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-04-15.pdf\|title=Going for Adds\|magazine=Radio & Records\|issue=1602\|page=27\|date=April 15, 2005}}
May 2, 2005 \| Hot adult contemporary radio \| {{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-04-29.pdf\|title=Going for Adds\|magazine=Radio & Records\|issue=1604\|page=19\|date=April 29, 2005\|access-date=June 22, 2021}}

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! Region

! Date

! Format

! Label

! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row" rowspan="2"| United States

| April 18, 2005

| Contemporary hit radio

| rowspan="2"| Arista

| {{Cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-04-15.pdf|title=Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1602|page=27|date=April 15, 2005}}

May 2, 2005

| Hot adult contemporary radio

| {{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-04-29.pdf|title=Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1604|page=19|date=April 29, 2005|access-date=June 22, 2021}}

References

Category:2000s ballads

Category:Avril Lavigne songs

Category:2005 songs

Category:2005 singles

Category:RCA Records singles

Category:Sony BMG singles

Category:Songs written by Avril Lavigne

Category:Songs written by Raine Maida

Category:Rock ballads