Pieces of a Dream (Anastacia song)

{{Infobox song

| name = Pieces of a Dream

| cover = Anastacia-PiecesofaDream.jpg

| alt =

| border = yes

| type = single

| artist = Anastacia

| album = Pieces of a Dream

| B-side = Club Megamix

| released = {{start date|2005|11|11}}

| recorded = 2005

| studio = Ocean Way (Los Angeles)

| genre =

| length = 4:03

| label =

| writer =

| producer =

David Hodges
Glen Ballard

| prev_title = Everything Burns

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title = I Belong to You (Il Ritmo della Passione)

| next_year = 2006

| misc = {{External music video|header=Audio|{{YouTube|WatKsyfQBcI|"Pieces of a Dream"}}}}

}}

"Pieces of a Dream" is a song by American singer Anastacia from her first greatest hits album, Pieces of a Dream (2005). Written by Anastacia, Glen Ballard, and David Hodges, the track was produced by the latter two and details a number of difficult issues Anastacia experienced while touring in 2005 such as the breakdown of her relationship and the death of her estranged father. The single was released as the album's lead single in Europe on November 11, 2005, and in the United Kingdom 10 days later. The single reached the 10 ten in Italy and the Netherlands and the top 20 in Germany and Switzerland. It also peaked at number one in Spain three years after its original release.

Critical reception

AllMusic editor Sharon Mawer said that this song is "more midtempo but it suffers from a lack of a discernible melody."{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/pieces-of-a-dream-mw0000515020|title=Pieces of a Dream – Anastacia | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|publisher=AllMusic}}

Music video

The music video for "Pieces of a Dream" was directed by David Lippman and Charles Mehling, and was filmed in Los Angeles, California, between September 17–18, 2005. Shot entirely in black-and-white, the video is mostly set in dark woods, and has no coherent storyline, featuring a series of mysterious images—perhaps to literally interpret the song's title.

The video depicts Anastacia's descent into madness, and the hallucinations she has, such as a frozen rose and images of herself burning. It is later revealed that Anastacia is being held in a padded cell, and that the video is actually a part of her dream.{{Citation|title=Anastacia - Pieces of a Dream (Official Music Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNdY-Ewk4Rs|language=en|access-date=January 29, 2020}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}

Track listing

UK and European CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Pieces of a Dream|others=Anastacia|year=2005|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Epic Records, Daylight Records|id=82876738082}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Pieces of a Dream|others=Anastacia|year=2005|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Epic Records, Daylight Records|id=828767604527}}

"Pieces of a Dream"
"Club Megamix"

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD single liner notes.

Studio

Recorded at Ocean Way Studios (Los Angeles)

Personnel

Anastacia – writing, executive production
Glen Ballard – writing, production
David Hodges – writing, piano, keyboards, production
Joel Shearer – guitars
Sean Hurley – bass
Mark Colbert – drums
Bill Malena – recording
Scott Campbell – additional recording
Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
Jeff Burns – assistant engineering

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="row"\|Greece (IFPI){{cite web\|url=http://www.ifpi.gr/chart03.htm\|title=IFPI Greece Top 50 Singles: Eβδομάδα 8–14/1/2006\|publisher=IFPI Greece\|language=el\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060112083445/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart03.htm\|archive-date=January 12, 2006\|access-date=January 12, 2006}} See Best Position column. \|13
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (2005) !Peak position
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{{single chart\|Flanders Tip\|1\|artist=Anastacia\|song=Pieces of a Dream\|rowheader=true\|access-date=June 29, 2016}}
{{single chart\|Wallonia Tip\|4\|artist=Anastacia\|song=Pieces of a Dream\|rowheader=true\|access-date=June 29, 2016}}
{{single chart\|CIS\|133\|artist=Anastacia\|song=Pieces of a Dream\|songid=3880\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=November 14, 2021}}
{{single chart\|Billboardeuropeanhot100\|30\|artist=Anastacia\|song=Pieces of a Dream\|rowheader=true\|access-date=June 29, 2016}}
{{single chart\|Germany\|20\|artist=Anastacia\|song=Pieces of a Dream\|songid=148082\|rowheader=true\|access-date=January 25, 2020}}
{{single chart\|Ireland2\|26\|artist=Anastacia\|song=Pieces of a Dream\|rowheader=true\|access-date=January 25, 2020}}
{{single chart\|Italy\|3\|artist=Anastacia\|song=Pieces of a Dream\|rowheader=true\|access-date=June 29, 2016}}
{{single chart\|Dutch40\|8\|year=2005\|week=49\|rowheader=true\|access-date=April 5, 2020}}
{{single chart\|Dutch100\|38\|artist=Anastacia\|song=Pieces of a Dream\|rowheader=true\|access-date=June 29, 2016}}
{{single chart\|Scotland\|27\|date=20051127\|rowheader=true\|access-date=March 26, 2023}}
{{single chart\|Switzerland\|18\|artist=Anastacia\|song=Pieces of a Dream\|rowheader=true\|access-date=June 29, 2016}}
{{single chart\|UKsinglesbyname\|48\|artist=Anastacia\|song=Pieces of a Dream\|rowheader=true\|access-date=June 29, 2016}}

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!Chart (2008)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|Spain|1|artist=Anastacia|song=Pieces of a Dream|rowheader=true|access-date=June 29, 2016}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (2005) !Position
scope="row"\|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web\|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2005\|title=Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2005\|publisher=Dutch Top 40\|access-date=April 5, 2020}} \|68

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!Chart (2005)

!Position

scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2005|title=Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2005|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=April 5, 2020}}

|68

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" !scope="col"\|Region !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Format(s) !scope="col"\|Label(s) !scope="col"\|{{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
scope="row"\|Europe \|November 11, 2005 \|rowspan="2"\|CD \|rowspan="2"\|{{hlist\|Epic\|Daylight}} \|
scope="row"\|United Kingdom \|November 21, 2005 \|{{cite magazine\|title=The Schedule: Singles\|magazine=Music Week\|page=13\|date=November 19, 2005}}

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!scope="col"|Region

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Format(s)

!scope="col"|Label(s)

!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row"|Europe

|November 11, 2005

|rowspan="2"|CD

|rowspan="2"|{{hlist|Epic|Daylight}}

scope="row"|United Kingdom

|November 21, 2005