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| Pieces of Me
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| single by Ashlee Simpson
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| Released
| June 29, 2004 ( U.S.); September 27, 2004 ( U.K.)
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| Recorded
| Early 2004
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| Genre
| Pop/ Rock
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| Length
| 3 min 37 sec (album track)
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| Record label
| Geffen Records
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| Producer
| John Shanks
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| Professional reviews
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| Launch.com (U.K.)
| 7 out of 10 stars
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| Manchester Online
| 3 out of 5 stars
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| Ashlee Simpson Singles
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| Pieces of Me
| ShadowShadow is a song by the American singer Ashlee Simpson that was the second single from her 2004 album Autobiography''. The song is about feelings she had (when she was about 15 or 16 years old, according to one interview ) of living in the shadow of the d
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"Pieces of Me" is a Top 40Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. The term is also used to refer to the actual list of hit songs, and, by extension, to refer to pop music in general. History A song by the American singer Ashlee Simpson that hit airwaves in the United States in mid- 2004. The first single off Simpson's debut album, AutobiographyAutobiography is the first album by Ashlee Simpson. It was released in the United States by Geffen Records on July 20, 2004 and debuted at number one in sales. It is a mixture of pop and rock and includes " Pieces of Me", one of the most popular songs in, it is an upbeat blend of pop and rock with lyrics about finding comfort and happiness in a relationship with a new boyfriend.
1 About the song
The recording of "Pieces of Me" features in the fourth episode of Simpson's reality show, The Ashlee Simpson Show, and was inspired by Simpson's relationship with the musician Ryan Cabrera, a friend with whom she became romantically involved. As she says on the show: "I'm writing a song called "Pieces of Me", and it's about Ryan." In one interview, she said that "Ryan's my best friend, and he's the only one who gets me. After a long day, he'll come over and I forget about everything else." ( YM , September 2004, page 117) The song's lyrics express the comfort she finds with him: "It seems like I can finally rest my head on something real," she sings. (Somewhat ironically, the two were reported to have broken up in August 2004, while the song was still high on the charts, because of their busy schedules, but they are still sometimes seen together.)
"Pieces of Me" was written by Ashlee Simpson, Kara DioGuardi , and the album's producer, John Shanks . Jeff Rothschild played drums on the track, Shanks played guitars and bass, and Simpson and DioGuardi did background vocals.
