Pieces of Me (song)

"Pieces of Me"
Single by Ashlee Simpson
from the album Autobiography
Released	May 17, 2004 (2004-05-17)
Studio	Henson (Hollywood, California)
Genre	Pop rock teen pop
Length	3:37 (album version) 3:13 (radio edit)
Label	Geffen
Songwriter(s)	Ashlee Simpson Kara DioGuardi John Shanks
Producer(s)	John Shanks
Ashlee Simpson singles chronology
"Pieces of Me" (2004) "Shadow" (2004)
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"Pieces of Me" is the debut single of American pop/rock singer Ashlee Simpson and the first single from her debut album, Autobiography (2004). The song, which was jointly written and composed by Simpson, Kara DioGuardi and John Shanks and produced by Shanks,^[1] is a blend of pop and rock with lyrics about finding comfort and happiness in a relationship with a new boyfriend.

"Pieces of Me" was released as the first single from Autobiography on May 17, 2004. It peaked at number five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Outside of the U.S., the song reached the top 10 in several countries, including Australia, Denmark, Norway, and the United Kingdom. Billboard ranked the song at number 97 in their 2017 list of "The 100 Greatest Choruses of the 21st Century" and number 26 in their 2020 list of "The 50 Greatest Minivan Rock Songs". As of 2024, it remains Simpson's most successful song as well as her only song to reach the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 or the UK Singles Chart.