| "Leave the Pieces" | ||||
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| Single by The Wreckers | ||||
| from the album Stand Still, Look Pretty | ||||
| Released | February 7, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:31 | |||
| Label | Maverick | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Austin Jennifer Hanson | |||
| Producer(s) | Michelle Branch John Shanks | |||
| The Wreckers singles chronology | ||||
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"Leave the Pieces" is a song written by Jennifer Hanson and Billy Austin, and recorded by American country music duo The Wreckers for their debut album Stand Still, Look Pretty for which it served as lead single with a February 7, 2006, release. Though it was the first single from their first album, it was The Wreckers' third single overall: they had released two singles in 2005, "The Good Kind", which peaked at #115, and "I'm Feeling You", in collaboration with Santana, which peaked at #55.
"Leave the Pieces" entered the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at number 68,[1] eventually reaching number 34 on the Hot 100. The song also hit number 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart. It was the first track by a first-time charting duo to top the Billboard country music chart since 1991, and the first by a female duo since 1953.[2] Michelle Branch said of the song's success, "To see our hard work in getting this project off the ground result in my first number-one as an artist could not be more meaningful", while Jessica Harp said "It's an amazing feeling to have our debut single go number one, especially getting to share it with my dear friend. The fact that we've achieved such success is something I can't even comprehend yet. I just know that the stars have aligned, and it feels good to be a Wrecker."[3]
The song has sold 1,155,000 copies in the United States as of November 2019.[4]
- ^ Hope, Clover. "Chamillionaire Retains Top Spot On Hot 100". Billboard. June 1, 2006. Retrieved August 3, 2006.
- ^ Bronson, Fred. "Chart Beat". Billboard. August 31, 2006. Retrieved September 9, 2006.
- ^ "The Wreckers' "Leave the Pieces" Hits Number One on Billboard's "Hot Country Songs" Chart". Market Wire. August 28, 2006. Retrieved September 9, 2006.
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