Piece of Me

This article is about the Britney Spears song. For Spears' residency show, see Britney: Piece of Me. For other uses, see Piece of Me.

"Piece of Me"
Black and white image of the upper surgically enhanced bust of a brunette woman. She is looking into the camera holding a white telephone. She has a white hat in her head. Her hair is falling over her shoulders. Her nails are painted black. She is sitting in a white couch, with her right arm placed behind her head. The upper and lower part of the image are covered in green and maroon lines. In the upper part, the words "Britney Spears" are written in flavescent yellow capital and small letters. In the lower part, the words "Piece of Me" are written in a similar fashion.
Single by Britney Spears
from the album Blackout
ReleasedNovember 27, 2007 (2007-11-27)
RecordedMay–June 2007
Genre
Length3:32
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Christian Karlsson
  • Pontus Winnberg
  • Klas Åhlund
Producer(s)Bloodshy & Avant
Britney Spears singles chronology
"Gimme More"
(2007) 		"Piece of Me"
(2007) 		"Break the Ice"
(2008)
Music video
"Piece of Me" on YouTube

"Piece of Me" is a song by American singer Britney Spears from her fifth studio album, Blackout (2007). It was released on November 27, 2007, by Jive Records as the second single from the album, but was actually the last song recorded. It was written and produced by Swedish producers Bloodshy & Avant and Klas Åhlund as a response to the media scrutiny and sensationalism of the singer's private life, which they had witnessed firsthand after working with her over the years. The song, acting as the singer's manifesto, has biographical lyrics retelling Spears's mishaps. It can be classified as an electropop, dance-pop and EDM-pop song that features an "electro instrumental track" and runs through a down-tempo dance beat. Spears's voice is heavily synthesized and her pitch constantly shifts; backing vocals are provided by Bloodshy & Avant and Robyn.

"Piece of Me" garnered widespread acclaim from the music critics with many deeming it as one of the highlights of Blackout. Rolling Stone ranked the song at number 15 on their list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007. It peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became Spears's second single from the album to top the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. "Piece of Me" was a global success, topping the charts in Costa Rica and the Republic of Ireland and peaking within the top ten in twelve additional countries.

The music video to "Piece of Me", directed by Wayne Isham, portrays the state of Spears' life in 2007; it shows her and her friends disguising themselves in order to confuse the paparazzi, which ties directly to the lyrics. Director Isham's concept was to have Spears confidently parodying her situation. It received mixed reviews from critics, most arguing her body was digitally altered. The video, however, was nominated and won in three separate categories at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, including Video of the Year.

"Piece of Me" was performed on tour at the Circus Starring Britney Spears (2009) and the Femme Fatale Tour (2011). The song shares its title with Spears's Las Vegas residency show, Britney: Piece of Me (2013–2017), where it was also performed. The show went on to become a world tour, retaining the name, known as the Piece of Me Tour (2018).