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Piece of Me
"Piece of Me" Critics gave "Piece of Me" positive reviews, praising
its production and defiant lyrics, while citing it as one
of the highlights from Blackout. Rolling Stone ranked the
song at number fifteen on their list of the 100 Best Songs
of 2007. It was also commercially successful, peaking at
number one in Ireland and reaching top ten positions
in Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, New
Zealand, Sweden and the United Kingdom. In the United
States, it became the second single from the album to
have peaked at the top of the Billboard Hot Dance Club
Play chart.
The music video, directed by Wayne Isham, portrayed
Spears’s life at the time and showed her with her friends
disguising themselves in order to confuse the paparazzi.
Isham’s concept was to have Spears confidently parody-
Single by Britney Spears ing her situation. It received mixed reviews from critics,
most arguing her body was digitally altered. The video
from the album Blackout
was nominated in three categories at the 2008 MTV
Released November 27, 2007 Video Music Awards and won all of them, including Video
of the Year. "Piece of Me" was performed at The Circus
Format CD single, digital download, maxi single
Starring Britney Spears (2009) and the Femme Fatale
Recorded 2007 Tour (2011).
Genre Electro
Length 3:31
Background
Label Jive
"Piece of Me" was co-written and produced by the
Swedish duo Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg,
Writer(s) Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Klas professionally known as Bloodshy & Avant, along with
Åhlund
Klas Åhlund.[1] While recording with Spears over the
Producer Bloodshy & Avant years, Karlsson and Winnberg often saw first-hand how
her regular activities were interrupted by the paparazzi,
Britney Spears singles chronology
including one experience in Hamburg which Winnberg
"Gimme More" "Piece of Me
Piece Me" "Break the Ice" deemed as "really scary". For Blackout, Spears worked
(2007) (2007) (2008) with them on "Radar", "Freakshow" and "Toy Soldier".
When the album was considered to be finished, Bloodshy
"Piece of Me is a song by American recording artist Brit-
Piece Me" & Avant were persuaded by her A&R Teresa LaBarbera
ney Spears from her fifth studio album, Blackout. It was Whites to work on a new track. Winnberg commented
released on November 27, 2007 by Jive Records as the sec- that it had always been an unwritten rule not to write
ond single from the album. The song was co-written and songs about Spears’s personal life since the label rejected
produced by Bloodshy & Avant as a response to the me- "Sweet Dreams My LA Ex", a response track to Justin
dia scrutiny and sensationalism of Spears’s private life, Timberlake’s "Cry Me a River". However, the duo wrote
which they had seen by working with her over the years. "Piece of Me" with Åhlund and sent it to Spears, who
"Piece of Me" was the last song to be recorded for Black- loved it.[2] Bloodshy & Avant worked on the track at
out. The self-manifesto song’s lyrics are written like a bi- Bloodshy & Avant Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, and
ography retelling her mishaps. Musically, "Piece of Me" Spears recorded her vocals at Chalice Recording Studios
is an electro song that runs through a down-tempo dance in Los Angeles, California.[1] Winnberg stated that Spears
beat. Spears’s voice is heavily synthesized, and constant- was extremely psyched when she came to the studio,
ly shifts in pitch. Backing vocals are provided by Blood- where she recorded the song in about half an hour as she
shy & Avant and Robyn. had learned the lyrics by heart in her car.[2] "Piece of Me"
was later mixed by Niklas Flyckt at Mandarine Studios in
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Stockholm.[1] On November 30, 2007, during a radio in-
terview with Ryan Seacrest, Spears talked about the song,
saying,
"Wherever you go, there’s a lot of people who ask
questions, and sometimes you don’t know their in-
tentions and stuff like that. So, it is kind of a cute
way of putting it out there. You know, like, ’You
want a piece of me?’, you know, in a cool, cute and
clever way. It is a cute song [...] I like it".[3]
Composition
"Piece of Me" is an electro song, performed in an insis-
tent pop groove.[4][5][6] The song is composed in the key
of C♯ minor with a time signature in common time.[6]
The melody runs through a down-tempo dance beat.[4]
Spears’s vocals span over two octaves from D♯3 to D♯5.[6]
They are heavily synthesized and are constantly pitch-
shifted. The track consists of over-the-top vocal distor-
tions, causing a split sound effect, making it difficult to
discern which voice is Spears’.[7][8] Background vocals
were also provided by Swedish pop singer Robyn. Chris-
tian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg sing the line "Extra!
Extra!" during the chorus.[9] Dave De Sylvia of Sput-
Spears performing "Piece of Me" inside a cage at The Circus
nikmusic drew comparisons to the songs in Robyn’s
Starring Britney Spears.
Robyn (2005), especifically to her single "Handle Me".[10]
The lyrics of "Piece of Me" are written as a reaction
deed have serious serious personal problems, but this is
to the scrutiny of Spears’s private life in the media. They
quite simply a woman fighting back against what she per-
deal with fame and living under the spotlight.[8] During
ceives as injustice with fierce anger bubbling beneath the
the first verse, Spears sings the hookline "You want a
service of an extraordinarily sexy electro instrumental
piece of me?", that is repeated throughout the song. Ac-
track. Rarely has a pop star so effectively answered crit-
cording to Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times, the line
ics. [...] The string of phenomenal singles from ’...Baby
"could be an accusation or an invitation or a threat".[7]
One More Time’ to the most recent ’Gimme More’ con-
"Piece of Me" is constructed in the common verse-chorus
tinue to argue for serious consideration of Ms. Spears as
pattern. "Piece of Me" is written like a biography
one of the top mainstream pop artists of the past decade.
retelling Spears’s mishaps, sung in a nearly spoken man-
Even under distress she delivers in the studio, and that is
ner.[4] Alex Fletcher of Digital Spy compared the lyrics
the mark of a professional".[4] Laura Herbert of BBC News
to Amy Winehouse’s "Rehab" (2006).[5] Bill Lamb of
said that the song is "without doubt the best track on
About.com said that "Piece of Me" makes Michael Jack-
the whole album. [...] It’s a masterpiece."[14] Kelefa San-
son’s "Scream" (1995) "sound like a whimper."[4]
neh of The New York Times said "[Bloodshy & Avant] evoke
the horror, the exhilaration and (finally) the boredom of
Critical reception [Spears’] overexamined life. It’s brilliant".[7]
Alex Fletcher of Digital Spy gave "Piece of Me" four stars, Tom Ewing of Pitchfork Media suggested that "the
calling it "a two fingered-salute to the media hounds and hypertreatment of the voice, the way it edges into the
an electro-thudding cry of defiance, warning us that this music, suggests that the price of fame is identity erasure.
popstrel is not for turning. [The opening line] poops from We understand her through a filter, and that’s how we
a great height on anything Lily Allen has ever penned have to hear her too. The multiple backing vox fragment
and reveals that it’s been Spears who’s been laughing identity further, turn the song more universal".[8] Dave
hardest during her year of zany media antics".[5] Peter De Sylvia of Sputnikmusic also picked it as one of the al-
Robinson of The Observer and Margeaux Watson of Enter- bum’s highlights.[10] Melissa Maerz of Rolling Stone named
tainment Weekly named "Piece of Me" one of the standout it the best track of the album along with "Freakshow",
tracks of the album.[11][12] Dennis Lim of Blender called deeming it as a "tabloid-bashing banger".[15] Jim Abbott
it one the best tracks of Blackout along with "Gimme of the Orlando Sentinel said that "Musically, songs such as
More".[13] Bill Lamb of About.com said "[Spears] may in- ’Piece of Me,’ ’Radar’ and ’Break the Ice’ are one-dimen-
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sional, robotic exercises."[16] Stephen Thomas Erlewine "Piece of Me" debuted at number sixty-nine on the UK
of Allmusic commented that "Bloodshy & Avant try des- Singles Chart on December 24, 2007.[30] After its physical
perately to craft a defiant anthem for this tabloid fixture, release, the track peaked at number two on January 13,
as she couldn’t be bothered to write one on her own".[17] 2008.[31] According to The Official Charts Company, the
Chris Wasser from the Irish Independent said the song song has sold 250,000 copies there.[32] In Ireland, the
"drowns slowly under cloggy production and a lyrical song debuted at number twenty-seven on December 20,
theme that for all of its close connection with the trials 2007.[33] On January 10, 2008, it peaked at number one
and tribulations Spears has had to deal with, weren’t and stayed in the position for two weeks.[34] "Piece of
even penned by the singer who could have very easily Me" achieved similar success through Europe, peaking
recorded her fairly unchallenging input on Blackout in inside the top ten in Austria, Denmark, Finland and Swe-
less than a week."[18] The song was later included in den and reaching the top forty in Belgium (Flanders and
Rolling Stone’s 100 Best Songs of 2007 at number fif- Wallonia), Czech Republic, Italy and the Netherlands. [35]
teen.[19]
Music video
Chart performance
Development
The music video for "Piece of Me" was filmed on Novem-
ber 27 and November 28, 2007, at the nightclub and
restaurant Social Hollywood in Los Angeles, California.
It was directed by Wayne Isham, who had previously
worked with Spears in the music video of "I’m Not a Girl,
Not Yet a Woman".[36] British national newspaper Daily
Mail reported that the video cost $500,000, her most ex-
pensive music video since the music video for "Toxic".[37]
In some scenes of the music video, Spears wore a purple
satin dress from American designer Marina Toybina.[38]
Spears reportedly arrived twelve hours late to the set, af-
ter spending the day with her sons Sean Preston and Jay-
den James.[36] Isham talked about the situation, saying,
Spears performing "Piece of Me" at the Femme Fatale Tour. "She was late. People made a big thing about it, [but] how
could she not be late, when you have 50, 65, 75 people
On November 17, 2007, "Piece of Me" debuted at number running down the street chasing her car? That was a long
sixty-five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[20] On February day for the crew. It was literally a 20-hour day for the
9, 2008, the song peaked at number eighteen. It was the crew. She was there for the last six hours of it. She got
second consecutive single from Blackout to reach number there late, showed up and just kicked ass".[39] He also ex-
one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart.[21] The plained the concept of the music video:
song shipped over 1,000,000 copies in the United States,
earning a platinum certification by the Recording Indus- "On [the music video], I really just wanted to put
try Association of America (RIAA).[22] "Piece of Me" has the mirror back onto the whole experience. You can
sold 1,668,000 copies in the United States, according to see that she had that kind of confidence. And, liter-
Nielsen SoundScan. It is her fourth best-selling digital ally, every take became a more and more confident
single in the country.[23] In Canada, the song entered the take, so that she could have fun with what was go-
Canadian Hot 100 at number thirty-seven on November ing on. Not being over-the-top sarcastic, but ... hav-
17, 2007.[24] On April 26, 2008, it reached its peak position ing a laugh at everything that was going on around
of number five.[21] "Piece of Me" was certified platinum her, with confidence. [...] The very last dance of the
by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) piece, she had her hair up, and I go, ’Can you just do
for paid digital downloads of 40,000.[25] one for me with your hair down?’ She dropped her
On February 4, 2008, "Piece of Me" debuted at the hair down. You’ll see we intercut with her hair up
Australian Singles Chart at number two.[26] The song has and her hair down. That was the last piece. She just
shipped over 70,000 copies in Australia, earning a plat- rocked it from her heart. She choreographed that
inum certification by the Australian Recording Industry last dance at the very end. She did that on her own
Association (ARIA).[27] In New Zealand, the song debuted and said, ’Let’s go for it’".[39]
at number thirty-four on December 31, 2007.[28] It was
certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of
New Zealand (RIANZ) for sales over 7,500 copies.[29]
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Synopsis MTV Video Music Awards.[43] The ceremony was held
on September 7, 2008, and Spears won all three cate-
gories.[44] On October 18, 2008, during a live interview
with New York’s Z100, she explained that she was
shocked when she won, saying, "It’s a cool video, but I
think by far I’ve done videos that are way better, so I was
really shocked that it got [Video of the Year]. It was just
inspiring, though, because now, going forward with the
videos that I’m doing now, I can really go there and do
something crazy and see what happens".[45]
MTV alternate video
On November 27, 2007, MTV launched the contest "Brit-
ney Spears Wants a Piece of You", in which fans could
direct a separate video for the song, using footage of in-
Spears wearing a purple satin dress from American designer terviews and performances from Spears. Using the MTV
Marina Toybina.[38] Video Remixer, fans could mix and create a mash up of
the footage. The winning video premiered on TRL on De-
The video begins with four blonde women changing their cember 20, 2007, and MTV, Jive Records and Spears her-
clothes, putting make up on and dancing in a bedroom. self picked the winner. The winner also received a Haier
Outside, several paparazzi are taking pictures of the sit- Ibiza Rhapsody device along with a one year subscription
uation through the window. Spears appears in front of to Rhapsody, as well as Spears’s entire discography re-
a multi-colored, illuminated background wearing a short leased in the United States.[46]
brown fur vest, a sequined black bra and ripped low-rise
jeans.[40] There are also intercut scenes of Spears wearing
a white fur vest tearing down tabloid covers and creating Live performances
positive ones, such as "It’s Britney, Bitch" and "Excep- "Piece of Me" was performed at 2009’s The Circus Star-
tional Earner". During the first chorus, Spears joins the ring Britney Spears as the second song of the show. At
four women, all wearing matching blond bob wigs, dark the end of the performance of "Circus", Spears took off
sunglasses and black trench coats being hounded by pa- her red jacket that represented a ringmaster, to reveal
parazzi.[36] a black corset encrusted with Swarovski crystals, fishnet
Then they enter a nightclub, with Spears wearing a stockings and high-heeled laced up boots, designed by
purple satin dress.[38] Spears starts flirting with a man Dean and Dan Caten.[47] While smoke surrounded her,
and guides him into the women’s bathroom, where she she entered a cage in the middle of the stage while "Piece
discovers he has a hidden camera in his chest. She writes of Me" began. During the performance, Spears represent-
"Sucker" in his forehead. There is a dance sequence until ed a slave, that attempted to escape from her dancers.[48]
the song ends, in which Spears and the four women "Piece of Me" was also performed at 2011’s Femme Fatale
dance in the bathroom. At the end, the women are seen Tour. Following "3", Spears climbed into a small platform
back at the bedroom watching an entertainment news and started performing the song while floating over the
program, in which the "Britney invasion" from earlier stage. The male dancers below her were dressed as po-
is reported. The final scene shows a close-up of Spears licemen, and took off their shirts to reveal S&M bondage
smirking.[37][39] harnesses.[49] Shirley Halperin of The Hollywood Reporter
named it one of the best performances of the show along
Reception with "3" and "Don’t Let Me Be the Last to Know", stating
The music video received mixed reviews from critics, that "ironically enough, [they] were the ones with fewest
with some arguing that Spears’s body was digitally al- frills."[50]
tered.[37] The Daily Telegraph commented "Britney – pre-
sumably with the help of some serious digital remaster-
ing – has turned back the clock, looking every part the
Track listings and versions
young starlet that gave us ’Oops’".[41] Dose said "shock- • •
ingly, it’s not that bad. Well, not that bad for everyone’s 1. "Piece of Me" – 3:32 1. "Piece of Me" – 3:32
favourite panty protesting, deposition skipping, weave 2. "Piece of Me" (Böz O 2. "Piece of Me" (Junior
wearing pop-tard".[42] On August 17, 2008, it was an- Lö Remix) – 4:51 Vasquez & Johnny
nounced that the video was nominated for Best Female • Vicious Radio Remix) –
Video, Best Pop Video and Video of the Year at the 2008 1. "Piece of Me" – 3:32 3:38
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Chart (2007–08) Peak
Position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[26] 2
Austrian Singles Chart[35] 6
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)[35] 36
Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)[35] 36
Canadian Hot 100[21] 5
Czech Airplay Chart[51] 19
Danish Singles Chart[35] 4
Dutch Singles Chart[35] 41
European Hot 100 Singles[21] 6
Finnish Singles Chart[35] 8
German Singles Chart[35] 7
Irish Singles Chart[34] 1
Italian FIMI Singles Chart[35] 11
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[35] 4
Slovak Airplay Chart[52] 10
Swedish Singles Chart[35] 9
Swiss Singles Chart[35] 19
UK Singles Chart[31] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[21] 18
US Billboard Pop Songs[21] 28
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[21] 1
2. "Piece of Me" (Böz O • • Keyboard, programming, bass and guitar – Bloodshy
Lö Remix) – 4:53 1. "Piece of Me" – 3:32 & Avant
3. "Piece of Me" (Bimbo 2. "Piece of Me" (Böz O • Background vocals – Robyn, Christian Karlsson
Jones Club Mix) – 6:26 Lö Remix) – 4:53 • Mastering – Tom Coyne
4. "Piece of Me" (Vito 3. "Piece of Me" (Tiësto
Benito Club Mix) – 6:50
5. "Gimme More" (The
Radio Edit) – 3:23
4. "Piece of Me" (Junior
Charts, certifications and pro-
Kimme More Remix) Vasquez & Johnny cession
(feat. Lil’ Kim) – 4:14 Vicious Radio Edit) –
• 3:38
1. "Piece of Me" – 3:32 5. "Piece of Me" (Friscia
Charts Certifications
2. "Piece of Me" (Tiesto & Lamboy Radio Edit) –
Radio Edit) – 3:23 3:27
Year-end charts
6. "Piece of Me" (Sly &
Robbie Reggae Remix) Chart procession and succession
(feat. Cherine) – 4:16
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Country Certification
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(sales thresholds)
Australia Platinum[27]
Canada Platinum[25]
Denmark Platinum[53]
Italy Gold[54]
New Zealand Gold[29]
Sweden Gold[55]
United States Platinum[22]
End of year chart (2008) Position
Australian Singles Chart[56] 38
German Singles Chart[57] 58
New Zealand Singles Chart[58] 28
US Billboard Hot 100[59] 83
UK Singles Chart[60] 47
Preceded by Hot Dance Club Play number-one single Succeeded by
"Amazing" by Celeda March 8, 2008 – March 15, 2008 "Together" by Bob Sinclar and
Steve Edwards
Preceded by Irish number-one single Succeeded by
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• Dance-pop songs
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• Irish Singles Chart number-one singles
• Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs number-one singles
• MTV Video of the Year Award
• Songs written by Klas Åhlund
• Songs produced by Bloodshy & Avant
• English-language songs
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• Songs written by Christian Karlsson
• Songs about the media
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