Million Pieces

"Million Pieces"
Single by Tove Styrke
from the album Tove Styrke
Released25 June 2010 (2010-06-25)
Length3:39
LabelSony Music
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Lotus
  • 2manyfreckles
Tove Styrke singles chronology
"Million Pieces"
(2010) 		"White Light Moment"
(2010)

"Million Pieces" is a song by Swedish singer Tove Styrke from her debut studio album, Tove Styrke (2010). It was released as Styrke's debut single on 25 June 2010 through Sony Music. The song peaked at number 18 on the Sverigetopplistan singles chart.

Background

After finishing third on the sixth season of Idol in December 2009, Tove Styrke stepped out of the spotlight. In May 2010, Aftonbladet revealed she had begun recording her debut studio album with Sony Music.[1] The song "Million Pieces", written by Adam Olenius of Swedish indie pop band Shout Out Louds and singer-songwriter Lykke Li, was chosen as her debut single.[2][3] Lotus and 2manyfreckles produced the track, while Anders Hvenare handled mixing.[2] In an interview for Aftonbladet, Styrke described the song as "kind" compared to other "crazy" album tracks.[4]

"Million Pieces" was announced as the first single from her then-forthcoming debut album Tove Styrke (2010) on 22 June 2010 via a press release issued by the label.[3] A snippet of the song was also uploaded to YouTube and the full song premiered on Sveriges Radio P3 on the same date.[3] Sony Music made the single available for digital download on 25 June 2010,[5] followed by a CD single release on 30 June.[6] At the time of the song's release, Styrke said "The most important thing has been that I really love the music. I have not created music that others expect or to please anyone. This is music I stand behind to 100%."[7] A remixed by Swedish producer Familjen was released on 20 August 2010.[8]

Track listing

  • CD single / digital download[6][5]
  1. "Million Pieces" – 3:39
  • Digital download[8]
  1. "Million Pieces" (Familjen remix) – 4:30

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the Tove Styrke liner notes.[2]

  • Adam Olenius – songwriting
  • Lykke Li – songwriting
  • Lotus – production
  • 2manyfreckles – production
  • Anders Hvenare – mixing

Chart performance

Chart performance for "Million Pieces"
Chart (2010) Peak
position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 18

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Million Pieces"
Country Date Format Label Ref.
Sweden 25 June 2010 Digital download Sony Music [5]
30 June 2010 CD single [6]
20 August 2010 Digital download (remix) [8]

References

  1. ^ Prage, Ninna (29 May 2010). "Idol-Tove släpper sin första skiva". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 March 2022 – via Retriever Research. (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b c Tove Styrke (Media notes). Tove Styrke. Epic. 2010.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ a b c "Sony Music presenterar stolt: Tove Styrke" [Sony Music proudly presents: Tove Styrke] (Press release). Sony Music. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2022 – via Mynewsdesk.
  4. ^ Collin, Malin (10 August 2010). "'Kändisgrejen är helt absurd'" ['The celebrity thing is totally absurd']. Aftonbaldet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 12 December 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Million Pieces – Single by Tove Styrke". Apple Music. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "Tove Styrke" (in Swedish). CDON. Archived from the original on 15 December 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  7. ^ Borenstein, Ida (22 June 2010). "Idol-Tove släpper skiva" [Idol-Tove releases record]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  8. ^ a b c "Million Pieces (Familjen Remix) – Single by Tove Styrke". Apple Music. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Tove Styrke – Million Pieces". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 21 February 2022.