Before I Fall to Pieces

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"Before I Fall to Pieces"
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Single by Razorlight
from the album Razorlight
B-side
Released18 December 2006 (2006-12-18) [1]
Length3:22
Label Vertigo
Songwriter(s) Johnny Borrell, Andy Burrows
Producer(s) Razorlight, Chris Thomas
Razorlight singles chronology
"America"
(2006)
"Before I Fall to Pieces"
(2006)
"I Can't Stop This Feeling I've Got"
(2007)

"Before I Fall to Pieces" is a song by English rock band Razorlight, the fifth track on their self-titled second album. It was released as the third single from the album on 18 December 2006. The song peaked at number 17 on UK Singles Chart and number 20 on the Irish Singles Chart. The video for "Before I Fall to Pieces" features Scorpio (aka Nikki Diamond) from TV's Gladiators and actor Guy Pearce.

Contents

Track listings

UK 7-inch single(1714374) [2]

  1. "Before I Fall to Pieces" (Johnny Borrell, Andy Burrows)
  2. "Boys Don't Cry" (Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith, Lol Tolhurst)

UK CD single(1714372) [3]

  1. "Before I Fall to Pieces" (Borrell, Burrows)
  2. "Teenage Kicks" (John O'Neill)
  3. "In the Morning" (acoustic) (Borrell)

UK DVD single(1714370) [4]

  1. "Before I Fall to Pieces" (video)
  2. "In The Morning" (video)

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [10] Gold400,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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