Pick Up the Pieces (Jason Derulo song)

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"Pick Up the Pieces"
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Single by Jason Derulo
from the album Future History
ReleasedAugust 9, 2012 (2012-08-09)
Format Digital download
Recorded2011, 2012
Length3:34
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Jason Derulo singles chronology
"Undefeated"
(2012)
"Pick Up the Pieces"
(2012)
"The Other Side"
(2013)

"Pick Up the Pieces" is a song by American recording artist Jason Derulo for his second studio album, Future History (2011). It was written by Derulo, Josh Walker, Olivia Waithe, Tiffany Fred, Michael McGregor, Peter King, Lee Monteverde and Kelly Sheehan. Production was handled by J.R. Rotem and JD Walker.

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The song was released as one of four promotional singles for the album on September 9, 2011. It was later released as the album's sixth and final single in Australia on August 9, 2012, coinciding with the release of the platinum edition of Future History and Derulo's stint as a judge on the TV series Everybody Dance Now . [1] [2]

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Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [3] 37
Australian Urban Singles Chart (ARIA) [4] 9

Release history

TerritoryDateFormatLabel
Austria [5] September 9, 2011 Digital download
Germany [6]
Switzerland [7]
Australia [2] August 9, 2012 Contemporary hit radio Warner Bros.

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