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“Pieces” by Sum 41

From the album Chuck (2004)

“Pieces” by Sum 41 appears on 17 radio countdowns from 14 stations between 2004 and 2012. It was first released in 2004 on the album Chuck. Its best result is #1 on the CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2005. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #51 alternative song of 2005 and #376 of the '00s.

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"Pieces" is the brooding heart of Chuck, the Canadian band Sum 41's 2004 album, and it went to radio that November as the record's second single. Deryck Whibley wrote it with producer Greig Nori, and Andy Wallace mixed it so every chorus lands with a thud.

Brett Simon's video sends Whibley wandering alone past City Hall East in a deserted Los Angeles Mall while trucks roll by showing his bandmates in staged scenes of the perfect vacation, night, family and body. The last truck holds Whibley in a bare room billed as the perfect life, until the F drops off the sign. Whibley admitted the falling letter was an accident, but it fit, so they kept it. Drummer Steve Jocz said the band wanted something only half serious.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year	#	Station	Countdown	of
2004	97	KROQ Los Angeles, CA	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2004	107
2004	89	Live 105 San Francisco, CA	Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2004	106
2004	58	WFNX Boston, MA	WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2004	100
2004	90	Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA	Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2004	105
2004	79	WHTG Monmouth-Ocean, NJ	G106.3 Top 106 Songs of 2004	106
2005	69	Q101 Chicago, IL	Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2005	101
2005	15	89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON	89X Top 89 Songs of 2005	89
2005	1	CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON	CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2005	102
2005	16	CHOI Radio X Quebec City, QC	CHOI Top 98 Songs of 2005	98
2005	59	The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC	The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2005	99
2005	82	Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA	Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2005	105
2005	18	88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH	88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 40 Songs of 2005	40
2005	53	Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart)	Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2005	100
2005	24	CRNC 90.1 Niagara / Toronto, ON	CRNC Top 90.1 Songs of 2005	91
2005	70	ModernRock.com Online	ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005	400

All-time and decade countdowns

Year	#	Station	Countdown	of
2010	44	CFNY 102.1 The Edge	102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium	200
2012	57	CFNY 102.1 The Edge	102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of All-Time	102

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