Fall to Pieces (Velvet Revolver song)

The song's lyrics are about then lead singer Scott Weiland's battle with heroin and its toll on his relationship with his wife, model Mary Forsberg. ==Composition==

The song is played with 1/2 step down-tuned guitars, unlike most of Velvet Revolver's catalogue. Similar to "Sweet Child o' Mine" by Guns N' Roses (Slash, McKagan and Sorum's previous band), the song is in the key of D-flat Mixolydian, and is based on an arpeggiated riff around the Dsus4 chord. Weiland wrote the lyrics; Slash, McKagan, Kushner, and Sorum composed the music. ==Chart performance==

The song stayed at number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 11 consecutive weeks and number two on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for one week. It also reached number 67 on the Billboard Hot 100. ==Music video==

The song's music video follows the meaning of the song, showing Weiland struggling to maintain his relationship with his wife (who appears in the video as herself). It depicts Scott going through an overdose, but being rescued by Duff McKagan. ==Live performances==

The band performed the song during their performance at Live 8; its performance is the only one of the three songs they played there that appears on the concert DVD. ==Personnel==

• Scott Weiland – lead vocals • Slash – lead guitar • Duff McKagan – bass, backing vocals • Matt Sorum – drums, percussion, backing vocals • Dave Kushner – rhythm guitar ==Charts==

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