Fall to Pieces (Velvet Revolver song)
"Fall to Pieces" is a power ballad written and performed by Velvet Revolver that appears on their debut album "Contraband" in 2004. It was the band's third single, and reached #67 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and #1 on the Mainstream Rock chart. Content. 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. Chart performance. The song was #1 on the "Billboard" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 11 consecutive weeks and #2 on the  Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart for a single week. It also hit #67 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. 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. 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. 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.