Piece by Piece Remixed
An image of a blonde woman with half of her face covered with colorful hexagonal shapes; on the left, the words "Kelly Clarkson" and "Piece by Piece Remixed" are printed in grey stylized typefaces
Remix album by
Kelly Clarkson
ReleasedMarch 4, 2016 (2016-03-04)
Recorded2015–2016
GenreEDM
Length36:40
Label
Producer
Kelly Clarkson chronology
Piece by Piece
(2015)		 Piece by Piece Remixed
(2016)		 Meaning of Life
(2017)

Piece by Piece Remixed is the first remix album by American singer Kelly Clarkson, released by RCA Records on March 4, 2016. It contains various remixes and re-recordings of selections from her seventh studio album Piece by Piece (2015), including two Billboard Dance Club Songs hit singles ("Heartbeat Song" and "Invincible"), the "Idol version" of the title track, "Piece by Piece", and a live recording of "Tightrope" at the Piece by Piece Tour. Released exclusively in digital download and music streaming platforms, it became her first entry on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart at number one with digital sales of 2,000 copies.

Background and release

In a 2015 interview with Time, Clarkson revealed that she had commissioned club remixes of the tracks from her seventh studio album Piece by Piece (2015) as part of their discussion of foraying into different genres—including a possible dance music album.[1] Some of these tracks include "Heartbeat Song", "Take You High", and "Dance with Me", with the intention of releasing them to music clubs in the future.[1] Following a successful response of her rendition of the title track, "Piece by Piece", on the final season of the television competition series American Idol on February 25, 2016, Clarkson immediately recorded a studio version of her performance and sub-named it the "Idol Version", which was released on February 29, 2016.[2] On that same day, RCA Records announced the release of Piece by Piece Remixed on March 4, 2016, in honor of studio album's anniversary of release in the United States.[3] Containing selections of remixed tracks from Piece by Piece, the remix album is book-ended by the "Idol Version" of the title track and a live recording of "Tightrope" at the Piece by Piece Tour as its opening and closing songs. It also contains two Billboard Dance Club Songs hit singles—"Heartbeat Song:, which peaked at number one; and "Invincible", which peaked at number two.[2][4]

Commercial performance

Piece by Piece Remixed made its debut chart appearance at the top of the US Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart in its issue dated March 26, 2016, marking Clarkson's first entry on the chart.[5] Debuting with 2,000 copies of digital album sales.[5] Piece by Piece Remixed was also the first remix album to debut at the top of the Dance/Electronic Albums chart in two years after The White Album by Hillsong United entered at the top in March 2014.[5]

Track listing

Piece by Piece Remixed track listing[6][3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)/Remixer(s)Length
1."Piece by Piece" (Idol version)
  • Kurstin
  • Jason Halbert
3:32
2."Heartbeat Song" (Lenno Remix)
Lenno Linjama3:17
3."Invincible" (Vicetone Remix)
Vicetone3:24
4."Someone" (Frank Pole Remix)Matthew KomaFrank Pole3:27
5."Take You High" (Rytmeklubben by Henrik The Artist & Torjus)
Rytmeklubben (Henrik The Artist & Torjus)4:07
6."Let Your Tears Fall" (Cutmore Remix)
  • Furler
  • Kurstin
Cutmore3:51
7."Dance with Me" (Young Bombs Remix)Dan RockettYoung Bombs (Martin Kottmeier and Tristan Norton)4:12
8."Nostalgic" (Mighty Mike & Teesa aka Kolaj Remix)
Kolaj (Mighty Mike & Teesa)3:14
9."Second Wind" (Cheat Codes Remix)
Cheat Codes (Matthew Russell, Trevor Dahl & Kevin Ford)3:38
10."Tightrope" (Tour Version)
  • Clarkson
  • Kurstin
Halbert3:55
Total length:36:40

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[7] 1

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, formats, label, editions, catalog number and reference
Region Date Format(s) Label Catalog number Ref
Various March 4, 2016 Digital download
886445766462

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Getz, Dana (February 27, 2015). "Kelly Clarkson: I Will Never Tell My Daughter About From Justin to Kelly". Time. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Strecker, Erin (February 29, 2016). "Kelly Clarkson Releases New 'Idol Version' of Emotional 'Piece by Piece' Song". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Getz, Dana (February 29, 2016). "Kelly Clarkson to release remixed Piece by Piece after American Idol performance". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Grammy Award winner Kelly Clarkson releases "Piece By Piece (Idol Version)" today; Also set to release Piece By Piece Remixed on March 4th; Piece by Piece Deluxe Album certified Gold by the RIAA" (Press release). New York: RCA Records. don411.com. February 29, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 Murray, Gordon (March 18, 2016). "Kelly Clarkson & RuPaul Work Their Way Onto Top Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  6. ↑ Wass, Mike (February 29, 2016). "Kelly Clarkson Releases Idol Version Of "Piece By Piece", Announces Remix Album". Idolator. SpinMedia. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Kelly Clarkson Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  8. ↑ Worldwide releases of Piece By Piece Remixed:
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