Slice (song)
| "Slice" | ||||
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| Single by Five for Fighting | ||||
| from the album Slice | ||||
| Released | July 12, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:35 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Gregg Wattenberg | |||
| Five for Fighting singles chronology | ||||
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"Slice" is the title track and the second single from Five for Fighting's 2009 album of the same name.
The song is a nostalgic tribute to Don McLean's "American Pie", featuring a reference to "Chevys and levees" in the first verse and the line "We were more than just a slice of American pie" in the chorus. It is performed in the key of B major with a tempo of 126 beats per minuete in common time. The song follows a chord progression of F♯/A♯–B–E6
9, and Ondrasik's vocals span from D♯4 to B5.[1]
Chart performance
[edit]"Slice" peaked at number 33 on the US Adult Pop Songs chart and number 11 on the US Adult Contemporary chart.
Charts[edit]
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References
[edit]- ^ Wattenberg, Gregg; Schwartz, Stephen; Ondrasik, John (2009-11-13). "Slice". Musicnotes.com. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ^ "Five for Fighting Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Five for Fighting Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved 19 September 2019.