Studio Album · No. 6
Tear Me to Pieces Songwriting Credits by Story of the Year
Produced by Colin Brittain, Kevin McCombs, Lachlan "Lucky" West · Engineered by Joe Dunn
SharpTone
Post-HardcoreAlternative Rock
Complete Artist
100%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 11 of 11 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 11 / 11 documented
Who wrote the songs?
Scored across the 11 tracks with documented writers, by whether Story of the Year carries a lyricist or composer credit.
11 trackswritten by Story of the Year
0 tracksoutside writers
Story of the Year's roles on this album
Share of the 11 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer0%
Performer100%
By the Numbers
11
Tracks
15
Lyricists
3
Producers
2023
Released
Data Insight
Every track names four members plus the producer Colin Brittain, and seven of the eleven bring in further co-writers on top. After four albums with one collective credit, this record has more names on it than the first four put together.
Tear Me to Pieces came out on SharpTone in March 2023, produced with Colin Brittain, their first album for a label in thirteen years.
Track Listing & Credits 11 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 17 contributors
AR
Adam Russell
Writer · Performer
DM
Dan Marsala
Writer · Performer
JW
Josh Wills
Writer · Performer
RP
Ryan Phillips
Writer · Performer
CB
Colin Brittain
Writer · Producer
NB
Nick Bailey
Writer
LW
Lachlan West
Writer · Producer
CW
Cameron Walker-Wright
Writer
AG
Aaron Gillespie
Writer
EN
Elisha Noll
Writer
JW
Jordan Witzigreuter
Writer
KV
Keith Varon
Writer
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Frequently Asked Questions Tear Me to Pieces
Who wrote Tear Me to Pieces?
Adam Russell, Colin Brittain, Dan Marsala, Josh Wills and Ryan Phillips on all eleven tracks, with additional co-writers on seven of them.
How did it sell?
The discography publishes no sales figure and no certification for it, and it did not chart.
Did any single chart in the Hot 100?
No single from the album entered the chart.
Who engineered it?
Joe Dunn, credited as additional engineer and guitar tech.
Who is Colin Brittain?
The producer, and the first person outside the band written into its blanket credit. He is on all eleven tracks.
Who else wrote on it?
Nick Bailey, Cameron Walker-Wright, Lachlan West, Jordan Witzigreuter, Keith Varon, Nick Furlong, Kevin Skaff and Aaron Gillespie among others.
How long is the album?
33:08 across eleven tracks, the shortest they have made.