"She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)" is a song by French DJ and music producer David Guetta, featuring vocals from Australian singer Sia. It was released as the lead single from the re-release of Nothing But the Beat, Nothing But the Beat 2.0 and tallies as the album's eighth single overall. It was released via digital download on August 21, 2012.

Background Prior to its official release on August 21, 2012, an EP of remixes of the track, featuring contributions from Michael Calingham and Sandro Silva, was made available for a short time exclusively via Beatport, on August 7, 2012. The official release then followed on August 21, 2012, before the track was issued in the form of CD single and 12" vinyl in Germany on August 24, 2012. The single was released in the United Kingdom on September 10, 2012, on the date of the album's release. It peaked at #8 on the UK Singles Chart. Although this song failed to chart the US Billboard Hot 100, it topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart, making it Guetta's seventh number-one on the chart.

Music video

Background On September 21, 2012, a lyric video for the track was uploaded to Guetta's official VEVO channel. On September 26, 2012, a trailer for the music video was released, with an official premiere date of October 3, 2012, revealed. The official video for the track was uploaded to Guetta's official VEVO channel five days earlier on September 28, 2012.

Synopsis

The video starts off with a shot of a naked woman, which moves on to a wounded wolf running from a handful of human hunters. It is shown that the wolf is supernatural, as it is able to make the hunters "explode" on every breakdown of the song. The "explosions" depict the hunters and the landscape as composed by tiny polygons. At the end of the music video, the canine then transforms back into the naked woman at the start.

Location The video was shot on-location in Iceland, at Langjökull, and at Reykjanes, in Krýsuvík and near Reykjanesviti.

The music video, in France, was broadcast with a warning Not advised for kids under 10 years (in French : déconseillé aux moins de 10 ans) following explosion scenes, blood, violence and nudity than its content, although some channels broadcast it only blurring or without blurring and without warning.

Critical reception Robert Copsey of Digital Spy gave the song a mixed review stating:

After a global conquering hook-up with Flo Rida she's returned to where it all began with David Guetta, who'll be hoping that lightning strikes twice after the spectacular and chart-topping 'Titanium'. Once again, it's the heartfelt lyrics that shine over the handbag house as she confesses: "You hunted me down like a wolf, a predator/ ...I felt like a deer in your lights" with the same inimitable gusto. The result is nothing we haven't heard already, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for "She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)" Chart (2012–13) PeakpositionBrazil (Billboard Hot 100 Airplay)43Brazil (Brasil Hot Pop Billboard)12Euro Digital Tracks (Billboard) 11Iceland (Tonlist)16Lebanon (The Official Lebanese Top 20)13Luxembourg (Billboard)5Portugal (Billboard)4Romania (Romanian Top 100)94Spain (PROMUSICAE)13Venezuela (Record Report)93

Year-end charts +2012 year-end chart performance for "She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)"Chart (2012)PositionAustralia (ARIA)58Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)34Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)48Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)38France (SNEP)31Germany (Media Control AG)27 Hungary (Dance Top 40)48Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)82Italy (FIMI)29Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)29Netherlands (Single Top 100)45 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 134 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)32 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)46UK Singles (OCC)91 +2013 year-end chart performance for "She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)"Chart (2013)PositionFrance (SNEP)153Italy (Musica e dischi)72Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 135 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 23Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)77 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 80US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard) 41

Certifications

Release history +Release dates for "She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)" Region Date Format Label France August 21, 2012Digital downloadEMI Norway United States Germany August 24, 2012 France September 3, 2012 Italy September 9, 2012 United Kingdom September 10, 2012 United States January 8, 2013 Mainstream radio

See also List of number-one dance singles of 2012 (U.S.)

References