"Mike Smith (Dave Clark Five)" . . "1964 songs" . . . "%22Bits and Pieces%22 is a song by 1960s quintet The Dave Clark Five. The single hit number two in the UK and number four in the US. The song was a success in other countries too. It was number two in Australia and number one in Canada and Ireland. It reached number four in the Netherlands. In Germany it only reached the 20th place though.Lead vocals are sung by Mike Smith, who also wrote the song. The song is in antiphonal style, Mike Smith singing a solo line and the whole group responding. The drums have a very prominent part in the accompaniment.Robert Christgau, writing in 1969, called the song %22a wonderfully serviceable rock throwaway, raucous and meaningless, perfect for shouting into the night.%22" . "3"^^ . "Dave Clark (musician)" . "2014-12-21"^^ . "7c4398b5-02b6-45a2-9670-5daaa6a7859c" . . . "Bits And Pieces" . . "0.149386"^^ . "10349" . . . "145.0"^^ . "Capitol Records singles" . "Columbia Graphophone Company singles" . . "-11.7"^^ . "92680494" . "false"^^ . "The Dave Clark Five songs" . "Songs written by Dave Clark (musician)" . "-0.969467"^^ . "308527"^^ . . "Epic Records singles" . . "Gramophone record" . "Bits And Pieces" . "false"^^ . "false"^^ . "116000.0"^^ . "Songs written by Mike Smith (Dave Clark Five)" . "0"^^ . "1964 singles" . "5714decc25ac0d8aee3ec9a6" . . "IT0371600407" . "english" .