"Pickin'Up Pieces" is the lead single from Brenda K. Starr's debut album, I Want Your Love, released in 1985 by Mirage Records.

The song was produced by Arthur Baker, who co-wrote it with Lotti Golden.

[1] The single, released in 1985, was a sizable hit on the Dance/Club Songs chart.

[3] The single was an early Freestyle release - marked with syncopated rhythms and intense synthetic production.

Lyrically, the song is about "Picking up the pieces" and moving on after a failed relationship.