Suddenly I See

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"Suddenly I See"
Single by KT Tunstall
from the album Eye to the Telescope
Released	29 August 2005
Format	7", CD, DVD
Recorded	2004
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	3:21
Label	Relentless Records
Producer(s)	Steve Osborne
Chart positions
#12 (UK Singles Chart) #45 (US Billboard Hot 100) #39 (US Hot Digital Songs) #53 (US Pop 100)
KT Tunstall UK singles chronology
"Other Side of the World" (2005)	"Suddenly I See" (2005)	"Under the Weather" (2005)
KT Tunstall US singles chronology
"Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" (2006)	"Suddenly I See" (2006)	"Other Side of the World"

"Suddenly I See" is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall and is featured on her debut album, Eye to the Telescope. It was released 29 August 2005 as the third single (second single in United States) from that album, charting at #12 in the UK Singles Chart (see 2005 in British music).

The song was Tunstall's highest charting in the UK, spending 26 weeks inside the Top 75 Singles. "Suddenly I See" won her an Ivor Novello Award in 2006 in the category of Best Song Musically and Lyrically. It is inspired by New York singer and poetess Patti Smith, whose album cover for Horses also inspired Tunstall's album cover for Eye To The Telescope.

In the summer of 2006, "Suddenly I See" became popular in the United States after being featured prominently at the beginning of the movie The Devil Wears Prada. It was also the farewell music for female contestants eliminated from the television show So You Think You Can Dance, featured on the season finale of the MTV show The Hills, and the series premiere of Ugly Betty. This song is also notable because it has three different music videos, an animated one, a circus version, and the original one.

It features in the Torchwood episode Greeks Bearing Gifts.

Contents 1 Music Video 2 Track listings 3 Cover images 4 Chart performance 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Music Video

There are three different music videos, one for the USA, one animated, and one for the UK.

The US Version features Tunstall in different situations involving a circus in Romania. The video was filmed in Bucharest by the local production company, Domino Film - Catalin Neagu, and the casting was done by Standard Casting - Sorin Tarau. ^{[citation needed]}

The animated version features KT walking/driving around an animated fantasy world, and engages in activities such as walking up giant guitars and flying into space.

[edit] Track listings

In the UK, the song was released on three formats for the single release. In the US, it was released only to radio.

• 7" REL21

1. "Suddenly I See" (single version)
2. "Moment of Madness" (live)

• CD RELCD21

1. "Suddenly I See" (single version)
2. "Girl & the Ghost"

• DVD RELDVD21

1. "Suddenly I See" (video)
2. "Miniature Disasters" (live at Glastonbury video)
3. "Get UR Freak On" (BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge)

• EU CD

1. "Suddenly I See" (single version)
2. "Girl & the Ghost"
3. "Moment of Madness"
4. "Get UR Freak On" (BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge)

• AUSTRALIA CD

1. "Suddenly I See" (single version)
2. "Other Side Of The World" (single version)
3. "Black Horse And The Cherry Tree" (single version)
4. "Get UR Freak On" (BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge)

[edit] Cover images

7"

CD

DVD / EU CD

There is also a US cover for the single on iTunes.

[edit] Chart performance

In the US, "Suddenly I See" debuted the week ending 22 July 2006 on Billboards Hot 100 chart at #88, the Hot Digital Songs chart at #41, and the Pop 100 chart at #59.

Chart (2006)	Peak position[1]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	45
U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs	41
U.S. Billboard Pop 100	53
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40	33

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 trajectory[1]
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Chart position	88	90	74	71	89	93	89	88	88	77	80	60	72	76	69	60	56	52	45	46

U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs trajectory[1]
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Chart position	58	41

U.S. Billboard Pop 100 trajectory[1]
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Chart position	67	59	53

• Notes:

1. This song has three different music videos.
2. Inspired by New York Singer and Poetess, Patti Smith.

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} References for chart positions:
   • KT Tunstall: Artist Chart History. Billboard. Retrieved on July 23, 2006.

[edit] External links

• Music video at Youtube.com