Saving My Face

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“Saving My Face”
“Saving My Face” cover
Single by KT Tunstall
from the album Drastic Fantastic
B-side "Mothgirl"
"Ain't Nobody"
Released November 12, 2007 (2007-11-12) (digital)
November 19, 2007 (2007-11-19)
Format CD single, Digital download, Vinyl single
Genre Pop, Rock
Length 3:38
Label Relentless, Virgin
Writer(s) KT Tunstall
Producer Steve Osborne
KT Tunstall singles chronology
"Hold On"
(2007)		 "Saving My Face"
(2007)		 "If Only"
(2008)

"Saving My Face" is a pop-rock song performed by Scottish singer KT Tunstall. The song was written by Tunstall and produced by Steve Osborne for the Tunstall's third album Drastic Fantastic (2007). The song's lyrics were inspired by a documentary Tunstall watched on the Discovery Channel "about old women having really disturbing amounts of plastic surgery to look very, very young."[1]

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[edit] Music video

Tunstall walking down an empty street in a scene from the music video.
Tunstall walking down an empty street in a scene from the music video.

The music video was directed by Chris Bran of Black Dog Films and filmed over two days at East London's 3 Mills Studios.[2] The video opens with a scene of Tunstall leaving a bar and walking through empty city streets, as broken pieces of her guitar fly by her. Occasionally while walking, her figure turns ghostly, and phases back in later scenes. The video concludes with Tunstall performing with her guitar after the pieces of it materialize in her hands.

Every frame of the music video required visual effects which were supervised by James Maclachlan of Prime Focus London. Post-production on the video lasted for fourteen days.[2] The music video premiere on the internet in October 2007.

[edit] Critical reception

"Saving My Face" received mixed reviews from music critics. Channel 4 called the song "a confident and old-fashioned pop rocker" and gave the song six stars out of ten.[3] The Manchester Evening News was less impressed, giving it just two out of five stars, and wrote that the song was "nothing to get excited about" even though it had "some cute arpeggios and a very singable chorus."[4] Digital Spy called "Saving My Face" a "dour affair", but praised its "delightful" lyrics and gave the song two stars out of five.[5]

[edit] Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Saving My Face".

UK CD single
(RELCD46; Released November 19, 2007 (2007-11-19))

  1. "Saving My Face"
  2. "Mothgirl"

7" vinyl single
(REL46; Released November 19, 2007)

  1. "Saving My Face"
  2. "Ain't Nobody"

Digital download
(Released November 12, 2007 (2007-11-12))

  1. "Saving My Face"

Digital download
(Released November 12, 2007)

  1. "Saving My Face"
  2. "Mothgirl"

Digital download
(Released November 19, 2007)

  1. "Saving My Face" (Live acoustic version)
  2. "Saving My Face"

[edit] Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position[6][7]
Euro 200 124
Italian Singles Chart 23
Swiss Singles Chart 93
Turkey Singles Chart 1
UK Singles Chart 50

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Chris Rolls. "KT Tunstall: Slightly More Esoteric". MP3.com. August 26, 2007. Retrieved November 24, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "KT Tunstall - Saving My Face Video". ContactMusic.com. Retrieved November 24, 2007.
  3. ^ "KT Tunstall 'Saving My Face' (Relentless)". Channel 4. November 19, 2007. Retrieved November 24, 2007.
  4. ^ "Single reviews: KT Tunstall - Saving My Face (Relentless)". Manchester Evening News. November 16, 2007. Retrieved November 24, 2007.
  5. ^ "Digital Spy Music Review: 'Saving My Face'". Digital Spy. Retrieved January 17, 2008.
  6. ^ "Saving My Face World Chart Positions". aCharts.us. Retrieved December 8, 2007.
  7. ^ "Euro 200". APCChart.com. Retrieved December 8, 2007.


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