Suddenly I See

The song itself is a tribute to "female power", inspired by and about American singer and songwriter Patti Smith. As described in the lyrics, KT Tunstall was inspired to a career in music through looking at a black and white picture of a woman. Admiring her strength and accomplishments, she suddenly realised what she wanted to do with her life. Tunstall stated in an interview that the song was "about Robert Mapplethorpe's photograph of Patti Smith on the cover of Horses". Commenting on the song's later use in The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Tunstall said: "I didn't realize the lyrics could perfectly fit a chick flick, and it could sound like I was singing about wanting to be a fucking model!" The music has been described as featuring a "chugging rhythm" with a "guitar-bass focused beat", Although the real focus might be on her "clear vocals", Stylistically, it has been described as a "blues-country-pop hybrid". ==Music video==

There are three different music videos, one for Britain, one for the US, and one animated. The British version, directed by Big TV!, is a simple performance video in which Tunstall and her band play across from another set of Tunstall and her band. The US version, directed by Patrick Daughters features Tunstall in different situations involving a circus in Romania. Filmed in Bucharest, the video was produced by Black Dog Films and serviced by local production company Domino Productions with producer Catalin Neagu. This version aired for a short time in the US and has seemingly been replaced in rotations by the animated version. The animated version, directed by Honey (i.e., the husband-and-wife directorial team of Laura Kelly and Nicholas Brooks), features Tunstall walking around an animated pop-up fantasy world, and engages in activities such as walking up giant guitars, riding miniature trains, and drifting off into space. ==Track listings==

• UK CD single • "Suddenly I See" (single version) – 3:17 • "Girl and the Ghost" – 3:47 • 7-inch single : A. "Suddenly I See" (single version) – 3:17 : B. "Moment of Madness" (live) – 4:38 • UK DVD single • "Suddenly I See" (video) – 3:17 • "Miniature Disasters" (live at Glastonbury) – 5:54 • "Get Ur Freak On" (BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge) – 3:18 • European CD single • "Suddenly I See" (single version) – 3:17 • "Girl and the Ghost" – 3:47 • "Moment of Madness" – 4:38 • "Get Ur Freak On" (BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge) – 3:18 • Australasian CD single • "Suddenly I See" (radio version) • "Other Side of the World" (radio version) • "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" (radio version) • "Get Ur Freak On" (BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge) • Digital download • "Suddenly I See" (single version) – 3:20 • "Suddenly I See" (live from the Mercury Lounge) – 5:25 ==Credits and personnel==

Credits are lifted from the Eye to the Telescope album booklet. Studios • Produced at Nam Studios (Bath, Somerset, England) • Mixed at Metrophonic (London, England) • Mastered at 360 Mastering (London, England) Personnel • KT Tunstall – writing, vocals, guitar • Arnulf Lindner – baritone guitar, bass • Luke Bullen – drums, percussion, cajón • Steve Osborne – production • Ren Swan – mixing • Bruno Ellingham – engineering • Graham Deas – engineering assistance • Dick Beetham – mastering ==Charts==

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The song was used in the opening credits of the 2006 critically acclaimed film The Devil Wears Prada but did not appear on the soundtrack album. Tunstall described it to Billboard magazine as a "universe shifter" and that having a music video with Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway in the film gave her a "golden ticket to the rest of the world". ==References==