(Still a) Weirdo

August 2024 January 2014 (Still a) Weirdo kt-still-a-weirdo.jpg single KT Tunstall Tiger Suit 19 September 2010https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/still-a-weirdo-single/id387534251 https://web.archive.org/web/20121109235034/https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/still-a-weirdo-single/id387534251 dead 9 November 2012 iTunes - Music - (Still A) Weirdo - Single by KT Tunstall iTunes 2010-08-27 2012-03-10 2009–2010 Acoustic rock 3:40 (Album Version)3:20 (Radio Edit) Virgin KT Tunstall Greg Kurstin Greg Kurstin Fade Like a Shadow 2010 Glamour Puss 2010 "(Still a) Weirdo" is a 2010 single by Scottish recording artist KT Tunstall. It was released as the UK lead single from her third studio album Tiger Suit (2010), on 19 September 2010. Written by Tunstall herself and Greg Kurstin, and produced by Kurstin, the song is an acoustic rock ballad and talks about still the same (weird) person after many years. It received critical acclaim, with the majority of the critics complimenting Tunstall for the ability to make an intelligent, simple song. It charted inside the top-forty on the UK Singles Chart at number thirty-nine and as of 2023, remains her last UK top 40 hit. It charted also on the Belgian charts, as well as the singles charts in her native Scotland. In the music video, Tunstall travels back in time to the 1960s. Background The song was described as a "heartfelt piece of self-assessment". Tunstall explained to MusicRemedy.com that the lyrics of this song are some of her most personal. "It's one of those rare moments where you can see yourself objectively and look into your own emotional machinery and realize what you are."Still a Weirdo by KT Tunstall - Songfacts Reception Nick Levine from Digital Spy gave a positive review and rated the song with 4 stars out of 5. He says that "in the decidedly less jazzy hands of KT Tunstall, it becomes a sweetly self-deprecating and quietly optimistic little ditty about accepting your faults and making the best of it. 'I don't always get it right, but a thousand different ways and I just might,' she sings over an off-kilter and subtly inventive mix of piano, vocal loops and beatbox beats that has a wee hint of The X-Files theme to it. The overall effect is not unlike getting a bear hug and being told you're OK really by your best mate the morning after you disgraced yourself down the local in front of your ex - in short, just lovely."Nick Levine http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a278513/kt-tunstall-still-a-weirdo.html KT Tunstall: '(Still A) Weirdo' - Music Singles Review Digital Spy 2010-09-24 2012-03-10 Matthew Horton from BBC Music said that: "More surprising is "(Still a) Weirdo", a quirky slice of Beatlesy clever-pop that recalls Elliott Smith".Tunstall's third album proves that a bit of "grrr" does the girl good. BBC Music Retrieved 2011-02-21 Greg Kot from Entertainment Weekly said,:"Tunstall keeps enough off-kilter grit in her voice to make the claim in "(Still a) Weirdo" stick".https://ew.com/article/2010/09/29/tiger-suit/ Tiger Suit Music Entertainment Weekly 21 February 2011 11 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140111004414/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20430446,00.html live Victoria Dillingham from musicOMH gave an extremely positive review for the song, saying: "The pre-released single "(Still a) Weirdo" is a light playful track which prompts comparisons with the likes of Feist, Allie Moss and electronica/folk favourites Peter Bjorn And John. As infectious as it is original, this is easily the standout track of the album and exemplifies best the Brit Award winner's ability to marry disparate styles as well as her desire to experiment with her sound, aided and abetted by a revised band and Arctic Monkeys producer Jim Abbiss".KT Tunstall - Tiger Suit | album reviews| musicOMH https://web.archive.org/web/20100929192628/http://www.musicomh.com/albums/kt-tunstall-3_0910.htm 29 September 2010 Charlotte Andrews from The Guardian said: "The sweetly reflective first single "(Still a) Weirdo" – affirm Tunstall's skill at penning catchy yet credible pop hits".Kt Tunstall: Tiger Suit| CD review| Music| The Guardian Promotion Tunstall performed the song on This Morning, on 20 September 2010.Horan, Ocean (20 September 2010). KT Tunstall (Still A) Weirdo The Scottish songstress is back with a new album and a new sound This Morning Retrieved 2011-02-22 Music video The music video premiered on 17 August 2010, on Channel 4.http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/musicvideos/a264963/kt-tunstall-still-a-weirdo.html KT Tunstall: '(Still A) Weirdo' - Music Video Digital Spy 20 August 2010 2012-03-10 It was directed by Paul Minor and was shot in Columbia, Tennessee, and shows Tunstall in the 1960s, walking around a town with her guitar. Chart performance Chart (2010) PeakpositionFlanders 91 KT Tunstall (Still A) WeirdoWallonia 51 KT Tunstall (Still A) WeirdoScotland 30 KT Tunstall 2010-10-09UK 39 KT Tunstall 2010-10-09 References External links zqADjtAPi1Y Music video Category:2010 singles Category:KT Tunstall songs Category:Rock ballads Category:Folk ballads Category:Songs written by Greg Kurstin Category:Song recordings produced by Greg Kurstin Category:2010 songs Category:Virgin Records singles Category:Songs written by KT Tunstall