Maybe It's a Good Thing

"Maybe It's a Good Thing"
"Maybe It's a Good Thing"
Single by KT Tunstall
from the album KIN
Released	13 November 2009
Recorded	2008-2009
Length	4:01
Label	Caroline; Sony/ATV Music;
Songwriter(s)	KT Tunstall
Producer(s)	Tony Hoffer
KT Tunstall singles chronology

"Maybe It's a Good Thing" is a song by Scottish recording artist KT Tunstall. It was released as the lead single off her fifth studio album KIN.^[1] The song was released on 15 July 2016,^[2] right after the Golden State EP and its promotional single "Evil Eye". The song was produced by Tony Hoffer.

Composition[]

"Maybe It's a Good Thing" was written by Tunstall in Los Angeles, like most of the album. Tunstall stated that the song was about dealing with hard things in the past, and seeing them a positive experience.

The song marks a different sound than her previous albums Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon which was folk, and Tiger Suit, which was electronic music. This time, it is a pop song. Tunstall stated in an interview with Entertainment Weekly : "The truth is, I’ve finally made peace with being a pop songwriter".^[3]

Promotion[]

Tunstall played the song, acoustic and live, during her intervention at the Oxford Union on 20 July 2016. She also played it during the Cambridge Folk Festival 2016.

Music video[]

The clip of "Maybe It's a Good Thing" was released on 1 August 2016 through Vevo. Yoni Weisberg directed the video (he has previously worked with Band of Skulls and Courtney Barnett). The website Entertainment Weekly premiered the video along with an article, stating the video is a "kaleidoscopic confetti, diving into a psychedelic potpourri of rapid fire visuals".^[3]

In the music video, Tunstall is dancing in different, colorful outfits. She says the music seen is all about dancing; "I thought my dancing was really bad, [but] I’m a big fan of the band Jungle from London, and they always do these awesome choreographed dance videos. I love dancing, no matter how I look, and that’s how I want this whole album to make people feel, so I just did what felt good."

Track listing[]

Digital download
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Maybe It's a Good Thing"	KT Tunstall	Tony Hoffer	4:01
2.	"Maybe It's a Good Thing" (Acoustic version)	KT Tunstall	Tony Hoffer	4:51
3.	"Maybe It's a Good Thing" (Bit Funk Remix)	KT Tunstall	Tony Hoffer	4:29
Total length:				4:01

References[]

^ "KT Tunstall Announces New Album 'KIN' to Be Released 9/9". Broadway World Music. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
^ "Maybe It's a Good Thing - Single by KT Tunstall". iTunes. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Getz, Dana (1 August 2016). "KT Tunstall premieres vibrant 'Maybe It's A Good Thing' video". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2 August 2016.

External links[]

[1] "KT Tunstall Announces New Album 'KIN' to Be Released 9/9". Broadway World Music. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.

[2] "Maybe It's a Good Thing - Single by KT Tunstall". iTunes. Retrieved 24 July 2016.

[EW-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Getz, Dana (1 August 2016). "KT Tunstall premieres vibrant 'Maybe It's A Good Thing' video". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2 August 2016.

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Discography
Studio albums	Eye to the Telescope Drastic Fantastic Tiger Suit Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon KIN WAX
Live albums	Live in London March 2011 Live Islington Assembly Hall Live at O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
Other albums	KT Tunstall's Acoustic Extravaganza
EPs	Have Yourself a Very KT Christmas The Scarlet Tulip EP Golden State EP Extra Wax
Singles	"Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" "Other Side of the World" "Suddenly I See" "Under the Weather" "Another Place to Fall" "Hold On" "Saving My Face" "If Only" "Fade Like a Shadow" "(Still a) Weirdo" "Feel It All" "Invisible Empire" "Made of Glass" "Evil Eye" "Maybe It's a Good Thing" "It Took Me So Long to Get Here, But Here I Am"
Other songs	"Miracle" "We Could Be Kings" "Push That Knot Away" "All or Nothing" "Two Way"