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A Sorta Fairytale

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Wikipedia article




"'A Sorta Fairytale'" is a song written and performed by singer-songwriter Tori Amos. It was released as the first single from her 2002 album 'Scarlet's Walk'. The song reached number 14 on the 'Billboard' Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, and number one on the Triple A (adult album alternative) chart. The song has since been featured in episodes of the television shows 'Nip/Tuck' and 'The L Word'. There are three commercially released versions of the song: the album version (5:30), the 101 Mix (4:00) and the original single version (4:01). It was released as a CD single (UK/Canada) with "Operation Peter Pan" as the B-side, and as a DVD single (US) with the music video, co-starring Adrien Brody.

Song information



From the promotional CD 'Scarlet Stories':

In a 2009 interview, Amos was asked about the meaning of one of the lines:

Music video



The music video, directed by Sanji, features Amos, as a head attached to a disembodied leg, falling in love with another head attached to a disembodied arm (played by Adrien Brody). The two creatures show signs of romantic interest in one another, until the arm accidentally hurts the leg's feelings by laughing at her crooked fifth toe. The leg then flees by jumping onto a passing skateboard, and ends up alone on a deserted beach. The arm finds her and they consummate their love with a deep kiss. The act of kissing causes the arm and leg to suddenly start swelling up and grow their extra body partsthey finally become complete, "whole" humans by realizing their love.

Track listing



Maxi-CD single (UK and Canada)

# "A Sorta Fairytale" (101 Mix)

# "Operation Peter Pan"

# "A Sorta Fairytale" (original single version)*

# "A Scarlet Story" (Enhanced CD multimedia)

7" single (US)

# "A Sorta Fairytale" (single version)* (on both sides)

*The "single version" and "original single version" are identical though titled differently. Issued with a picture sleeve. Disc has small center hole

DVD single (US)

# "A Sorta Fairytale" music video (digitally mastered)

# Tori Amos biography

# Making of "A Sorta Fairytale"

# Interview segment (with Amos)

Charts



Weekly charts



Year-end charts



References



Category:Tori Amos songs

Category:Tori Amos video albums

Category:Songs written by Tori Amos

Category:2002 singles

Category:2002 songs

Category:2003 video albums

Category:Music videos directed by Sanji

Category:Epic Records singles

Category:2000s ballads


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