Composition
"Made of Glass" is one of the only songs Tunstall had written before the writing process of Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon with "Yellow Flower". On an interview with Jo Whiley, she explained she had been trying to write the song for years without succeeding. Then, her sick dad offered her a fancy vase to carry flowers, about that, she explains it was one of the most beautiful gifts she ever received from him, but also the most fragile. Then, the inspiration came from that fragile and fancy vase, carrying flowers.
The song was recorded on the first recording session, in April 2012, where Tunstall recorded the song totally acoustically with old tape machines. She resorted to a friend for the whistling part.
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