Suddenly Strange

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"Suddenly Strange"
Suddenly Strange by Bic Runga.jpg
Single by Bic Runga
from the album Drive
ReleasedSeptember 1997 (NZ)
Genre Rock, pop
Length4:20
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Bic Runga
Producer(s) Bic Runga
Bic Runga singles chronology
"Sway"
(1997)
"Suddenly Strange"
(1997)
"Roll into One"
(1997)

"Suddenly Strange" is a song by New Zealand recording artist, Bic Runga. The song was released in September 1997 as the third single from her debut studio album Drive .

Contents

Track listing (New Zealand)

New Zealand CD single (Columbia – 664940.2)
  1. "Suddenly Strange"
  2. "All Fall Down"
  3. "Welcome to My Kitchen"
Australian CD single (Columbia – 666689.2)
  1. "Suddenly Strange" - 4:20
  2. "Welcome To My Kitchen" - 4:02
  3. "Ordinary Girl" - 2:40

Personnel

Personnel adapted from the liner notes of Drive. [1]

Weekly charts

Chart (1997)Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [2] 26

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References

  1. Drive (CD liner notes). Bic Runga. New Zealand: Columbia Records. 1997. 4800580.2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. "Bic Runga – Suddenly Strange". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 20 October 2016.