Wonder (Natalie Merchant song)


"Wonder" is a song by Natalie Merchant, released in 1995 as the second single from her solo album Tigerlily. The single reached number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 10 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart, outperforming her previous single "Carnival" in the latter country. The covers for the US and Europe singles were different. The single also included live cuts from Merchant's tour.

Inspiration

In a BBC Mastertapes interview, Natalie said the song "... was about a child born with a congenital disease," twins she had known personally. It was later found out that the set of twins had epidermolysis bullosa, a rare genetic condition that results in easy blistering of the skin and mucous membranes.

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