Trivia / Sarah McLachlan

• Banned in China: The original video for "Possession" was apparently too spooky or something for America, so they made another one.
• Creator Breakdown: Played straight or inverted after the birth of her daughter.
  • The songs "U Want Me 2" and "Don't Give Up on Us" were written in reaction to the breakup of her marriage.
  • The reason behind the four-year gap between Fumbling Towards Ecstasy and Surfacing was due to the fact that Sarah was unable to come up with anything new for the record, and ended up taking 6 months off.
• Development Hell: From 1997-2010 she produced a total of 3 proper studio records. Laws of Illusions was released nearly 7 years after her last album Afterglow, which was released over 6 years after its predecessor, Surfacing. Much of it had to do with the fact that she has been busy being a mother. Additionally, Surfacing came nearly 4 years after its predecessor, due to Sarah being mentally exhausted and unable to come up with anything new.
• No Budget: Her music video for "World on Fire" only cost $15 to make. The video shows what the cost of a professional music video could afford in the developing world.
• What Could Have Been: She was asked to be a guest vocalist on the Fear Factory album Obsolete, on the song "Timelessness". She turned it down, as she felt like the album was too heavy for her.