Painted From Memory - Documentation

Documentation

Prior to the recording of the album, Irish film producer Phillip King proposed to Costello that a film should be made to document the process. The resulting film, Because It's a Lonely World, was produced by King's company, Hummingbird Productions; the title, taken from the lyrics of "What's Her Name Today?", was also originally a working title for the album itself and part of a promotional tagline for the album. The hour-long documentary originally aired in the UK on Channel 4 on December 26, 1998, and in the U.S., Bravo, which was then expanding its original programming lineup during the midst of a major advertising campaign, aired it on October 20, 1999.