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"Human Behaviour" is a song by Icelandic recording artist Björk, released on 7 June 1993 by One Little Indian and Elektra Records as the lead single from her debut studio album, Debut (1993). [3] Produced by Björk's longtime collaborator Nellee Hooper , it reflects upon human nature and emotion from a non-human animal's point of view .
In 1993 Björk contacted French director Michel Gondry to create a music video for "Human Behaviour" after seeing a video he made for his own band Oui Oui. [70] "Human Behaviour" was the first single taken from Debut, and was issued a month before the album's release in June 1993. [1] Three more singles were released from Debut in 1993.
"Isobel" is a song by Icelandic singer-songwriter Björk for her second studio album, Post (1995). Written by Sjón based on a story by Björk, the lyrics of "Isobel" tell the story of the title character, who is magically born in a forest and sends a message of instinct amongst the logical thinking of the people of the city.
In the lyrics, Björk describes living at the top of a mountain and going to a cliff at sunrise. She throws objects off the edge while pondering her own suicide. The ritual allows her to exorcise darker thoughts and return to her partner. [3] Björk stated that "I feel that words can have a mysticism or a hidden meaning.
For the music video of the song, Björk collaborated again with French film director Michel Gondry, who had previously directed the video for "Human Behaviour" in 1993. In the video, Björk is the driver of a tanker truck.
The EP, totaling 41 minutes and 41 seconds in length, consists of six remixes of four different tracks from Björk's 1993 album Debut.The collection begins with the English electronic group Underworld's remix of "Human Behaviour", where, according to AllMusic's Neg Raggett, the swing "stutter" of the original recording's percussion is replaced by "crisp disco" beats and high tempo funk loops.
The video was based on an original idea by Björk, who saw "Bachelorette" as a continuation of the character portrayed in "Isobel" and "Human Behaviour". The song lyrics of "Isobel" were also written by Björk's longstanding co-writer Sjón. As Gondry describes it, "this character is leaving the forest and she decides to go to the city to have ...
The lyrics speak of Björk feeling a love so intense that it is actually dangerous, requesting that her lover return to "calm her down". Musically, it is an upbeat song. "Violently Happy" peaked at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart , [ 4 ] number ten on the UK Dance Singles Chart and number four on the US Billboard dance charts.