Hunter (Björk song)

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"Hunter"
Single by Björk
from the album Homogenic
Released	March 1998
Format	CD, Vinyl record (12")
Genre	Pop, Electronica
Length	3:29 (radio edit) 4:12 (album version)
Label	One Little Indian
Writer(s)	Björk
Producer(s)	Björk and Mark Bell
Chart positions
#44 (UK)
Björk singles chronology
"Bachelorette" (1997)	"Hunter" (1998)	"Alarm Call" (1998)

"Hunter" is a song by Björk, released in 1998 as the third single from Homogenic. The single hit #44 in the UK.

The lyrics are about the creative process of songwriting.

In the video, a bald Björk is shot on camera from the shoulder upwards. Over the course of the song, she shakes and convulses, and--with the assistance of CGI--slowly and unwillingly transforms into a polar bear. By the time the video ends, she has shaken off her carnivorous tendencies and become human again.

The song also appeared on the soundtrack to The X-Files movie.

Contents 1 Covers 2 Single track listing 2.1 CD1 2.2 CD2 2.3 CD3 3 Remixes 4 Chart performance 5 External links

[edit] Covers

The song was covered by American rock band 30 Seconds to Mars on the their album A Beautiful Lie. The song was not originally a part of the album, but was recorded and added as a bonus track after the album leaked several months before it was to be released. Stylistically, the song is identical to the original, the only difference being in the second verse, the line "How Scandinavian of me" being changed to American.

[edit] Single track listing

[edit] CD1

1. "Hunter" [Radio Edit] (3:29)
2. "All is Full of Love" [In Love with Funkstorung] (5:24)
3. "Hunter" [M-Ziq Remix] (7:00)

[edit] CD2

1. "Hunter" (4:12)
2. "Hunter" [State of Bengal Remix] (7:47)
3. "Hunter" [Skothus Mix] (9:12)

[edit] CD3

1. "Hunter" [Mood Swing Remix] (3:03)
2. "So Broken" [DJ Krust Mix] (8:13)
3. "Hunter" [Live]

[edit] Remixes

• Mood Swing remix
• µ-ziq remix
• Radio edit
• Skothus mix
• State of Bengal remix

[edit] Chart performance

UK Top 100 Singles [1]
Week	01
Position	44

[edit] External links

• List of "Hunter" releases
• "Hunter" lyrics

Björk

Discography

Albums: Björk | Debut | Post | Homogenic | Vespertine | Medúlla

Compilation Albums and Boxsets: Telegram | Greatest Hits | Family Tree | Army of Me: Remixes and Covers | (____surrounded):

Soundtrack Albums and Live: Selmasongs | Live Box | Drawing Restraint 9

Collaboration Albums: Gling-Gló

Singles: "Human Behaviour" | "Venus as a Boy" | "Play Dead" | "Big Time Sensuality" | "Violently Happy" | "Army of Me" | "Isobel" "It's Oh So Quiet" | "Hyper-Ballad" | "Possibly Maybe" | "I Miss You" | "Jóga" | "Bachelorette" | "Hunter" | "Alarm Call" | "All Is Full of Love" "Hidden Place" | "Pagan Poetry" | "Cocoon" | "It's in Our Hands" | "Oceania" | "Who Is It" | "Triumph of a Heart" | "Where Is the Line"

Films

The Juniper Tree | Dancer in the Dark | Drawing Restraint 9