Hyper-Ballad
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| Single by Björk | ||
| from the album Post | ||
| Released | February 1996 | |
| Format | CD, 12" | |
| Genre | Pop, Electronica | |
| Length | 4:00 (single edit) 5:21 (album) |
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| Label | One Little Indian | |
| Producer(s) | Björk Nellee Hooper |
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| Björk singles chronology | ||
| "It's Oh So Quiet" (1995) |
"Hyper-Ballad" (1996) |
"Possibly Maybe" (1996) |
"Hyper-Ballad" is a song by Björk, released as the fourth single from her 1995 album Post.
In the lyrics, she talks about waking up early before her boyfriend and throwing small objects off a cliff, watching them smash. She imagines her body in their place, which makes her feel better about returning to her safe home and the arms of her lover. Hyper-Ballad was the song receiving most votes from Björk fans on the overall survey for her Greatest Hits -album's song list.
The video was directed by Michel Gondry. It features Björk as a computer game character who runs through a strange landscape of pylons and then throws herself off a cliff. This images is intercut with a shot of Björk lying on the ground as colorful, blinking lights and various video images (including some of herself performing the song) are superimposed over her face.
[edit] Offical versions
- Brodsky Quartet version
- David Morales Boss Dub mix
- David Morales Classic mix
- David Morales radio edit
- Disco Sync mix
- Fluke mix
- Girls Blouse mix
- LFO 3.A.M mix
- Over the Edge mix
- Radio edit
- Radio mix
- Robin Hood Riding Through the Glen mix
- Subtle Abuse mix
- Tee's Freeze mix
- The Stomp mix
- Tom Apella remix
- Towa Tei remix/Towa Tei Choice mix
[edit] Chart performance
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[edit] External links
| 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 |
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