Pagan Poetry
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"Pagan Poetry" | ||
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Single by Björk | ||
from the album Vespertine | ||
Released | November 2001 | |
Format | CD | |
Label | One Little Indian | |
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Björk singles chronology | ||
Hidden Place (2001) |
Pagan Poetry (2002) |
Cocoon (2002) |
"Pagan Poetry" was the second single from singer Björk's album Vespertine. The single peaked at number 38 in the UK and number 12 in Canada. It was written and produced by Björk with additional production by Marius De Vries and mixed by Mark "Spike" Stent. The music box adaptation, featured in the song, was done by Jack Perron and the full version was later featured as a b-side song on the "Cocoon" single.
The music video for "Pagan Poetry", directed by Nick Knight, was also one of Björk's most controversial. It featured Björk in a dress designed by Alexander McQueen, covering only the lower portion of her body. The video also included distorted, close-up images of sexual intercourse, fellatio, and a graphic display of body piercing. The video was banned by MTV in the United States, but was eventually shown in unedited form on MTV2 in a presentation of the "20 Most Controversial Music Videos".
In March 2006, in the number 77 of the Spanish edition of Rolling Stone Magazine, "Pagan Poetry" was ranked number 38 by Spanish music professionals and experts on a list of the best songs of the 21st century.
[edit] Remixes
- Edit
- Matthew Herbert Handshake Mix
- Music Box Version
[edit] Chart performance
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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 |