Human Behaviour

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"Human Behaviour"
Single by Björk
from the album Debut
B-side(s)	"Atlantic" (only available on UK cassette single)
Released	June 1993
Format	CD, 12" vinyl, cassette
Genre	Pop, indie, electronica
Length	4:13
Label	One Little Indian
Writer(s)	Nellee Hooper & Björk
Producer(s)	Nellee Hooper
Chart positions
#36 (United Kingdom)
Björk singles chronology
	"Human Behaviour" (1993)	"Venus as a Boy" (1993)

"Human Behaviour" is Icelandic singer Björk's first solo single, taken from the album Debut. It contains a sample of "Go Down Dying" by Antonio Carlos Jobim. The lyrics reflect on human nature and emotion from an animal's point of view. The song is the first part of a trilogy that includes "Isobel" and "Bachelorette".

"Human Behaviour" was an underground smash, and reached #36 in the UK Singles Chart. It is often performed on her recent concerts as an encore.

Contents 1 Music video 2 Parody 3 Single track listing 4 Versions 5 External links

[edit] Music video

The music video, directed by Michel Gondry, is a loose take on the children's tale "Goldilocks and the Three Bears". Unlike in the story, however, Björk is hunted by a bear in a forest. She also flies to the moon where she plants a Soviet flag. She ends up being eaten by the bear and trapped in its stomach.

[edit] Parody

The song was parodied on the PBS show Bill Nye the Science Guy as "Cross Pollination," with lyrics concerning plants. (However, the original vocal melody was not used, though the music is unmistakably an attempt to spoof the backing of "Human Behaviour.")

[edit] Single track listing

UK

1. "Human Behaviour"
2. "Human Behaviour" ('Close to Human' mix)
3. "Human Behaviour" (Underworld mix)
4. "Human Behaviour" (Dom T mix)
5. "Human Behaviour" (Bassheads edit)

[edit] Versions

• Acoustic version
• Album version
• Bassheads edit
• Close to Human mix (by Speedy J)
• Deep Behaviour (by Dimitri from Paris)
• Dom T. mix
• Le French Touch (by Dimitri From Paris)
• Mark Bell Remix
• Underground Behaviour (by Dimitri From Paris)
• Underground Behaviour dub (by Dimitri from Paris)
• Underworld dub 1
• Underworld dub 2
• Underworld mix
• MTV Unplugged version

[edit] External links

• "Human Behaviour" at Bjork.com
• List of releases of "Human Behaviour"