Human Behaviour

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“Human Behaviour”
Single by Björk
from the album Debut
B-side "Atlantic" (only available on UK cassette single)
Released June 1993
Format CD, 12" vinyl, cassette
Genre New Age, alternative, electronica
Length 4:13
Label One Little Indian
Writer(s) Nellee Hooper & Björk
Producer Nellee Hooper
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".[citation needed]

"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.

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[edit] Music video

Bjork contemplating eating a moth in the music video.
Bjork contemplating eating a moth in the music video.

The music video, directed by Michel Gondry, is a loose take on the children's tale "Goldilocks and the Three Bears", with visuals inspired by Yuri Norstein's animated film Hedgehog in the Fog. 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. The video received six nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards of 1994 including Best Female Video, Best New Artist in a Video, Breakthrough Video, Best Special Effects, Best Art Direction and Best Direction (for Gondry's work), winning none. Also this video was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Music Video - Short Form losing to Peter Gabriel's "Steam"[1].

[edit] Parody

The song was parodied on the PBS show Bill Nye the Science Guy as "Cross Pollination," with lyrics concerning plants. Although the original vocal melody was not used, 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] Charts

Chart Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play 2
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 2
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles 9
Swedish Singles Chart 29
Dutch Singles Chart 35
UK Singles Chart 36

[edit] References

  1. ^ Rock On The Net: Grammy Awards: Best Music Videos

[edit] External links

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