Human Behaviour
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| "Human Behaviour" | ||
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| Single by Björk | ||
| from the album Debut | ||
| Released | June 1993 | |
| Format | CD, 12" | |
| Genre | Pop, Electronica | |
| Length | 4:13 | |
| Label | One Little Indian | |
| Producer(s) | Nellee Hooper | |
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| Björk singles chronology | ||
| "Human Behaviour" (1993) |
"Venus as a Boy" (1993) |
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"Human Behaviour" is Icelandic singer Björk's 1993 debut solo single, from the album Debut. The lyrics reflect on human nature and emotion from the point of view of an animal. The music video directed by Michel Gondry is a loose take on the children's tale "Goldilocks and the Three Bears". Unlike 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 song was an underground smash, and reached number thirty-six in the U.K. The song is considered one of her classic early tracks and on her recent concert tours is often performed as an encore.
"Human Behaviour" is the first part of a trilogy that includes "Isobel" and "Bachelorette".
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
- "Human Behaviour"
- "Human Behaviour" (Close to Human Mix)
- "Human Behaviour" (Underworld Mix)
- "Human Behaviour" (Dom T Mix)
[edit] Remixes
- Bassheads edit
- Close to Human mix
- Deep Behaviour
- Dom T mix
- The French Touch
- Underground Behaviour
- Underworld mix
[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 |
