Isobel
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For other uses, see Isobel (disambiguation).
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| Single by Björk | ||
| from the album Post | ||
| B-side(s) | "Charlene" "I Go Humble" |
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| Released | August 1995 | |
| Format | CD | |
| Genre | Pop, Electronica | |
| Length | 5:47 | |
| Label | One Little Indian | |
| Producer(s) | Björk Nellee Hooper |
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| "Army of Me" (1995) |
"Isobel" (1995) |
"It's Oh So Quiet" (1995) |
"Isobel" is a song by Icelandic singer Björk. It was released as the second single from her 1995 album Post. It is a strange song about a girl named Isobel (who Björk later identifies as both herself and her lover) who lives alone and is married to herself. The music is underscored by lush strings, electronic beats, and a jungle-influenced introduction.
The surreal music video was shot in black and white by director Michel Gondry. It features a number of dream-like images. Björk plays a piano that is full of pipes that fill it with water. Children play in the water, and wear masks. Björk is later shown lying beside a river wearing a dress with lights in it. She pulls some light bulbs off her dress and plants them in the ground. The light bulbs grow and act as incubators or cocoons for toy airplanes inside them. When the airplanes grow big enough, they break out of the bulbs and fly away. At the same time, numerous skyscrapers grow out of the ground and eventually are covered in cockroaches. Björk is also shown walking through the countryside, up a mountain, and beside a river.
"Isobel" wasn't a great success but is considered a classic of Björk. The song is the second part of a trilogy that includes "Human Behaviour" and "Bachelorette".
[edit] Remixes
- Deodato mix
- Dim's enchanted forest
- Dim's hi compact french touch
- Dim's old school dubstramental
- Isobel’s lonely heart goldie remix
- Ln's remix
- Radio mix
- Siggtriplet blunt mix
- The carcass mix
- Transfunk 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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