Where Is the Line

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"Where Is the Line"

Single by Björk
from the album Medúlla
Released	2005
Length	4:41
Label	One Little Indian
Writer(s)	Björk
Producer(s)	Björk and Mark Bell
Björk singles chronology
"Triumph of a Heart" (2005)	"Where is the Line" (2005)

Screenshot from "Where Is the Line?"

"Where Is the Line?" was rumored to be the fourth single from Björk's Medúlla album, but instead a music video was made for artistic purposes instead of a commercial single release. There is another theory that a proper single release was planned, then dropped just before Björk released the Drawing Restraint 9 soundtrack, and her record company decided to end promotion for the Medúlla album and concentrate on the film soundtrack instead. The projected release date was August 2005.

The abstract video, directed by Icelandic artist Gabríela Friðriksdóttir, was shot in late 2004. It shows Björk wearing a dress made of sandbags and standing in a barn full of hay. She gives birth to a convulsing person covered in white ooze. After a series of explosions, a number of creatures made of hay emerge from the hay stacks. They surround her and cover her with their bodies on the ground until she is no longer visible.

The track is included on a compilation album released by Rough Trade, titled "The Record Shop - 30 Years Of Rough Trade Shops". The track was chosen by Richard Russell.

[1] A remix by Mike Patton (who contributed to the original album track) was made available for download on War Child Music in April 2005. [2]