All Is Full of Love
The last song written for Homogenic, with two mixes and one of the most famous videos of its decade.
Björk, from Homogenic (1997)
- Written by
- Björk
- Released
- 7 June 1999
- Length
- 4:33
- Album
- Homogenic
It was the last song written and recorded for Homogenic. Björk wrote and recorded it in half a day in Málaga after a morning walk in April, when hearing birds made her realize it was spring. The version on the album is a minimalist remix by Howie B that replaced her original at the last minute, with no drums and a long reverb. The fuller original, with harps and strings, is known as the Mark Stent mix or video mix. She called it a song about believing in love and said that love is not just about two people, and she also described it as taking the piss and the most sugary song ever. On the album it follows Pluto, which stands for death and destruction, while this song stands for a new beginning.
A Funkstörung remix came out as a 12-inch on FatCat in August 1998, and the single proper was released on 7 June 1999, two years after the album, so that the video could work as a short film. It reached number 24 in the UK. Some publications regard its DVD edition as the first DVD single. Chris Cunningham's video shows Björk as a robot being assembled in a factory who kisses another robot, and it was shown at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The song opens Greatest Hits, where it was the second most voted song behind Hyperballad, and Slant placed it at number 59 on its list of the best singles of the 1990s.
More songs by Björk
Human Behaviour, Venus as a Boy, Hidden Place, Pagan Poetry, Who Is It, Black Lake, Hyperballad, It's Oh So Quiet, Bachelorette, Jóga
Sources
- All Is Full of Love, Wikipedia
- Homogenic, Wikipedia
- Björk: Homogenic, Pitchfork (2017-02-05)