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“Declare Independence” is a song written and recorded by Icelandic singer Björk. The track was released as the third single from her sixth full-length studio album, Volta. The single was released on January 1, 2008. Björk’s dedicating of a live performance of the song in Shanghai, China to the Tibetan freedom movement caused international controversy. It failed to chart in the UK, becoming the second single in a row to do so, perhaps, once again, of the lack of a traditional physical release.
The song was originally an instrumental track by British musician and frequent musical collaborator Mark Bell, performed at his live shows as early as November, 2006. Björk later added her vocals on top. The lyrics are dedicated to the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Declare Independence was originally meant to be released as the second single from Volta in August, 2007, but due to the worldwide success of the album Björk had to perform more international promotion work than her label One Little Indian had originally planned, meaning that the previously-planned video shoot for “Declare Independence” with Michel Gondry in London couldn’t take place. Björk has performed the song on every show of the worldwide Volta tour, usually as the very last song of the concert. The live performances make heavy use of the ReacTable, an electro-acoustic music instrument with a tabletop Tangible User Interface.
The song was originally an instrumental track by British musician and frequent musical collaborator Mark Bell, performed at his live shows as early as November, 2006. Björk later added her vocals on top. The lyrics are dedicated to the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Declare Independence was originally meant to be released as the second single from Volta in August, 2007, but due to the worldwide success of the album Björk had to perform more international promotion work than her label One Little Indian had originally planned, meaning that the previously-planned video shoot for “Declare Independence” with Michel Gondry in London couldn’t take place. Björk has performed the song on every show of the worldwide Volta tour, usually as the very last song of the concert. The live performances make heavy use of the ReacTable, an electro-acoustic music instrument with a tabletop Tangible User Interface.
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Bjork closing the Chicago show with Declare Independence. (Shaky video, yo.)
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chrisandell wrote:
yea bitch!
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messersebald wrote:
with a flag and a trumpet go to the top of your highest mountain and raise your flag higher!
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neonlobo wrote:
Björk should give us more industrial-oriented stuff like this on the future. [5]
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will_xP wrote:
Protejam sua língua!
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alexia_N wrote:
Björk should give us more industrial-oriented stuff like this on the future. [4]
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vesituli wrote:
Kaitse oma keelt!
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Dead_Zeppelin wrote:
Björk should give us more industrial-oriented stuff like this on the future. [3]
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annurr wrote:
The music video of this song is awesome.
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outsidethenorm wrote:
Higher higher...
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AdrianAdi wrote:
You all should write here, at this particular track, in your mothers tongue, you know, Protect Your Language.... :) Imi protejez graiul si cultura si declar sus si tare: imi place piesa asta !
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ProgresiveLanD wrote:
Björk should give us more industrial-oriented stuff like this on the future. [2]
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runmezig wrote:
awesome! don't let them do that to you!
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methel wrote:
this is awesome, but I got a little frightened at the end. I turned around in my classroom because I thought someone was whispering to me.
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XSASweet wrote:
shit gets crazy at the second half of the song. Pretty awesome
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AlaNio wrote:
bjork meets nin. don't really like this tbh
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arkanusboy wrote:
Björk should give us more industrial-oriented stuff like this on the future.
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arkanusboy wrote:
ANARCHY IN THE ICELAND!
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itsblitz wrote:
she looks adorable in the video
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cidyball wrote:
I´m starting to think the Voltaic version is better.
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chrisandell wrote:
luv
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