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Björk – Hyperballad (5:22)

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Written by Björk, produced by Nellee Hooper and Björk. Released in February 1996 as the fourth single from Björk’s second album, ‘Post’. In June 2002 bjork.com organised a webvote, in order to compile the tracklist for the current ‘Greatest Hits’ cd, and ‘Hyperballad’ was voted as the most popular track. The video is directed by Michel Gondry, born in Versailles France. ‘Hyperballad’ was his fourth videoclip for Björk since their first project ‘Human Behaviour’ back in 1993. Resulting in a imaginary clip which is almost impossible to interpret the first time you see it. “Will my eyes be closed or open?”.

“Basically, ‘Hyper-ballad’ is about having this kind of bag going on and three years have passed and you’re not high anymore. You have to make an effort consciously and nature’s not helping you anymore. So you wake up early in the morning and you sneak outside and you do something horrible and destructive, break whatever you can find, watch a horrible film, read a bit of William Burroughs, something really gross and come home and be like, ‘Hi honey, how are you?’.”
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  • Post
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  • DEATHINFIREX

    She has such sex hair in the video.

    13 days ago

  • FelicianoNeitzk

    A Versão da Voltaic <3 [2]

    20 days ago

  • zwiecha

    great

    22 days ago

  • bkelleher

    gives me shivers

    22 days ago

  • BrenoLeonardo

    A Versão da Voltaic <3

    last month

  • dazasero

    bjork used to freak me out. now i can appreciate her older music. current bjork still freaks me out.

    last month

  • rrrrrmmmmm

    Perfect

    last month

  • BrenoLeonardo

    So i can feel happieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer <3 Favorita do Post.

    last month

  • youagain92

    overwhelmed by the incredible state of emotion, reverie and hope that provides Hyperballad.

    last month

  • Naneykins

    I remember, waaaay back when I was like 5, I used to be so scared by this song I'd hide under the sofa. Now that's emotional power.

    last month

  • felipssucks

    Isn't it Hyper-ballad instead Hyperballad?

    last month

  • FyoMiDos

    great song

    last month

  • WRoos

    it's a masterpiece

    last month

  • ElectroPeter

    EPIC!!!!!! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

    last month

  • christles

    A classic.

    March 2012

  • zecarepette

    So I can feel happier To be safe up here with you

    March 2012

  • JeffersonBV

    Wow her vocal delivery here really complements the lyrics!

    March 2012

  • mynameiscdf

    Hyperballad is about abuse. She gets up early and throws things off the side of the mountain as her only way of proving she still has freedom and contemplates suicide by jumping off the cliff. This is the only time she has away from her abusive spouse who she lives with and in turn makes her fell safer for the day but it never lasts and the next morning she's back at her cliff.

    February 2012

  • Locoyokopoco

    Beautifully chaotic.

    February 2012

  • Ottavianoants

    BRINGS YA BACK. She always will look 9 years old

    February 2012
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