All Is Full of Love

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“All Is Full of Love”
“All Is Full of Love” cover
Single by Björk
from the album Homogenic
Released June 1999
Format 2 CDs, DVD, Boxset (2 CDs & Video), 2 vinyl records (12")
Genre Electronica, Trip Hop
Length 04:50 (Video Version)
04:32 (Album Version)
Label One Little Indian
Writer(s) Björk
Producer Björk
Björk singles chronology
"Alarm Call"
(1998)		 "All Is Full of Love"
(1999)		 "Hidden Place"
(2001)

"All Is Full of Love" was the fifth and final single by Icelandic singer Björk from her album Homogenic. The version of the song used in the video is actually the originally intended mix, while the version on Homogenic was a remix by Howie B.

The music for "All Is Full of Love" features sounds inspired by machines, and is accompanied by orchestral instruments and harps. The lyrics offer the simple hope that indeed, love is all around you, even if you don't see it.

The single was an alternative rock hit as well as a dance hit in America. It peaked at #8 on the dance charts. Meanwhile, in the UK, the single peaked at #24. It is the first track on Björk's Greatest Hits album.

This single was one of the first to ever be issued on the new DVD single format, to maximise exposure of the groundbreaking video.

Contents

[edit] Music video

The music video was directed by Chris Cunningham and featured two intimate robots.

The video won multiple awards, including an MTV music video award for Breakthrough Video and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Short Form Music Video (it lost to Korn's "Freak on a Leash"). It is on permanent exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and is widely considered the standard in CGI effects. The song itself was also critically acclaimed, winning numerous awards.

The video starts with a robotic Björk lying on a white platform in the centre of a sterile room being assembled or repaired by mechanical arms in what appears to be a clinic for robots. Even before finishing the assembly, the first Björk robot meets another Björk robot, who joins in the song with her. They start to kiss passionately as machines work on assembling electronics in their backs.[1]

According to the website of Glassworks, the company which did the special effects for Cunningham, SOFTIMAGE and Flame software were used for 3D elements and 2D compositing respectively.[2]

Contrary to popular belief, the two robots in the film were non-working models.[3] When the film I, Robot screened in 2004, some people found the robot design in that movie was inspired by the video directed by Cunningham — he has not commented.[4]

[edit] Track listings

[edit] EU CD

  1. "All Is Full of Love" (Radio Mix) - 04:50
  2. "All Is Full of Love" (Radio Strings Mix) - 04:46
  3. "All Is Full of Love" (Guy Sigsworth mix) - 04:22
  4. "All Is Full of Love" (Funkstörung Exclusive mix) - 04:36
  5. "All Is Full of Love" (Plaid mix) - 04:15

[edit] US CD

  1. "All Is Full of Love" (Video Version) - 04:50
  2. "All Is Full of Love" (Funkstörung Exclusive mix) - 04:36
  3. "All Is Full of Love" (Strings) - 04:46
  4. "All Is Full of Love" (Album Version) - 04:32
  5. "All Is Full of Love" (Plaid mix) - 04:15
  6. "All Is Full of Love" (Guy Sigsworth mix) - 04:22

[edit] UK CD1

  1. "All Is Full of Love" - 04:50
  2. "All Is Full of Love" (Funkstörung Exclusive mix) - 04:36
  3. "All Is Full of Love" (Strings) - 04:46

[edit] UK CD2

  1. "All Is Full of Love" (Album version) - 04:32
  2. "All Is Full of Love" (Plaid mix) - 04:15
  3. "All Is Full of Love" (Guy Sigsworth mix) - 04:22

[edit] UK DVD

  1. "All Is Full of Love" (Video edit) - 04:50
  2. "All Is Full of Love" (Funkstörung Exclusive mix) (audio) - 04:36
  3. "All Is Full of Love" (Strings) (audio) - 04:46

[edit] 12" vinyl record 1

  1. "All Is Full of Love" (μ-ziq 7 minute mix) - 03:51
  2. "All Is Full of Love" (μ-ziq 1 minute mix) - 01:05
  3. "All Is Full of Love" (Funkstörung Exclusive mix) - 04:36

[edit] 12" vinyl record 2

  1. "All Is Full of Love" (Plaid remix) - 04:15
  2. "All Is Full of Love" (Guy Sigsworth mix) - 04:22

[edit] Remixes

  • All Is Full of Lies mix
  • Choice mix
  • Funkstörung Exclusive mix
  • Guy Sigsworth mix
  • Hip-hop Love Songs Medley (Kid Koala)
  • In Love With Funkstörung
  • µ-ziq 1 minute mix
  • µ-ziq 7 minute mix
  • Plaid mix
  • Secondotted by Funkstörung
  • Strings/Mark Stent & Marius Defries with added strings
  • Video version/Mark Stent & Marius Defries radio mix
  • The indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie released a cover version of the song on The Stability E.P.[5]

[edit] Charts

Chart Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 24
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 8

[edit] References

  1. ^ Björk ·· All is Full of Love
  2. ^ Glassworks Archive: Bjork - 'All Is Full Of Love'
  3. ^ chris cunningham
  4. ^ E! News - The Björk-"I, Robot" Connection?
  5. ^ Amazon.com: Stability: Death Cab for Cutie: Music

[edit] External links

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