Big Time Sensuality

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“Big Time Sensuality”
“Big Time Sensuality” cover
Single by Björk
from the album Debut
B-side "Síðasta Ég"
"Glóra"
Released November 1993
Format CD, 12"
Genre Electronica
House
Dance-pop
Length 3:56
Label One Little Indian
Producer Nellee Hooper
Björk singles chronology
"Play Dead"
(1993)
"Big Time Sensuality"
(1993)
"Violently Happy"
(1993)
Alternate covers
CD 2 cover
CD 2 cover

"Big Time Sensuality" is a song by Björk, released as the fourth single from her 1993 album Debut. The track is upbeat, bubbly pop-house, about enjoying life to its fullest. The song helped boost Björk’s popularity worldwide, particularly the U.S., where she charted for the first time. This single also contained “Glóra” and “Síðasta Ég” as B-sides, two songs that were recorded by The Elgar Sisters, a group formed in the early eighties by guitarist Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson and Björk.

In the somewhat iconic music video for "Big Time Sensuality", directed by Stéphane Sednaoui, Björk dances on the back of a moving truck slowly driving through New York City in the middle of the day. The version in the video was remixed by Fluke, with the exact video edit not being available until the later release of Greatest Hits. The versions on the single are the shorter "Fluke Minimix" and the longer "Fluke Moulimix". There is also a rare nighttime version which was released only on the Director's Label The Work of Stephane Sednaoui DVD. The video was later spoofed by British comediennes French & Saunders.

Contents

[edit] Single track listing

[edit] CD 1

Length: 17:09

Track Title Length Lyrics Audio clips
01 Big Time Sensuality (LP Version) 03:56 link sample
02 Síðasta Ég 02:57 link sample
03 Glóra 01:43 instrumental -
04 Come to Me (Black Dog Mix) 05:04 link -
05 Big Time Sensuality (The Fluke Minimix) 04:09 instrumental -

[edit] CD 2

Length: 38 min 7 sec

Track Title Length Lyrics Audio clips
01 Big Time Sensuality (Fluke Minimix) 04:09 link -
02 Big Time Sensuality (Dom T Big Time Club Mix) 06:09 link -
03 Big Time Sensuality (Justin Robertson Lionrock Wigout Vox) 07:21 link -
04 Big Time Sensuality (Morales Def Radio Mix) 03:34 link -
05 Big Time Sensuality (Fluke Magimix) 05:51 link -
06 Big Time Sensuality (Justin Robertson Pranksters Joyride) 07:03 link -
07 Big Time Sensuality (Fluke Moulimix) 05:43 link -

The second version included a Björk poster and it went out also as a 2 CD case with space for CD 1.

[edit] Charts

Chart Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 17
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles 88
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play 1
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 5
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 19
Dutch Singles Chart 24

[edit] Remixes

  • Dom T Big Time club mix/club mix
  • Dom T Growly dub mix
  • Fluke magimix
  • Fluke minimix
  • Fluke moulimix/vocal mix
  • Fluke video mix
  • Justin Robertson Pranksters Joyride
  • Justin Robertson Lionrock Wigout vox
  • Morales Def Klub mix
  • Morales radio mix
  • Morales USA mix
  • Nellee Hooper extended mix

[edit] External links