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"Violently Happy" is a song by Björk, released as the fifth and final single from her album Debut in 1993. The lyrics speak of Bjork feeling a love so intense that it is actually dangerous, requesting that her lover return to "calm her down."
The song peaked at #13 in the UK and reached #4 on the US dance charts.
[edit] Music video
Screenshot from "Violently Happy"
The music video, featuring people dancing with Björk in a padded room of a mental institution, was directed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino. Various mental patients (including Björk) are shown destroying stuffed animals, cutting their hair, shaving their heads, dancing about, or acting crazy or emotional. Most of them carry scissors and a snipping sound was clipped and overlaid on the soundtrack to coincide with each time someone on-screen used their scissors.
[edit] Single track listing
- "Violently Happy" (7" Edit) - 3:35
- "Anchor Song" (Acoustic Version) - 3:20
- "Come to Me" (Acoustic Version) - 5:22
- "Human Behaviour" (Acoustic Version) - 3:00
- "Violently Happy" (Even Tempered) - 4:33
- "Violently Happy" (Long) - 6:08
- "Violently Happy" (Masters At Work 12") - 6:03
- "Violently Happy" (12" Vocal) - 4:53
- "Violently Happy" (Well Tempered) - 5:45
- "Violently Happy" (Other Mix) - 7:30
- "Violenlty Happy" (Vox Dub) - 4:39
[edit] Charts
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Peak
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play |
4 |
| UK Singles Chart |
13 |
| French Singles Chart |
31 |
[edit] Remixes
- 7 inch edit
- 12 inch vocal Nellee Hooper/full vox mix
- Basso Hitto dubbo
- Domestic mix
- Fluke Even Tempered/Even Tempered vocal/Short Tempered
- Fluke Well Tempered/Well Tempered vocal
- Massey mix long/12 inch remix
- Massey other mix
- Masters At Work 12 inch
- Masters At Work dub
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