Earth Intruders
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| "Earth Intruders" | ||
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| Single by Björk | ||
| from the album Volta | ||
| Released | April 9, 2007 (digital) May 21, 2007 (physical single) |
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| Format | 12" single, CD single, Digital download | |
| Genre | Pop/Hip Hop/Electronica | |
| Label | One Little Indian | |
| Writer(s) | Björk | |
| Producer(s) | Björk, Timbaland | |
| Björk singles chronology | ||
| "Where is the Line" (2005) |
"Earth Intruders" (2007) |
-- (2007) |
"Earth Intruders" is the first single from Björk's sixth full-length studio album, Volta, and will be released digitally on April 9, 2007.[1][2] The physical release of the single will appear on on May 21, 2007, fourteen days after the release of Volta - this is due to new mixes still being produced.[3] The track is co-produced by Timbaland.[4]
[edit] Background
In an interview on mtv.com Björk talked about the background of the song.[5]
| “ | The song "Earth Intruders," in particular, was sculpted soon after Björk awoke from a dream she had during a cross-Atlantic flight to New York. In the dream, the singer said a "tsunami of millions and millions of poverty-stricken people" swelled high above the airplane she was a passenger on. Eventually, the wave overtook the plane, hit land and razed the White House into oblivion. "It's a quite chaotic song," she said of Volta's first single. "Lyrically, it's a collection of all of these images" burned into her memory, from her trip to Indonesia as well as her vivid, in-flight reverie." | ” |
Lyrics to the song include the lines:
- "Here is turmoil out there
- Carnage rambling
- What is to do but dig
- Dig bones out of earth
- Mud, graves, timber
- Morbid trenches."
[edit] Reviews
Review from an article in UK newspaper The Guardian, March 11, 2007.[6]
| “ | Most newsworthy, perhaps, is lead single 'Earth Intruders', one of two amazing Timbaland-assisted beats. It finds Björk returning playfully to the dancefloor after a long absence, with busy, loaded rhythms and Konono No 1 on what sound like Eighties arcade thumb pianos." | ” |
Review on musicweek.com, March 8, 2007.[7]
| “ | Featuring a loop of African drumming riddims, behind Björk's fabulous squawking vocals, this might be her biggest airplay hit for years." | ” |
Review on mtv.com, March 14, 2007.[8]
| “ | "Earth Intruders" is an industrial-tinged number, rife with video game-esque atmospherics and calypso tonalities — think Nine Inch Nails meets Devo. A rhythmic, marching sound runs throughout much of the track, which "portrays the emotions of impatience, urgency, and being very eager to communicate." | ” |
Review on pitchforkmedia.com, March 26, 2007.[9]
| “ | Nowhere is Björk's concern for the planet more apparent than on Volta's first single, "Earth Intruders". Based on a loopy, frenetic Timbaland marching beat, with added percussion by African collective Konono N°1, it's the album's catchiest song, with Björk chanting "We are the Earth's intruders / We are the sharp shooters." | ” |
Review on sprk.nl, March 20, 2007.[10]
| “ | Obviously a Timbaland track. Think Nelly Furtado's Maneater - only cooler and Björk-ified. Really cool song, excellent way to start the album, very upbeat. There are these brazilian-type beats and cool synths. Seriously, Maneater is your best point of reference. | ” |
[edit] References
- ^ allaccess.com (2007). "All Access Music Group". Retrieved on 2007-03-10.
- ^ fmqb.com (2007). "FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!". Retrieved on 2007-03-10.
- ^ 4um.bjork.com (2007). "bjork.com/\/\unity - New Information on VOLTA!". Retrieved on 2007-03-10.
- ^ The Guardian (2007). "10 essential albums for spring". Retrieved on 2007-03-11.
- ^ mtv.com (2007). "MTV News - Tsunami, Timbaland Help Shape Bjork's Forthcoming Volta". Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
- ^ The Guardian (2007). "10 essential albums for spring". Retrieved on 2007-03-11.
- ^ musicweek.com (2007). "Music Week - Playlist #42". Retrieved on 2007-03-11.
- ^ mtv.com (2007). "MTV News - Tsunami, Timbaland Help Shape Bjork's Forthcoming Volta". Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
- ^ pitchforkmedia.com (2007). "Pitchfork: Bjork Talks "Earth Intruders", Volta's First Single". Retrieved on 2007-03-26.
- ^ sprk.nl (2007). "S p r k . - Post details: Sprk en de Bjork recensie". Retrieved on 2007-03-23.
Studio albums: Björk | Debut | Post | Homogenic | Vespertine | Medúlla | Volta
Compilation albums and boxsets: Telegram | Greatest Hits | Family Tree | Army of Me: Remixes and Covers | (____surrounded):
Soundtrack and live albums: Selmasongs | Live Box | Drawing Restraint 9
Collaboration albums: Gling-Gló
Singles: "Human Behaviour" | "Venus as a Boy" | "Play Dead" | "Big Time Sensuality" | "Violently Happy" | "Army of Me" | "Isobel" | "It's Oh So Quiet" | "Hyper-Ballad" | "Possibly Maybe" | "I Miss You" | "Jóga" | "Bachelorette" | "Hunter" | "Alarm Call" | "All Is Full of Love" | "Hidden Place" | "Pagan Poetry" | "Cocoon" | "It's in Our Hands" | "Oceania" | "Who Is It" | "Triumph of a Heart" | "Where Is the Line" | "Earth Intruders"
Bands
Tappi Tíkarrass | KUKL | The Elgar Sisters | The Sugarcubes | Björk Guðmundsdóttir & Tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar
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