Pagan Poetry

Pagan Poetry

Infobox Single
Name = Pagan Poetry


Artist = Björk
from Album = Vespertine
Released = November 2001
Format = CD
Recorded =
Genre = Electronica, IDM
Length = 5:17 (Album Version) , 4:01 (Radio Edit)
Label = One Little Indian
Writer =
Producer =
Certification =
Last single = "Hidden Place"
(2001)
This single = "Pagan Poetry"
(2001)
Next single = "Cocoon"
(2002)

"Pagan Poetry" was the second single from singer Björk's album "Vespertine". The single peaked at number 38 in the UK and number 12 in Canada. It was written and produced by Björk with additional production by Marius De Vries and mixed by Mark "Spike" Stent. The music box adaptation, featured in the song, was done by Jack Perron and the full version was later featured as a b-side song on the "Cocoon" single.

Music video

The music video for "Pagan Poetry", directed by Nick Knight, which as stated on its making of page "is about a woman preparing herself for marriage and for her lover". It was also one of Björk's most controversial. It featured Björk in a dress designed by Alexander McQueen, covering only the lower portion of her body. The upper portion of the dress seems to be pearls laced through her skin. The video also included heavily distorted, close-up sequences of Björk and her partner Matthew Barney engaging in sexual intercourse and fellatio, which were shot by Björk per request of the director. [Alien Rock. " [http://unit.bjork.com/specials/gh/SUB-07/making/ The Light of Love: The Making of the Pagan Poetry Video] ". Bjork.com. 2002.] [skling. " [http://www.cndb.com/movie.html?title=Pagan+Poetry+(music+video)+(2002) CNdb Review] ". CNdb. 9 July 2003.] The video also features a graphic display of body piercing, including a corset piercing on a model's back. The video was banned by MTV in the United States, but was eventually shown in unedited form on MTV2 in a presentation of the "20 Most Controversial Music Videos".

In March 2006, in the number 77 of the Spanish edition of "Rolling Stone Magazine", "Pagan Poetry" was ranked number 38 by Spanish music professionals and experts on a list of the best songs of the 21st century.

Tracklist

CD1

#Pagan Poetry (Video Edit)
#Pagan Poetry (Matthew Herbert Handshake Mix)
#Aurora (Opiate Version)

CD2

#Pagan Poetry
#Domestica
#Batabid

DVD

#Pagan Poetry (Video)
#Pagan Poetry (Matthew Herbert Handshake Mix)
#Aurora (Opiate Version)

Charts

References

External links

* [http://unit.bjork.com/specials/gh/SUB-07/ Pagan Poetry] , official mini-site for the song.
* [http://www.bjork.com/videogallery/watch.php?video=16;size=large Pagan Poetry] , uncensored video from Björk's official QuickTime gallery.
* [http://unit.bjork.com/specials/gh/SUB-07/making/ The Light of Love] , the making of the Pagan Poetry video.
* [http://www.showstudio.com/projects/031/031_start.html SHOWstudio - Pagan Poetry] , mini-site by the video creators.
* [http://www.nme.com/news/bjork/9692 The Piercing Sound of Björk: Nudity and piercing shows her as "raw, womanly and sexy"...] , NME article on the video.


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