Triumph of a Heart

Infobox Single
Name = Triumph of a Heart

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Artist = Björk
from Album = Medúlla
Released = 2005
Format =
Recorded =
Genre = Beatboxing, Avant-garde music
Length = 4:04
Label = One Little Indian
Writer = Björk
Producer = Björk
Reviews =
Last single = "Who Is It"
(2004)
This single = "Triumph of a Heart"
(2005)
Next single = "Where Is the Line"
(2005)

"Triumph of a Heart" was the third single from Björk's album "Medúlla". The hip-hop flavored song featured Japanese beatboxer, Dokaka. The lyrics use the human body as a metaphor of a relationship - its various parts all work in harmony because they "love" each other.

The video was directed by Spike Jonze, who also directed the video for "It's Oh So Quiet". In the video, Björk tires of her husband, played by a housecat, and storms out of the house for a night out on the town. She goes to a pub where the soundtrack stops and the locals (including Dokaka) join her for a special performance of the song recorded for the video. She eventually returns back home and rekindles her affections for her cat-husband.

The making of the video is documented in a bonus feature that appears on The Medúlla Videos DVD. According to the "making of" segment included on the DVD, Björk's drunken fall to the ground was staged with a stunt double. The feature focuses on the auditions for the bar patrons who had to be able to make the noises and sound effects required for the song.

The single was released on 28 February 2005 in the UK, and peaked at #31.

The song received its first live performance on April 20, 2008 at the Hammersmith Apollo in London. The live treatment features brass in the chorus.

Tracklist

UK CD1

#Triumph of a Heart (Radio Edit)
#Desired Constellation (Ben Frost's School of Emotional Engineering Mix)

UK CD2

#Triumph of a Heart (Audition Mix)
#Vökuró (Gonzales Mix)
#Mouth's Cradle (Recomposed by Ensemble)

UK DVD

#Triumph of a Heart (Video)
#Oceania (Piano Vocal)
#Desired Constellation (Choir Mix)

EU EP CD

#Triumph of a Heart (Audition Mix)
#Vökuró (Gonzales Mix)
#Mouth's Cradle (Recomposed by Ensemble)
#Desired Constellation (Ben Frost's School of Emotional Engineering Mix)
#Triumph of a Heart (Radio Edit)

Remixes

*Radio Edit - 03:00
*Audition Mix - 04:17
*Video Version - 05:28
*Do Do Mix (Matmos Mix, digital only) - 3:31
*Medúlla Medley Version (France CD-R Promo) - 0:54
*Valgeir Sigurðsson Mix (Available on Björk's [http://www.myspace.com/bjork MySpace] for a short time) - 03:40
*Ensemble Mix (Unreleased)

Charts

External links

* [http://unit.bjork.com/specials/triumph/ "Triumph of a Heart" Special at bjork.com]
* [http://unit.bjork.com/77island/77island/triumphofaheart.htm#TriumphOfAHeartUKCD1 List of releases of "Triumph of a Heart"]