It's in Our Hands

"It's in Our Hands"
Single by Björk
from the album Greatest Hits
Released	December 2002
Format	CD, DVD, 12"
Genre	Electronica, ethereal, pop folk, glitch
Length	4:15
Label	One Little Indian
Writer(s)	Björk
Producer	Björk, Matmos
Björk singles chronology
"Cocoon" (2002) "It's in Our Hands" (2002) "Who Is It" (2004)

"It's in Our Hands" was a single released along with Björk's Greatest Hits CD in late 2002. The song was previously heard during her Vespertine Tour in 2001. The song relies heavily on a sample taken from To Rococo Rot's song Die Dinge Des Lebens from the album The Amateur View. The single peaked at number 37 in the UK.

Music video

The music video features a very pregnant Björk shot at night with a night-vision camera amongst bushes. Her image is transposed against close-ups of flowers, plants, and bugs to make her appear as if she is smaller than them. There are also shots of underwater scenes interspersed throughout the video. The video was directed by Spike Jonze

A second video was directed by Lynn Fox and set to the Soft Pink Truth remix of "It's in Our Hands". The remix received certain attention, also the music video.

Track listings

UK CD1

1. "It's in Our Hands"
2. "Cocoon" (Retangled By Ensemble)
3. "All is Full of Love" (Live in Brussels)

UK CD2

1. "It's in Our Hands" (Soft Pink Truth Mix)
2. "It's in Our Hands" (Arcade Mix)
3. "So Broken" (Live on Jools Holland)

UK/EU DVD

1. "It's in Our Hands" (Video)
2. "Harm of Will" (Live in Barcelona) (Audio)
3. "Undo" (Live in Barcelona) (Audio)

EU CD

1. "It's in Our Hands"
2. "It's in Our Hands" (Soft Pink Truth Mix)
3. "It's in Our Hands" (Arcade Mix)

JP CD

1. "It's in Our Hands"
2. "It's in Our Hands" (Soft Pink Truth Mix)
3. "It's in Our Hands" (Arcade Mix)
4. "So Broken" (Live on Jools Holland)
5. "Cocoon" (Retangled by Ensemble)

12"

1. "It's in Our Hands" (Soft Pink Truth Mix)
2. "It's in Our Hands" (Arcade Mix)

Live

"It's in Our Hands", being the only single released from Greatest Hits, was normally played at the end of same era concerts, but existed in two different versions. One was seemingly identical to the album version, but featured an Inuit version of the children's song "Paddycake", whereas the other version was actually a dance remix by the Soft Pink Truth. This version is especially popular amongst fans and has been described as "spending a long winter at home (Vespertine) and then having a discoball drop out of your ceiling". To some fans it is more preferable than the original version and has its own video that consists of digital drawings and sepia photography.

Remixes

• Soft Pink Truth Mix
• Arcade Mix

Charts

Chart Peak position UK Singles Chart 37 French Singles Chart 97 European Singles Chart 98 External links "It's In Our Hands" special at bjork.com