Wanderlust (Björk song)
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Song |
"Wanderlust" is a song written and recorded by Icelandic singer Björk. The track was released digitally as the fourth single[1] from her sixth full-length studio album, Volta, on April 7th.
White labels of the single were issued in February 2008.[2] The physical single has an intended release date of April 14.[3]
Tracklist
The physical release of the single will contain two 12" vinyl records, a CD, a DVD featuring the music video for 'Wanderlust' and 3D glasses to view the video, all contained in a discbox.
12" double heavy weight vinyl
- "Wanderlust" (Matthew Herbert Remix)
- "Wanderlust" (Mark Stent Mix)
- "Wanderlust" (Ratatat Remix)
- "Wanderlust" (Mark Stent Instrumental)
CD single
- "Wanderlust" (Matthew Herbert Remix)
- "Wanderlust" (Mark Stent Mix)
- "Wanderlust" (Ratatat Remix)
- "Wanderlust" (Mark Stent Instrumental)
DVD single
- "Wanderlust" (Music video, with special 3D glasses)
Digital iTunes EP
- "Wanderlust" (Mark Stent Mix)
- "Wanderlust" (Matthew Herbit Remix)
- "Wanderlust" (Ratatat Remix)
- "Wanderlust" (Mark Stent Instrumental)
- "Wanderlust" (Music Video)
In some territories, the music video is replaced with the radio edit of "Wanderlust."
Music video
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The music video, directed by Encyclopedia Pictura in New York City in stereoscopic 3D,[4] involves a mixture of large scale puppeteering, live action acrobatics, miniatures, and CG. It was choreographed by Chris Elam, artistic director of Misnomer Dance, and features Brynne Billingsley and Coco Karol. It officially premiered on Yahoo Music on March 31. In the video, a group of buffalos crowd beside a river bank. Björk, in an ancient Mongolian tribal costume, appears amongst them and creates a river from the ground. She rises up and leads the herd into the river, and they all float downstream, Björk on the back of one of the buffalos. Then, a doppelganger comes out of her backpack and tries to attack her throughout the video. Finally, a god creates a waterfall and Björk eventually falls into the water, where a pair of God-like hands capture her.
Promotion
Björk has performed the song during every show of her Volta tour. [5] She also performed the song at Saturday Night Live on April 21, 2007[6] and at Late Night with Conan O'Brien on September 27, 2007. [7]
Charts
It has so far peaked at #26 on the iTunes top albums chart and at #8 on the Alternative Chart on iTunes.