It features the singer driving an enormous vehicle through a city, fighting with a gorilla for re-obtaining a diamond and putting a bomb in a museum to free a boy. Credits adapted from Post album liner notes.[38]. If you like this, support Björk by buying her official live and studio recordings. It was released on 21 April 1995 by One Little Indian as the lead single from the album. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1995 Vinyl release of Army Of Me on Discogs. English rock band Drama recorded a cover of the song to perform at the 2010 UK Live & Unsigned regional final in Manchester, March 7. Directed by Michel Gondry. SoundCloud. [18] According to The New York Times writer Joy Press, "'Army of Me' is so menacing and inorganic-sounding it verges on industrial rock",[19] and in a review, Pulse! After the explosion, everything is torn apart, bathed in smoke. 4 tracks (13:15). The song was performed on the Greatest Hits Tour and on the Volta Tour, with the latter performance being included on Voltaïc, both in the live version recorded at the Olympic Studios in London, and in the DVD Live in Paris. The track was recorded and mixed in less than 7 hours, as recalled by the band,[8] and features Björk making heavy use of screaming vocals. Description Additional information Description. [28] Gondry's visual imagery was heavily praised: "Gondry is a treat with visual details in defining his realities, and he provides in 'Army of Me'. [26], Björk and her label declined to use footage from the film Tank Girl (which features the track on its soundtrack) in the music video for "Army of Me".[27]. "Army of Me" is a song recorded by Icelandic musician Björk for her second studio album Post (1995). "Army of Me" was a commercial success and the first single from Björk to enter the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart. With Björk. The single also contained "Sweet Intuition", a song composed by Björk and Black Dog, whose lyrics will be the base of the composing for another song written by Björk for Madonna: "Bedtime Story". [30] However, within weeks it was broadcast,[30] but cut off before the bomb goes off. Within weeks it was broadcast, although this "foreshadowed a string of unlucky events that would further hinder Post ' … The dentist attempts to steal the diamond for himself, but Björk leaps onto his back and pummels him, and, retrieving the diamond, escapes the office. Wszystko o Army Of Me - Björk w Rockowej Bazie Muzycznej na eskarock.pl Gramy co chcemy! “Army of Me” was released on April 21, 1995 as the lead single from Björk’s second full-length Post (1995). Lyrically, the industrial rocksong was inspired by the damaging behavior of Björk's brother, and in the lyrics she tells him to stand up and to regain control of his life. It was well received by music … These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Army of Me". Björk premiered the song a day before the release of the single, on April 20, 1995, on Top of the Pops, with the Skunk Anansie. Björk hugs him, crying teardrops of jewels. In addition to appearing in Tank Girl in 1995, the song was included in the soundtrack of Sucker Punch with further instrumentation by Skunk Anansie and remixing by Marius de Vries. From over 600 responses Björk and her co-writer Graham Massey picked the best twenty to appear on the album. Main genre: Rock / Pop. Maybe I felt that Debut had been such a polite, shy album – there was a side of me that was so shy and such a beginner, I was very flattered when everyone loved Debut but also a bit confused because it wasn't really me. AZLyrics. Contains samples of 2 songs. Post One Little Indian 1995. Björk Guðmundsdóttir (wym. Army Of Me - Björk - tekst piosenki. Tim Walker of The Independent thought that "catchy, commercial song that was utterly original, and she's easily beautiful enough to have taken advantage of her sexuality in the video, but instead she got Michel Gondry to make a brilliant promo about her going to a gorilla dentist to get a huge diamond pulled out of her mouth". One accurate version. 'Stand up, you’ve got to manage ... /You're all right, there's nothing wrong / ... get to work / and if you complain once more, you'll meet an army of me". Maybe 'Army Of Me' was an attempt to balance it out. The cave version of "Cover Me" was recorded in a cave in Bahamas, and sounds of flying bats can be heard in the background. [4], "Army of Me" was written in 1992[citation needed] by Björk and Graham Massey, during one of the first recording sessions for Debut, along with "The Modern Things", but Björk decided to put the songs on hold and to wait for releasing them. Rapper Ryu sampled this song in the music video for his song "The One". Stop whining! Once I've got the diamond and I run away with it, it becomes massive 'cos it's mine. Dochód ze sprzedaży krążka zostanie przekazany na organizację The Australian metal band Many Machines on Nine covered "Army of Me" on their self-titled 2000 EP. Sneaking past the museum's guards, she places the bomb on one of the exhibits - the young man seen in the beginning of the video lying on an altar in a deep sleep. It is a grinding, industrial tune, punctuated by numerous samples of explosions and lyrics which encourages the listener to stop complaining and get on with life – or else. Contributors. "Army of Me" is a song by Björk, released in 1995 as the first, and leading, single from her second solo album Post. [34], In 2005, Björk opened a contest to choose from various remixes for the song, to release a compilation to help raise funds for charity. defined the song "a staggering juggernaut of a track". Please enable Cookies and reload the page. Army Of Me Bass Tab by Björk with free online tab player. The first seconds of the music video show a young man in cryonic slumber. She then drives to a museum and proceeds inside, carrying a satchel containing a bomb. Army of Me by Björk published on 2016-03-29T16:19:00Z. Army of Me: Remixes and Covers was released in May 2005. SKU: ARMYOFME-HOOD-RED-Variable Category: Björk Tag: Merchandise. The ending of "Army of Me" 's music video depicted Björk bombing an art museum, and due to a recent terrorist bombing in Oklahoma City, MTV removed it from its playlist before it even aired. album: "Post" (1995) Army Of Me… The song was performed in a few live shows. So I have to go to the dentist, who tries to steal away from me a diamond I don't know I have."[25]. [24], For the music video of the song, Björk collaborated again with French film director Michel Gondry, who'd directed her video for "Human Behaviour" in 1993. In 2005, Björk, to help the UNICEF, released a charity benefit compilation entitled Army of Me: Remixes and Covers, which featured a series of covers and remixes by artists from all over the world. Skunk Anansie) — 4:33, "Army of Me" (Instrumental ABA All-Stars Mix) — 3:46, This page was last edited on 11 December 2020, at 21:49. [6] The singer further explained the song: "Imagine you're in a club full of heavy metal types and grunge people; 'Army of Me' is like someone's granny blasting out over the PA and saying, 'Snap out of it! Na Groove.pl znajdziesz najdokładniejsze tekstowo tłumaczenia piosenek w polskim Internecie. This particular performance featured additional vocals by Skin. The performance was called "extra-gritty"[32] and the accompaniment of Parkins was described as giving the song "fresh urgency".[33]. When the Levee Breaks by Led Zeppelin (1971) Drums Rock / Pop. onelittle, delysid, assaiki, cvalda44, ApeAstbury, thunderbolt93, epet, charp999, nono2strazz, marxos, julass. German metalcore band Caliban covered this song on their 2006 album The Undying Darkness. Stream Army of Me by Björk from desktop or your mobile device. //]]>, Sorry, we have to make sure you're a human before we can show you this page. Tekst do piosenki Army Of Me - Björk. This is for nonprofit, educational purposes only. That's surrealism for me. From over 600 responses Björk and her co-writer Graham Massey picked the best twenty to appear on the album. In 1995, The video was nominated for two MTV Video Music Awards, one for Best Special Effects in a Video and one for International Viewer's Choice Awards – MTV Europe, losing the former to "Love Is Strong" by The Rolling Stones and the latter to "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" by U2. The song was performed on the Debut Tour before the official release. Contributors. The clip depicts Björk as a tank girl of sorts who goes to the dentist (which happens to be a gorilla) to have a sore tooth pulled—only to have it turn into a giant diamond, which she uses to fuel her tank. It was released on 21 April 1995 by One Little Indian as the lead single from the album. It is a grinding, industrial tune, punctuated by numerous samples of explosions and lyrics which encourages the listener to stop complaining and get on with life – or else. [22] The song was also ranked number 316 in Blender magazine's "The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born". It was released on 21 April 1995 by One Little Indian as the lead single from the album. Björk – Army of Me. The song was featured on Björk's compilation album, Greatest Hits (2002). 47 Comments; 0 Tags; Stand up You've got to manage I won't sympathize Anymore And if you complain once more You'll meet an army of me And if you complain once more You'll meet an army of me You're alright There's nothing wrong Self sufficiency please! But it's probably the most realistic way of expressing what situation I'm in – all these people trying to take things away from me, and the gorilla finding a diamond that I don't know I have and then stealing it. [35] Over 600 remixes were submitted[36] and Björk was helped in the choosing of the tracks by fellow writer and composer Graham Massey. The lyrics of the song are about Björk's brother, as revealed by the singer,[9] and show Björk daring him to move up and find a job to keep his life on, and also for him to not fall into bad things and learn to defend himself: "It's actually written to a relative of mine who had been a bit out of order for a while. 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