Violently Happy

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"Violently Happy"
Single by Björk
from the album Debut
B-side
Released7 March 1994 (1994-03-07)[1]
Genre
Length
  • 4:59
  • 3:30 (7-inch edit)
LabelOne Little Indian
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Nellee Hooper
Björk singles chronology
"Big Time Sensuality"
(1993)
"Violently Happy"
(1994)
"Army of Me"
(1995)
Music video
"Violently Happy" at YouTube

"Violently Happy" is a 1994 song by Icelandic singer Björk and is the fifth single from her debut studio album Debut. It went to number 13 in the United Kingdom, number 15 in Scotland, number 31 in France, number 94 in Australia and number 100 in Germany.

Track listings[change | change source]

CD1
No. Title Length
1. "Violently Happy" (7-inch edit) 3:30
2. "Anchor Song" (acoustic version) 3:20
3. "Come to Me" (acoustic version) 5:22
4. "Human Behaviour" (acoustic version) 3:00
CD2
No. Title Length
1. "Violently Happy" (Fluke – Even Tempered) 4:33
2. "Violently Happy" (Massey Mix – Long) 6:08
3. "Violently Happy" (Masters at Work 12-inch) 6:03
4. "Violently Happy" (12-inch vocal) 4:53
5. "Violently Happy" (Fluke – Well Tempered) 5:45
6. "Violently Happy" (Massey – Other Mix) 7:30
7. "Violently Happy" (Vox dub) 4:39

References[change | change source]

  1. "Single Releases". Music Week. 5 March 1994. p. 21.
  2. "Debut: The making, breaking and legacy of Björk's masterpiece". NME. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014. The most hardcore techno track on the album, this is a boogle-eyed, clenched-teeth embodiment of the rush out-of-control infatuation.
  3. Reynolds, Simon. "Jazzy Love Songs Tinged With an Oceanic Feeling". Retrieved 1 January 2012.