Cocoon (Björk song)

"Cocoon"
Single by Björk
from the album Vespertine
B-side	"Amphibian"
Released	March 11, 2002 (UK)
Format	CD, DVD
Genre	Lowercase, intelligent dance
Length	4:30 (Album Version) 3:34 (Radio Edit)
Label	One Little Indian
Writer(s)	Björk, Thomas Knak
Producer	Björk, Thomas Knak
Björk singles chronology
"Pagan Poetry" (2001) "Cocoon" (2002) "It's in Our Hands" (2002) Alternative covers Alternate CD single cover

"Cocoon" was the third and final single from singer Björk's album Vespertine. It was written by Björk and Thomas Knak, and mixed by Mark "Spike" Stent. The song is a low-key musing about a girl basking in the glow of a romance that has taken her by surprise, and includes some remarkably sexually explicit situations described in euphemism and metaphor. The single peaked at number 35 on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

Björk in the surreal music video for "Cocoon."

The music video was nearly as controversial as the previous one for "Pagan Poetry". The "Cocoon" video was directed by Eiko Ishioka. It shows Björk, apparently naked (though actually wearing a very close fitting 'nude' body suit), with her hair styled to resemble a Geisha. She is on her own under a simple spotlight, before red threads start emerging from out of her nipples. Throughout the video, she is found playing with the threads before they eventually develop a cocoon around her, until she is completely cocooned. Like the video for "Pagan Poetry", it was banned from prime-time MTV.

Track listing

CD1

1. "Cocoon" - 4:30
2. "Pagan Poetry" (Music Box) - 3:00
3. "Sun In My Mouth" (Recomposed by Ensemble) - 3:10

CD2

1. "Cocoon" (Radio Edit) - 3:34
2. "Aurora" (Music Box) - 1:08
3. "Amphibian" - 4:35

DVD

1. "Cocoon"
2. "Pagan Poetry" (Music Box)
3. "Sun In My Mouth" (Recomposed by Ensemble)

Charts

Chart	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	35
French Singles Chart	61
Spanish Singles Chart	8

References