Who Is It (Björk song)

Infobox Single
Name = Who Is It (Carry My Joy on the Left, Carry My Pain on the Right)


Artist = Björk
from Album = Medúlla
Released = 2004
Format =
Recorded =
Genre = Avant-garde music, Beatboxing
Length = 3:57
Label = One Little Indian
Writer = Björk
Producer = Björk
Reviews =
Last single = "Oceania"
(2004)
This single = "Who Is It (Carry My Joy on the Left, Carry My Pain on the Right)"
(2004)
Next single = "Triumph of a Heart"
(2005)

"Who Is It (Carry My Joy on the Left, Carry My Pain on the Right)" is a song by Björk, which was the second single to be released from her album "Medúlla". The video was directed by Dawn Shadforth and shot outdoors in Björk's native Iceland. The video features the bell choir version of the song, which was re-recorded with the Bústaðakirkja Bell Choir, and is different from the album version.

The first version of the song was written with Bogdan Raczynski. Raczynski stated that he did not want this version to be made generally available. He was quoted as saying, "It was a beautiful thing we did together, but for that reason alone it should be left in the clouds. People need mystery and romance." [cite web
url=http://unit.bjork.com/specials/whoisit/
title=bjork.com /// who is it
accessdate=2004-01-25] In spite of this, it did eventually receive a limited vinyl release on the Rephlex record label.

In the video, Björk wears a bell-shaped dress made by fashion designer Alexander McQueen and several children are dressed in clothes covered in small jingle bells that fall off of them.

The single was released on 18 October 2004 in the UK, where it peaked at #26 in the singles chart.

Tracklist

UK CD1

# Who Is It (Radio Edit)
# Oceania (featuring Kelis)

UK CD2

# Who Is It (C2n Dattasette Mix)
# Who Is It (Fruit Machine Mix)
# Who Is It (Bell Choir Mix Featuring The Bústaðakirkja Bell Choir)

UK/EU DVD

# Who Is It (Video)
# Who Is It (Choir Mix)
# Mouth's Cradle (Cortejo Afro/Ilê Aiyê Mix)

EU/JP CD

# Who Is It (C2n Dattasette Mix)
# Who Is It (Fruit Machine Mix)
# Who Is It (Bell Choir Mix)
# Oceania (featuring Kelis)

Remixes

* Radio Edit - 3:25
* C2N Dattasette Mix - 4:15
* Fruit Machine Mix - 3:23
* Bell Choir Mix - 3:50
* Choir Mix - 7:38
* Vitalic Mix - 4:37
* Shooting Stars and Asteroids Mix - 5:19
* Video Version - 3:53
* Vespertine Tour - 6:34 (Only played live twice as this version, in Parma and Rome)

Live versions

* Teatro Regio in Parma (8 November, 2001)
* Teatro dell'Opera in Rome (10 November, 2001)
* Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (8 October, 2004)
* Maida Vale Studios (10 October, 2004)
* Canal+ Studios (15 October, 2004)
* The song has been performed 19 times on the Volta tour

Charts

External links

* [http://unit.bjork.com/specials/whoisit/ "Who Is it" Special at bjork.com]
* [http://unit.bjork.com/77island/77island/whoisit.htm#WhoIsItUKCD1 List of releases of "Who Is it"]

References