Innocence (Björk song)

Infobox Single
Name = Innocence


Artist = Björk
from Album = Volta
Released = 23 July 2007
Format = Digital download, Box set
Recorded =
Genre = Pop/Electronica/Alternative
Length = 4:26
Label = One Little Indian
Writer = Björk
Timothy Mosley
Nate Hills
Producer = Björk
Timbaland
Danja
Chart position =
Reviews =
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Electronic Release Artwork
Type = single


Lower caption = Only used with the electronic release of the EP and on promotional CD singles from 2007.
Last single = "Earth Intruders"
(2007)
This single = "Innocence"
(2007)
Next single = "Declare Independence"
(2008)

"Innocence" is a song written and recorded by Icelandic singer Björk. The song was released as the second single from her sixth full-length studio album, "Volta". It is co-produced by Hip-Hop/R&B record producer Timbaland and his protégé Danja. The song was premiered on Björk's MySpace profile on March 19, 2007 as part of the fan contest to submit ideas for the music video. [cite web | author= [http://www.bjork.com/ bjork.com] | year= 2007| title= "bjork.com / news - Innocence is to be made as video"| url=http://www.bjork.com/news/?id=626;year=2007#news| accessdate=2007-06-21] The single was released exclusively as a digital download on July 23, 2007. Perhaps because of the lack of a physical release, Innocence failed to chart in the UK, becoming only the second single of Björk's career not to chart, the first being the limited edition release of "Jóga" in 1997.

Music video contest

A fan contest to submit ideas for the music video for "Innocence" was announced in a news article on [http://www.bjork.com/ bjork.com] on March 19, 2007, with the intention being that Björk would work with the chosen fan director to fully flesh out the video idea. [cite web | author= [http://unit.bjork.com/innocence/ unit.bjork.com/innocence] | year= 2007| title= "bjork.com and innocence video"| url=http://www.bjork.com/news/?id=626;year=2007#news| accessdate=2007-12-06] The original deadline for the competition was to be on July 10; however, due to the worldwide success of "Volta", Björk had to perform more international promotion work than her label One Little Indian had originally planned, meaning that the previously-planned video shoot for "Declare Independence" in London couldn't take place. The decision was subsequently made to move the deadline for the contest forward by a month to June 10 in order to release the track "Innocence" (then slated as the third single from the album) around the same period that "Declare Independence" would have been originally released. The decision was met with mixed reactions by fans as many were subsequently unable to submit their ideas due to the new deadline. [cite web | author= [http://4um.bjork.com/ 4um.bjork.com] | year= 2007| title= "bjork.com//unity - Innocence video competition deadline moved up by a MONTH"| url=http://4um.bjork.com/viewtopic.php?t=15376&start=0| accessdate=2007-06-21] [cite web | author= [http://4um.bjork.com/ 4um.bjork.com] | year= 2007| title= "bjork.com//unity - Illegal Innocence Contest DATE CHANGE... File a Report"| url=http://4um.bjork.com/viewtopic.php?p=556354&highlight=innocence+contest#556354| accessdate=2007-06-21] The shooting for the video of "Declare Independence" (originally announced as the album's second single) was rescheduled to August. [cite web | author= [http://4um.bjork.com/ 4um.bjork.com] | year= 2007| title= "bjork.com//unity - Explanation from OLI about contest date change"| url=http://4um.bjork.com/viewtopic.php?t=15376&start=0| accessdate=2007-06-22] Many of the videos entered into the competition can be viewed on the YouTube video sharing website.

On July 27, 2007 [http://www.bjork.com/ bjork.com] announced that the winner of the video contest was to be decided via an online poll (reminiscent of the online poll used to decide on the tracklisting for the "Greatest Hits" album) from a shortlist of eleven videos. On August 7, 2007, the winners, a French duo known only as Fred & Annabelle, were chosen. [cite web | author= [http://www.bjork.com/ bjork.com] | year= 2007| title= Innocence Video Winner is..."| url=http://www.bjork.com/news/?id=682;year=2007#news| accessdate=2007-12-06]

Track listings

Digital EP

A digital-only EP was released on the iTunes Store in various countries on July 23, 2007 and made available in the USA and other territories on July 31, 2007. The original release was reported to include 3 additional tracks - "Innocence" (Simian Mobile Disco Remix Radio Edit), "Innocence" (Mark Stent Instrumental) and "Innocence" (Simian Mobile Disco Dub Remix). [cite web | author= [http://bjork.com/ bjork.com] | year= 2007| title= "The Observer interview + Innocence single"| url=http://www.bjork.com/news/?id=648;year=2007| accessdate=2007-07-24] These tracks were omitted from the final digital release for unknown reasons, but they were present on promotional CDs which aren't commercially available. [cite web | author= [http://4um.bjork.com/ 4um.bjork.com] | year= 2007| title= "bjork.com//unity - Innocence promos on ebay"| url=http://4um.bjork.com/viewtopic.php?t=16319| accessdate=2007-12-06] On July 23, 2007 [http://www.bjork.com/ bjork.com] released the full artwork from the single as a [http://bjork.com/innocence/838tp7pdf.pdf PDF file] , seen by some as a concession to the lack of a physical release. [cite web | author= [http://4um.bjork.com/ 4um.bjork.com] | year= 2007| title= "bjork.com//unity - Innocence on July 23rd"| url=http://4um.bjork.com/viewtopic.php?p=598416#598416| accessdate=2007-12-06]

# "Innocence" (Mark Stent Radio Edit)
# "Innocence" (Simian Mobile Disco 12" Remix)
# "Innocence" (Alva Noto Unitxt Remodel 12" Remix)
# "Innocence" (Ghostigital Untouchable Innocence Still Amazes Fearless Remix)

Limited edition double pack - 12" & CD & DVD

A limited edition "multiformat" box set was released at the beginning of March 2008 with different artwork and with 2 of the missing remixes added. [cite web | author= [http://bjork.com/ bjork.com] | year= 2008| title= "Pre-prder: Innocence - Double Pack"| url=http://www.bjork.com/news/?id=767;year=2008#news| accessdate=2008-03-07] The box set consists of a sticker-sealed fold out box with five nesting boxes containing two 12" vinyl singles, a CD and a DVD in colored paper sleeves.

12" Double Heavy Weight Vinyl

# "Innocence" (Simian Mobile Disco 12"remix)
# "Innocence" (Alvo Noto Unitxt remodel 12" remix)
# "Innocence" (Mark Stent Remix)
# "Innocence" (Ghostigital Untouchable Innocence Still Amazes 12")
# "Innocence" (Jimmy Douglas Mix)
# "Innocence" (Simian Mobile Disco Dub)
# "Innocence" (Mark Stent Instrumental)

CD

# "Innocence" (Simian Mobile Disco 12"remix)
# "Innocence" (Alvo Noto Unitxt remodel 12" remix)
# "Innocence" (Mark Stent Remix)
# "Innocence" (Ghostigital Untouchable Innocence Still Amazes 12")
# "Innocence" (Jimmy Douglas Mix)
# "Innocence" (Simian Mobile Disco Dub)
# "Innocence" (Mark Stent Instrumental)

DVD

tracklist
all_writing = Björk, Timothy Mosley (Timbaland), Nate Hills (Danja)

title1 = Innocence Video - Fred & Annabelle
note1 = Competition winner
length1 = 4:29

title2 = Innocence Video - Christiano Leal
note2 = Runner-up
length2 = 4:30

title3 = Innocence Video - Davood Saghiri
note3 = Runner-up
length3 = 4:10

title4 = Innocence Video - Dimitri Stankowicz
note4 = Runner-up
length4 = 1:18

title5 = Innocence Video - Étienne Strubbe
note5 = Runner-up
length5 = 1:11

title6 = Innocence Video - Julien Himmer
note6 = Runner-up
length6 = 3:53

title7 = Innocence Video - Laurent Labouille
note7 = Runner-up
length7 = 4:29

title8 = Innocence Video - Mario Caporali
note8 = Runner-up
length8 = 4:29

title9 = Innocence Video - Mik o_o Armellino
note9 = Runner-up
length9 = 2:29

title10 = Innocence Video - Misi Park & Jean-Pierre Khazem
note10 = Runner-up
length10 = 4:11

title11 = Innocence Video - Roland Matusek
note11 = Runner-up
length11 = 4:11

title12 = Innocence Video - [Credits]
note12 = Credit Roll, without sound
length12 = 0:35

title13 = Innocence Audio - Dolby Digital 5.1 & DTS
note13 = Album Version
length13 = 4:10

title14 = Innocence Audio - Remix
note14 = Mark Stent - radio edit
length14 = 4:20

title15 = Innocence Audio - Remix
note15 = Simian Mobile Disco - radio edit
length15 = 4:10

title16 = Innocence Audio - Remix
note16 = Carsten Nicolai - Alva Noto Unitxt removed 12" remix
length16 = 6:13

title17 = Innocence Audio - Remix
note17 = Ghostigital Untouchable - Innocence Still Amazes 12" remix
length17 = 5:27

title18 = Innocence Audio - Remix
note18 = Simian Mobile Disco - remix 12"
length18 = 7:44

title19 = Innocence Audio - Remix
note19 = Mark Stent - Instrumental
length19 = 4:21

title20 = Innocence Audio - Remix
note20 = Simian Mobile Disco - dub remix
length20 = 7:42

Charts

References