Hyperballad

Infobox Single
Name = Hyperballad

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Artist = Björk
from Album = Post
B-side =
Released = February 12, 1996
Format = CD, 12"
Recorded =
Genre = Electronica, Ambient
Length = 3:58 (Radio Edit)
5:21 (Album Version)
Label = One Little Indian
Writer = Björk
Producer = Björk
Nellee Hooper
Certification =
Last single = "It's Oh So Quiet"
(1995)
This single = "Hyperballad"
(1996)
Next single = "Possibly Maybe"
(1996)Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate covers
Type = single

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Lower caption = UK CD2Extra album cover 2

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Lower caption = US CDExtra album cover 2

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Lower caption = UK CD PromoExtra album cover 2

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Lower caption = LFO MixesExtra album cover 2

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Lower caption = Outcast MixesExtra album cover 2


Lower caption = Hyperballad/Enjoy 12" Vinyl

"Hyperballad", also known as "Hyper-Ballad", is a song by Björk, released as the fourth single from her 1995 album "Post". In the lyrics, she talks about waking up early before her boyfriend and throwing small objects off a cliff, watching them smash. She imagines her body in their place, which makes her feel better about returning to her safe home and the arms of her lover. Hyperballad was the song receiving most votes from Björk fans on the overall survey for her Greatest Hits album's song list.

The video was directed by Michel Gondry. It features Björk as a computer game character who runs through a strange landscape of pylons and then throws herself off a cliff. This images is intercut with a shot of Björk lying on the ground as colorful, blinking lights and various video images (including some of herself performing the song) are superimposed over her face.

The Video was filmed at Telecine Cell in London, using a motion control system. The entire video and all the effects were shot on a single 400ft roll of film, by multiple exposure and frame-accurate backwinding of the film strip. The graphics were shot as a series of secondary exposures using a TV monitor, and the flashing lights were created with an LED strip board, also exposued on the same piece of film. So, extraordinarily, there was no post production or editing at all on this video, except the colour correction transfer to video. This was at the insistence, and under the technical direction of Michel Gondry.

Bjork performed "Hyperballad" at the Tibetan Freedom Concert in New York in 1997, and this live version was subsequently included on the second disc of the Tibetan Freedom Concert album released later that year.I

Track listing

UK CD1
(192TP7CD; Released: 1996)

# "Hyperballad" (Radio Edit) - 4:00
# "Hyperballad" (Robin Hood Riding Through The Glen Mix) - 6:32
# "Hyperballad" (The Stomp Mix) - 5:09
# "Hyperballad" (The Hyperballad Fluke Mix) - 6:38
# "Hyperballad" (Subtle Abuse Mix) - 6:56
# "Hyperballad" (Tee's Freeze Mix) - 7:19

UK CD2
(192TP7CDL; Released: 1996)

# "Hyperballad" (Radio Edit) - 3:58
# "Isobel" (The Carcass Remix) - 5:41
# "Cover Me" (Plaid Mix) - 5:24
# "Hyperballad" (Towa Tei Remix) - 8:12

UK CD
(576 1552; Released: February, 1996)

# "Hyperballad" (Radio Edit) - 4:00
# "Hyperballad" (Robin Hood Riding Through The Glen Mix) - 6:31
# "Hyperballad" (Disco Sync Mix) - 4:23
# "Hyperballad" (Subtle Abuse Mix) - 6:53

UK CD Promo
(192TP7CDP; Released: 12 February, 1996)

# "Hyperballad" (Radio Edit) - 3:58

UK 12" Vinyl
(193TP12GH; Released: 1997)

"Side A"
# "Isobel's Lonely Heart" (Goldie Remix)"Side B"
# "Hyperballad" (Robin Hood Riding Through The Glen Mix)

UK 12" Vinyl
(193TP12TT; Released: 1997)

"Side A"
# "Hyperballad" (Towa Tei Remix) - 8:12"Side B"
# "Enjoy" (The Beats Mix) - 7:01

UK 12" Vinyl Promo
(192TP12DT; Released: 1996)

"Side A"
# "Hyperballad" (David Morales Classic Mix) - 9:10"Side B"
# "Hyperballad" (Tee's Freeze Mix) - 7:18

EUR CD
(576 1542; Released: February, 1996)

# "Hyperballad" (Radio Edit) - 3:58
# "Cover Me" (Plaid Mix) - 5:24

AUS CD
(576 1552; Released: 1996)

# "Hyperballad" (Radio Edit) - 4:01
# "Hyperballad" (Robin Hood Riding Through The Glen Mix) - 6:31
# "Hyperballad" (Disco Sync Mix) - 4:24
# "Hyperballad" (Subtle Abuse Mix) - 6:54

US CD
(66043-2; Released: 5 March, 1996)

# "Hyper-Ballad" (Radio Edit) - 3:58
# "Hyper-Ballad" (Robin Hood Riding Through The Glen Mix) - 6:29
# "Hyper-Ballad" (Subtle Abuse Mix) - 6:53
# "Hyper-Ballad" (Tee's Freeze Mix) - 7:19
# "Hyper-Ballad" (David Morale's Classic Mix) - 9:10
# "Hyper-Ballad" (Towa Tei's Choice Mix) - 8:13

US CD Promo
(PRCD 9475-2; Released: 1996)

# "Hyper-Ballad" (Radio Edit) - 3:58
# "Hyper-Ballad" (David Morales Radio Edit) - 3:55
# "Hyper-Ballad" (Tee's Radio Mix) - 3:57
# "Hyper-Ballad" (David Morales Classic Mix) - 9:09
# "Hyper-Ballad" (Disco Synch Mix) - 4:20

US 12" Vinyl
(0-66043; Released: 1996)

"Side A"
# "Hyper-Ballad" (David Morale's Classic Mix) - 9:09
# "Hyper-Ballad" (Tee's Freeze Mix) - 7:18"Side B"
# "Hyper-Ballad" (Disco Synch Mix) - 4:20
# "Hyper-Ballad" (Subtle Abuse Mix) - 6:53

US 12" Vinyl Promo
(ED 5831; Released: May, 1996)

"Side A"
# "Hyper-Ballad" (David Morales Classic Mix) - 9:09
# "Hyper-Ballad" (Robin Hood Riding Through The Glen Mix) - 6:29"Side B"
# "Hyper-Ballad" (Tee's Freeze Mix) - 7:18
# "Hyper-Ballad" (Towa Tei Mix) - 8:12"Side C"
# "Hyper-Ballad" (David Morales Boss Dub Mix) - 7:53
# "Hyper-Ballad" (Subtle Abuse Mix) - 6:53"Side D"
# "Hyper-Ballad" (Disco Synch Mix) - 4:20
# "Hyper-Ballad" (The Stomp Mix) - 5:08
# "Hyper-Ballad" (Tom Apella Mix) - 6:57

US 10" Vinyl Promo
(192TP12HT; Released: 1995)

"Side A"
# "Hyperballad" (Towa Tei Mix) - 8:13"Side B"
# "Hyberballad" (Robin Hood Riding Through The Glen Mix) - 6:29

US 10" Vinyl Promo
(192TP10LFO; Released: 1995)

"Side A"
# "Hyperballad" (Disco Sync Mix) - 4:20"Side B"
# "Hyperballad" (The Stomp Mix) - 5:10

US 10" Vinyl Promo
(192TP10OP; Released: 1995)

"Side A"
# "Hyperballad" (Subtle Abuse Mix) - 6:53"Side B"
# "Hyperballad" (Over The Edge Mix)

JPN CD
(POCP-7127; Released: 1996)

# "Hyperballad" (Radio Edit) - 4:01
# "Hyperballad" (Robin Hood Riding Through The Glen Mix) - 6:31
# "Hyperballad" (Disco Sync Mix) - 4:24
# "Hyperballad" (Subtle Abuse Mix) - 6:54

Official versions

*Brodsky Quartet version
*David Morales Boss Dub mix
*David Morales Classic mix
*David Morales radio edit
*Disco Sync mix
*Fluke mix
*Girls Blouse mix
*LFO 3.A.M mix
*Over the Edge mix
*Radio edit
*Radio mix
*Robin Hood Riding Through the Glen mix
*Subtle Abuse mix
*Tee's Freeze mix
*The Stomp mix
*Tom Apella remix
*Towa Tei remix/Towa Tei Choice mix
*Whitley cover for compilation album No Man's Woman

Trivia

The song was covered by Yeah Yeah Yeahs during one of their live shows The song was covered by Greg Dulli and his band The Twilight Singers in their album "She Loves You".

Glen Phillips covers this song during live shows.

Big Heavy Stuff covers this song on "Like a Version".

Tori Amos covered parts of this song as an intro or bridge to "Butterfly". She also covered a full version on her 'Summer Of Sin' Tour.

Dirty Projectors covers the song on ""

CKY2K features this song during the scene where Bam and his crew are in Iceland. They also visit her house and film it from outside the gate.

Indonesian band named Mocca (band) covered this song on their new album Colours in 2007.

John Nolan covered this song at Kevin Devine's Record Release Party in 2005.

Charts

Covers

In 2008, the spanish group Celtas Cortos made a cover of it in their album 40 de abril, under the title of "Abismo" ("Cliff")

2007 saw an Australian collaboration album named "No Man's Woman" feature male vocalists covering some of the most famous songs performed by women. Folk singer Whitley delivered a stunning arrangement of 'Hyperballad' for this project.

External links

* [http://unit.bjork.com/specials/gh/SUB-02/index.htm Bjork.com special page on "Hyperballad"]
* [http://unit.bjork.com/77island/77island/hyperballad.htm Official Björk discography]