Jóga

Infobox Single
Name = Jóga


Artist = Björk
from Album = Homogenic
Released = September 1997
Format = CD, Vinyl record (12")
Recorded =
Genre = Alternative, Electronica, Ambient
Length = 3:21 (video)4:03 (edit)5:01 (album version)
Label = One Little Indian
Writer = Björk, Sjón
Producer = Björk and Mark Bell
Chart position =
Reviews =
Last single = "I Miss You" (1997)
This single = "Jóga" (1997)
Next single ="Bachelorette" (1997)

"Jóga" is a song by Björk, and the first single from her 1997 album "Homogenic". The chorus has repetition of the phrase "state of emergency" but does not feature the song title: it is a dedication to her close friend Jóhanna Jóhannsdóttir (nicknamed Jóga) and to their homeland Iceland. The song features volcanic beats mixed with romantic strings. Björk wanted this effect for "Homogenic", where the song can be found. The music video was directed by Michel Gondry and filmed in Iceland.

The video for "Jóga" is a departure from her other videos as it focuses primarily on different Icelandic terrains with Björk's presence only in the beginning and towards the end. With the aid of computer animation, earthquakes begin to separate and shift the chunks of land along fault lines. The video ends with a computerized image of an island floating inside Björk's chest.

The song was sampled by R&B producer Timbaland - in the video version of Missy Elliott's "Hit Em Wit Da Hee"

The song was featured as an interlude of the John Mayer live DVD "Any Given Thursday".

ingle track listing

UK CD1

#"Jóga" [Howie B Main Mix] (5:00)
#"Jóga" [String and Vocal Mix] (4:40)
#"Jóga" [Buzz Water Mix] (5:06)
#"All Is Full of Love" [Choice Mix] (4:35)

UK CD2 / EU CD

#"Jóga" (5:00)
#"Sod Off" (2:56)
#"Immature" [Björk's Version] (2:51)
#"So Broken" (5:59)

UK CD3

#"Jóga" (5:06)
#"Jóga" [Alec Empire Mix] (8:44)
#"Jóga" [Alec Empire Digital Hardcore Mix 1] (6:06)
#"Jóga" [Alec Empire Digital Hardcore Mix 2] (6:06)

Remixes

*Alec Empire mix
*Alec Empire Digital Hardcore mix 1
*Alec Empire Digital Hardcore mix 2
*Alec Empire State of Emergency mix
*Alec Empire The Destroyer mix
*Alec Empire The Planet of Ice remix
*Buzz Water mix
*Howie B main mix
*String and vocal mix

Covers

*The Italian jazz pianist Eric Legnini recorded a cover version of "Jóga" in his first solo album "Miss Soul", released in April 2006.
*Scala Choir have also recorded a cover version of "Jóga" which is featured on their latest album "One-winged Angel".
*German band Gregorian covered the song in their 2007 Masters of Chant Chapter VI
*Benjamin Gibbard (of Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service) and Ben Barnett (of Kind of Like Spitting and The Thermals) covered this song for Hush Records's Compilation "Read: Interpreting Björk"
*Rock band New Found Glory have also covered "Jóga" for a Björk tribute record organized by guitarist Chad Gilbert that was never released. The song was subsequently included on the Japanese version of the band's "Tip of the Iceberg" EP as a bonus track.

Charts

External links

* [http://unit.bjork.com/77island/77island/joga.htm List of "Jóga" releases]
* [http://unit.bjork.com/specials/gh/SUB-04/index.htm "Joga" at Björk's official site]