Editing Homogenic (section)

== Release and promotion ==
[[File:Björk 1997.jpg|left|thumb|Björk performing in 1997, as part of the [[Homogenic tour]]]]
The album was released later than [[One Little Indian Records]] had intended. Björk was behind schedule and the album's cover design by [[Nick Knight (photographer)|Nick Knight]] needed a reshoot.<ref name="Pytlik129">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=129}}</ref> Towards the end of August 1997, One Little Indian delayed the album by a month.<ref name="Pytlik129" /> ''Homogenic'' was released on 22 September 1997 on One Little Indian in the United Kingdom and on 23 September [[Elektra Records]] in North America on [[Compact Disc|compact disc]] and [[Compact Cassette|cassette]].<ref name="allmusicreview" /><ref name=album /><ref name="bpiSearch">{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx |work=BPI |access-date=3 May 2010 |title=Certified Awards Search [search for 'Homogenic'] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604040853/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx |archive-date=4 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Smith |first=Ethan |date=8 September 1997|title=Fall Preview Pop Music |magazine=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |volume=30 |issue=34 |page=105 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FegCAAAAMBAJ |access-date=2009-04-15 |quote=Björk, Homogenic, (Elektra, September 23)}}</ref> The album was later issued on [[Gramophone record|vinyl]] and [[DualDisc]] formats.<ref name="allmusicreview" /> The Japanese version of ''Homogenic'' included several bonus tracks and remixed versions of songs.<ref name="allmusicJapan" /> The DualDisc release featured the full album on the CD side and the [[DVD]] side included the album with superior sound quality and the [[music videos]] for the singles.<ref name="allmusicDD">{{cite web|url= {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r845471|pure_url=yes}}|title= (((Homogenic (Dualdisc) > Overview)))|access-date= 2009-04-08|author= Phares, Heather
|work= [[Allmusic]]}}</ref>

Promotion of ''Homogenic'' started on 8 June 1997, when Björk performed several songs from the album at the [[Tibetan Freedom Concert]] held at [[Downing Stadium]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite web |title=Björk Concert Setlist at Tibetan Freedom Concert 1997 on June 8, 1997 |url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/bjork/1997/downing-stadium-new-york-ny-6bd4428e.html |website=setlist.fm |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> The album was launched on 15 July at the [[Black Eagle Brewery|Old Truman Brewery]] in London.<ref>{{cite web |title=7 Questions with The Old Truman Brewery |url=https://www.pylotmagazine.com/issue-07-launch/ |website=Pylot Magazine |date=27 October 2017 |access-date=6 May 2019 |archive-date=6 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506165310/https://www.pylotmagazine.com/issue-07-launch/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the United Kingdom, Björk performed the lead single "[[Jóga]]" on ''[[TFI Friday]]'' on 19 September,<ref>{{cite web |title=TFI Friday |url=http://www.bjork.fr/TFI-Friday,385 |website=bjork.fr |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> and ''[[Top of the Pops]]'' on 3 October.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top of the Pops - 3rd October 1997 - TheTVDB.com |url=https://www.thetvdb.com/series/top-of-the-pops-uk/episodes/5864524 |website=thetvdb.com |access-date=14 May 2020}}</ref> She performed the second single "[[Bachelorette (song)|Bachelorette]]" on the American sketch comedy show ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' on 18 October,<ref>{{cite web |title=SNL Season 23 Episode 03 - Brendan Fraser, Bjork |url=http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/season-23/episode/3-brendan-fraser-with-bjork-63081 |website=NBC.com |access-date=8 May 2019}}</ref> at the [[1997 MTV Europe Music Awards]] on 6 November,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Videtti |first1=Giuseppe |title=AGLI OSCAR DI MTV TRIONFANO I PRODIGY |url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1997/11/08/agli-oscar-di-mtv-trionfano-prodigy.html |website=La Repubblica |access-date=8 May 2019 |language=it}}</ref> on ''[[Later... with Jools Holland]]'' with "Jóga" and "[[Hunter (Björk song)|Hunter]]" on 29 November,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Battan |first1=Carrie |title=Björk Releasing New DVD Collecting "Later With Jools Holland" Appearances |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/46627-bjork-releasing-new-dvd-collecting-later-with-jools-holland-appearances/ |website=Pitchfork.com |date=23 May 2012 |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> and again in the United States on ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'' on 22 May 1998.<ref>{{cite web |title=Björk Concert Setlist at The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Burbank on May 22, 1998 |url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/bjork/1998/the-tonight-show-with-jay-leno-burbank-ca-43d99f43.html |website=setlist.fm |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> In France, Björk performed "Bachelorette" with "Jóga" on ''Nulle Part Ailleurs'' on 11 February,<ref>{{cite web |title=Nulle Part Ailleurs |url=http://www.bjork.fr/Nulle-Part-Ailleurs,379 |website=bjork.fr |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> and with "Hunter" on ''Hit Machine'' on 20 June.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hit Machine |url=http://www.bjork.fr/Hit-Machine |website=bjork.fr |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> She performed the fourth single "[[Alarm Call]]" on ''[[CD:UK]]'' on 5 December.<ref>{{cite web |title=CD:UK |url=http://www.bjork.fr/CD-UK |website=bjork.fr |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref>

When the release of ''Homogenic'' was delayed by a month, its tour began with the audience not being familiar with the album's songs since it had not been released yet.<ref name="Pytlik129" /> The tour started at the beginning of September with a backing band that consisted only of Mark Bell and made stops in Germany, the Netherlands, France, Belgium, Spain, and England. These shows were brief live shows lasting about half an hour consisting of only new material.<ref name="Pytlik129" /> Another tour took place in late October and lasted less than four weeks. Stops on this tour included Italy, Switzerland, France, England, Scotland, Germany, Ireland, and Denmark.<ref name="Pytlik132">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=132}}</ref> In late November, Björk was diagnosed with a [[Pyelonephritis|kidney infection]] and while she was still healthy she was advised to take a three-week rest and was forced to cancel her American tour.<ref name="Pytlik132" /> In 1998, a North American tour with [[Radiohead]] was announced but canceled later due to difficulty of changing the stage between performances of the acts.<ref name="Pytlik133" /> Björk had another tour in the middle of 1998 through Europe, and outside of the continent through other countries, including Chile, Brazil and Argentina.<ref name="Pytlik133">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=133}}</ref> Opening acts for portions of the tour included electronic musician [[μ-Ziq]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx?csid2=847&fid1=6777&csid1=103|title=Destination Out: Experimental & Avant-garde reviews: μ-ziq: Royal Astronomy|work=[[Exclaim!]]|date=September 1999|author=Bidaye, Prasad|access-date=3 September 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606134704/http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/ImprovAndAvantGarde/u-ziq-royal_astronomy|archive-date=6 June 2012}}</ref>