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==Singles== "[[Jóga]]" was released as the [[lead single]] from ''Homogenic'' on 15 September 1997 to widespread critical acclaim. It peaked atop the [[Íslenski listinn|Íslenski Listinn Topp 40]] in Iceland,<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Íslenski Listinn NR. 244 Vikuna 23.10. '97 - 30.10. '97 |magazine= Dagblaðið Vísir |page= 22 |date= 24 October 1997 |access-date= 10 April 2018 |url= http://timarit.is/files/12669258.pdf#navpanes=1&view=FitH}}</ref> while reaching the top 20 in Finland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/dca/Bjoerk-Joga|language=fr|title=Björk– Jóga|publisher=[[Ultratop]]. Hung Medien| access-date=19 January 2015}}</ref> Due to its formats, it was initially ineligible to enter the [[UK Singles Chart]], but later peaked at number 191.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_B.HTM|title=Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > Darren B – David Byrne|website=zobbel.de|access-date=12 March 2016}}</ref> Its mostly computer-animated accompanying [[music video]] was directed by [[Michel Gondry]] and focuses primarily on different Icelandic terrains and landscapes with Björk's presence only in the beginning and towards the end.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Haraldsdottir|first=Ragnheidur Harpa|date=2020-01-27|title=Björk All You Need To Know About The Quirky Icelander|url=https://www.icelandtravel.is/blog/bjork-iceland/|access-date=2021-02-19|website=Iceland Travel|language=en-US}}</ref> "[[Bachelorette (song)|Bachelorette]]" was released as the second single on 8 December. While less successful than "Jóga" in Björk's native Iceland, peaking at number six,<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Íslenski Listinn NR. 249 Vikuna 27.11. - 4.12. 1997 |magazine= Dagblaðið Vísir |page= 22 |date= 1997-11-28 |access-date= 2018-04-10 |url= http://timarit.is/files/12674277.pdf#navpanes=1&view=FitH}}</ref> it was an improvement from "Jóga" in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at numbers 21 and two on the UK Singles Chart and [[UK Indie Chart]], respectively.<ref name="ukcharthistory">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/15515/bjork/|title=Official Charts > Björk|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=2016-03-12}}</ref> Gondry returned to direct the music video for "Bachelorette", which features Björk as Bachelorette, a woman who finds a book titled ''My Story'' buried in her garden which begins to write itself, describing what Bachelorette does as she describes it. It won the [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction]] and was nominated for the [[Grammy Award for Best Music Video|Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video]].{{fact|date=October 2024}} "[[Hunter (Björk song)|Hunter]]" was released as the third single on 5 October 1998. Despite being critically acclaimed, it was a commercial failure, as it peaked only at number 44 on the UK Singles Chart.<ref name="ukcharthistory"/> Its accompanying music video, directed by Paul White, features a close-up of a bald Björk singing into the camera as she morphs into a polar bear and then back to her original state.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Hall|first=Peter|date=November 1997|title=Bear With Me|journal=[[I.D. (magazine)|I.D.]]}} Also available at [https://web.archive.org/web/20060821183307/http://unit.bjork.com/specials/gh/SUB-10/index.htm bjork.com]</ref> "[[Alarm Call]]" was originally scheduled for release as the third single, but switched places with "Hunter".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bjork.com/websense/grapewire/grapewire98_01.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990508004023/http://www.bjork.com/websense/|title=The GrapeWire|archive-date=8 May 1999|date=28 February 1998|website=bjork.com|access-date=15 November 2014}}</ref> It was released as the fourth single on 30 November 1998 and returned Björk to the top ten of Íslenski Listinn Topp 40, as its French mix peaked at number ten.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2979947#page/n9/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir|language=is|page=10|date=29 January 1999|access-date=24 December 2018}}</ref> In the UK, the song peaked at numbers 33 and three on the UK Singles Chart and UK Indie Chart, respectively.<ref name="ukcharthistory"/> The song's accompanying music video was directed by [[Alexander McQueen]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1425869/bjrk-shoots-video-with-fashion-designer-but-no-prince-collaboration-in-works/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202071757/http://www.mtv.com/news/1425869/bjrk-shoots-video-with-fashion-designer-but-no-prince-collaboration-in-works/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 February 2018|title=Björk Shoots Video With Fashion Designer, But No Prince Collaboration In Works|publisher=MTV|date=2 November 1998}}</ref> who designed the cover artwork for ''Homogenic'', and features Björk floating on a raft on a river in the jungle and her scenes are intercut with footage of snakes, crocodiles, and other animals, with Björk playing with them. "[[All Is Full of Love]]" was released as the fifth and final single on 7 June 1999. [[DVD single]] was simultaneously released; some publications regard it as the first DVD single release ever.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indian.co.uk/pages/about-us|title=About Us|date=December 2013|publisher=[[One Little Indian]]|access-date=29 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213003019/http://www.indian.co.uk/pages/about-us|archive-date=13 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/may04/articles/businessend.htm|title=Business End|work=[[Sound on Sound]]|date=May 2004|access-date=29 January 2015|quote=More recently he has produced both the first DVD single (Bjork's 'All Is Full Of Love') ...}}</ref> Critically acclaimed, the song peaked at numbers 24 and three on the UK Singles Chart and UK Indie Chart, respectively.<ref name="ukcharthistory"/> It became the only single from ''Homogenic'' to enter a chart in the United States, peaking at number eight on the [[Dance/Electronic Singles Sales]] chart.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/homogenic-mw0000026812/awards|title=Homogenic – Björk: Awards|website=AllMusic|access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref> Directed by [[Chris Cunningham]], the song's music video depicts Björk as a robot being assembled in a factory, who passionately kisses another robot. The video is often cited as one of the best of all time and a milestone in [[computer animation]]; it has been displayed in art exhibitions and was on display at the [[Museum of Modern Art]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gigwise.com/photos/79857/7/robot-rock-the-best-droids-in-music-of-all-time|title=Robot rock: the best droids in music of all time|access-date=27 November 2014|date=27 February 2013|work=[[Gigwise]]|last=Carroll|first=Grace}}</ref>
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