Björk

Björk lives in the middle ground — 51 moderate songs that balance intensity with control. 15 quiet anchors and 23 songs where they let go completely.

The character of Björk

Across the 89 Björk songs we've measured, intensity averages 48/100 — right around the catalog average (46/100).

They run from Mycelia (the calmest here, 10) to Crystalline (the most charged, 87), with layered textures most common and a mix of the expected and the surprising. It spans 1993–2022.

The widest dynamic swing belongs to Bachelorette.

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Avg Intensity
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Songs Decoded
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The songs that hit hardest

It's Oh So Quiet intense
complex texture · frequent changes · DR 8 · 1995
5 Years intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 1997
Bachelorette intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 9 · 1997
Hunter intense
complex texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 1997
Immature intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 1997
Jóga intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 1997
Pluto intense
complex texture · frequent changes · DR 8 · 1997
An Echo, a Stain intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 2001
Triumph of a Heart intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2004
Where Is the Line intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2004
Earth Intruders intense
complex texture · frequent changes · DR 8 · 2007
Wanderlust intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2007
Declare Independence intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2008
Crystalline intense
complex texture · frequent changes · DR 9 · 2011
Mutual Core intense
complex texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2011
Black Lake intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2015
Family intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2015
Mouth Mantra intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2015
Arisen My Senses intense
complex texture · frequent changes · DR 8 · 2017
Losss intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2017
Atopos intense
complex texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2022
Fossora intense
complex texture · frequent changes · DR 8 · 2022
victimhood intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2022

The controlled burn

Aeroplane moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1993
Big Time Sensuality moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 1993
Human Behaviour moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1993
One Day moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1993
Play Dead moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1993
Violently Happy moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1993
Cover Me moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1995
Headphones moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1995
Hyperballad moderate
complex texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1995
I Miss You moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 6 · 1995
Isobel moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1995
Possibly Maybe moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1995
You've Been Flirting Again moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1995
Alarm Call moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1997
All Neon Like moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1997
All is Full of Love moderate
layered texture · none changes · DR 7 · 1997
Crying moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1997
Joga moderate
complex texture · mild changes · DR 8 · 1997
Unravel moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1997
Generous Palmstroke moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2001
Hidden Place moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2001
Pagan Poetry moderate
layered texture · none changes · DR 6 · 2001
Desired Constellation moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2004
Oceania moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2004
Pleasure Is All Mine moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2004
Who Is It moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2004
Hope moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2007
Innocence moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2007
Pneumonia moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2007
Hollow moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2011
Moon moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2011
Sacrifice moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 2011
Thunderbolt moderate
complex texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2011
Virus moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 6 · 2011
Atom Dance moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2015
History of Touches moderate
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 2015
Lionsong moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 2015
Notget moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2015
Quicksand moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2015
Stonemilker moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2015
Claimstaker moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 2017
Courtship moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2017
Features Creatures moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2017
Sue Me moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2017
Tabula Rasa moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2017
The Gate moderate
layered texture · none changes · DR 7 · 2017
Utopia moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2017
Allow moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2022
Ancestress moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2022
Ovule moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2022
Sorrowful Soil moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2022

The quiet ones

Like Someone in Love safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4
Come to Me safe
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1993
The Anchor Song safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 1993
Venus as a Boy safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 5 · 1993
Cocoon safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 2001
It's Not Up to You safe
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2001
Sun in My Mouth safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 2001
Undo safe
layered texture · none changes · DR 4 · 2001
I See Who You Are safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 2007
My Juvenile safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 2007
Cosmogony safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 2011
Solstice safe
layered texture · none changes · DR 4 · 2011
Blissing Me safe
smooth texture · mild changes · DR 4 · 2017
Her Mother's House safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 2022
Mycelia safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 2022

Frequently asked about Björk

Answered from our measurements of every song above.

What is the most intense Björk song?

Of the 89 Björk songs we've measured, “Crystalline” scores highest at 87/100 for intensity — computed from its dynamic range, texture, sudden changes and tempo.

What is the calmest Björk song?

“Mycelia” measures gentlest at 10/100. It runs 80 BPM. The songs here span 10–87 on our 0–100 intensity scale.

How intense is Björk overall?

Björk averages 48/100 intensity across 89 measured songs — right at our 46/100 catalog average.

What is the average tempo of Björk?

The Björk songs we've measured average about 100 BPM — midtempo.

Which Björk songs are calm enough for background listening?

These measure in our gentlest band (steady level, no sudden shifts): “Mycelia”, “The Anchor Song”, “Cocoon”, “Sun in My Mouth”.

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