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Björk noted during an interview with David Hemingway, "A lot of my songs - including 'Big Time Sensuality' - are about my friends, not my lovers.

It was quite liberating to sit down after writing a whole album to write from someone else's point of view." īig Time Sensuality was composed by main producer Nellee Hooper and is a house track about several aspects of her life at the time. Björk states, "It was actually fun because the character in the film was suffering and going through hardcore tough times and at the time I was at my happiest. Play Dead, the only song added to the reissue, was written after Debut and is based on the main character of the film 'The Young Americans' as she wrote the track after seeing the film. The track is about a specific person (rumoured to be her former boyfriend Dominic Thrupp) whom she is protective of and sees everything with a beauty point of view. Venus As a Boy was written solely by Björk in her living room in Iceland, and was one of the last songs recorded for the album.

The track is about the relationship of humans and animals and includes several instruments from the timpani to synth riffs. Human Behaviour was written by Björk in her teen years, however she did not want to release it with The Sugarcubes as it had a completely different sound to the band. She first worked with the band Graham Massey from 808 Slate before being introduced to the main producer of Debut, Nellee Hooper. After this, Björk left Iceland for London and officially worked on what would become Debut.ījörk had already written countless songs for Debut, including the hit lead single Human Behaviour, however had not recorded any tracks. The Sugarcubes slowly drifted apart after less critical and commercial acclaim with their album 'Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!' and, in 1992, released their third and final album 'Stick Around For Joy'. In 1988, The Sugarcubes (whom she was in the position of vocalist) released the single Birthday to critical and commercial acclaim, reaching number 65 on the UK Singles Chart. Her first recording following the dissolution of her previous band the Sugarcubes, the album departed from the rock-oriented style of her previous work and instead drew on an eclectic variety of styles across electronic pop, house music, jazz and trip hop.Björk debuted as a solo artist in 1977 with her eponymous album Björk, however it was not until the late 1980s when she truly began strongly working in the music industry. The album was originally released in July 1993 on One Little Indian and Elektra Records, and was produced by Björk in collaboration with artist Nellee Hooper. Debut is the first international solo studio album by Icelandic recording artist Björk. Her first recording following the dissolution of her previous band the Sugarcubes, the album departed from the rock-oriented style of her previous work and instead drew on an eclectic variety of styles across electronic pop, house music, jazz and trip hop.