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"Mutual Core" is a song by Björk from her eighth studio album, Biophilia.
Background[]
Eruptions and earthquakes, the building of continents, the formation of mountain ranges and oceanic trenches, all are powerful geological signs of earth’s underlying structure and mechanics. In Mutual Core Earth’s geology is transformed into a metaphor for human relationships. Opposing forces of compression and release, central to continent building and to human feelings, are expressed sonically, and in the app, by the contrast between the shifting of chords in the verse and uplifting chorus. The contrast can also be seen in the contrasting visual patterns of the animation, and is evoked by Björk’s working title for this track, 'Organ Plaid', which describes an interwoven musical fabric. While the song’s themes are universal, the lyrics indicate a specific, autobiographically significant geographical region: the boundary of the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, on which sits Björk’s birthplace — Iceland. — Biophilia App
Music video[]
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Lyrics[]
I shuffle around the tectonic plates in my chest |
Credits[]
- Music & lyrics by Björk
- Organ arrangement by Björk
- Beat by 16bit, Matthew Herbert & Björk
- Programmed by 16bit, Matthew Herbert & Björk
- Choir arrangement by Björk
- Engineered by Damian Taylor & Sveinn Kjartansson
- Mixed by Damian Taylor & Björk
- Produced by Björk