It’s Oh So Quiet

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"It’s Oh So Quiet" is a 1995 big band-style pop song by Björk, known for its dramatic quiet–loud dynamics and theatrical music video.

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instanceOf	single ⓘ song ⓘ
adaptedIntoEnglishBy	Bert Reisfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ
album	Post ⓘ
artist	Björk NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn	Blow a Fuse NERFINISHED ⓘ
chartPositionUKSinglesChart	2 ⓘ
composerOfOriginalVersion	Hans Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfChartSuccess	Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
format	7-inch single ⓘ CD single ⓘ cassette single ⓘ
genre	big band ⓘ jazz pop ⓘ pop ⓘ
hasBside	Hyperballad (Brodsky Quartet Version) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweet Intuition NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMusicalFeature	big band brass arrangement ⓘ dramatic dynamic shifts ⓘ orchestral breaks ⓘ shouted choruses ⓘ whispered verses ⓘ
includedOnAlbum	Post ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
lyricistOfOriginalVersion	Erich Meder NERFINISHED ⓘ
musicVideoCharacteristic	colorful cinematography ⓘ highly choreographed ⓘ quiet–loud dynamics ⓘ
musicVideoDirector	Spike Jonze NERFINISHED ⓘ
musicVideoStyle	dance sequence ⓘ musical theatre ⓘ
notableFor	being one of Björk's most commercially successful singles ⓘ contrast between quiet and loud sections ⓘ theatrical music video ⓘ
originallyReleasedAs	Blow a Fuse NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalPerformer	Betty Hutton NERFINISHED ⓘ
performer	Björk NERFINISHED ⓘ
performerNationality	Icelandic ⓘ
producer	Björk NERFINISHED ⓘ Nellee Hooper NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordLabel	Elektra Records ⓘ One Little Indian NERFINISHED ⓘ
releaseDecade	1990s ⓘ
releaseYear	1995 ⓘ
tempoCharacteristic	alternating slow and fast sections ⓘ
vocalStyle	spoken-word passages ⓘ theatrical ⓘ

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