The Anchor Song

E800173

"The Anchor Song" is an introspective, string-driven track by Icelandic artist Björk, closing her 1993 debut solo album with evocative nautical imagery and experimental arrangements.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
The Anchor Song canonical 2
Anchor Song 1

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Debut ⓘ
artist Björk ⓘ
linked to: Bjork
closingTrackOf Debut ⓘ
composer Björk ⓘ
linked to: Bjork
countryOfOrigin Iceland ⓘ
genre art pop ⓘ
chamber pop ⓘ
experimental pop ⓘ
hasCriticalReception highlighted as distinctive album closer ⓘ
noted for unconventional structure ⓘ
praised for emotional intensity ⓘ
hasImagery evocative nautical imagery ⓘ
hasInstrumentation saxophone ensemble ⓘ
string ensemble ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
hasMood contemplative ⓘ
introspective ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ
hasMotif anchor ⓘ
harbour ⓘ
sea ⓘ
hasReleaseFormat album track ⓘ
hasStyle experimental arrangement ⓘ
minimalist arrangement ⓘ
hasTexture sparse arrangement ⓘ
string-driven sound ⓘ
hasVocalStyle idiosyncratic vocals ⓘ
includedIn 1993 studio album Debut by Björk ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Björk ⓘ
linked to: Bjork
lyricTheme belonging ⓘ
homecoming ⓘ
isolation ⓘ
nautical imagery ⓘ
partOf Björk discography ⓘ
performer Björk ⓘ
linked to: Bjork
producer Björk ⓘ
linked to: Bjork

Nellee Hooper ⓘ
recordedBy Björk Guðmundsdóttir ⓘ
linked to: Bjork
releaseYear 1993 ⓘ
trackNumber 11 ⓘ
vocalist Björk ⓘ
linked to: Bjork

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Debut → hasTrack → The Anchor Song ⓘ
Greatest Hits → includesWork → Anchor Song ⓘ
linked to: The Anchor Song
Debut → track → The Anchor Song ⓘ
subject linked to: Debut (Björk album)