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{{Infobox song
| name = Ovule
| cover = Björk - Ovule.png
| border = yes
| alt =
| type = single
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| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = <!-- Do not add unsourced genres -->
| length = 3:37
| label = [[One Little Independent Records|One Little Independent]]
| writer = [[Björk]]
| producer =
*Björk
*El Guincho{{ref|a|[a]}}
*Sideproject{{ref|a|[a]}}
| chronology = Björk
| prev_title = [[Atopos (song)|Atopos]]
| prev_year = 2022
| next_title = [[Ancestress (song)|Ancestress]]
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|cPr_D-b5v2Q|"Ovule"}}}}
}}
"'''Ovule'''" is a song by Icelandic musician [[Björk]], released on 14 September 2022 as the second single from her upcoming tenth studio album ''[[Fossora]]''. The song was written and [[Production (music)|produced]] by Björk,<ref name="Fossora">{{cite web |title=Ovule |url=https://www.fossora.com/ovule |website=Fossora |publisher=[[One Little Independent]] |access-date=14 September 2022 |archive-date=14 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914104816/https://www.fossora.com/ovule |url-status=live }}</ref> who also [[Arrangement|arranged]] the trombones[[trombone]]s and [[timpani]].<ref>{{Cite webmagazine |date=2022-09-14 September 2022|title=Bjork Releases New Single "Ovule": Listen |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2199478/bjork-ovule/music/ |access-date=2022-09-15 |websitemagazine=[[Stereogum]] |language=en |archive-date=14 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914205214/https://www.stereogum.com/2199478/bjork-ovule/music/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
== Background ==
Björk announced the song's release date on her social media on 14 September 2022, describing it as "a [[meditation]] about us as lovers walking around this world."<ref>{{Cite webmagazine |last=Skinner |first=Tom |date=2022-09-14 September 2022|title=Listen to Björk's meditative new love song, 'Ovule' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/bjork-releases-new-single-ovule-listen-video-watch-3310165 |access-date=2022-09-15 September 2022|websitemagazine=[[NME]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=2022-09-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915013403/https://www.nme.com/news/music/bjork-releases-new-single-ovule-listen-video-watch-3310165 |url-status=live }}</ref> Featuring trombone played by [[Bergur ÞorrisonÞórisson]] and timpani by Soraya Nayyar (with both parts arranged by Björk), the track contains elements of [[jazz]] and [[reggaeton]].<ref>{{Cite webmagazine |last= Tom Breihan |first = Tom |date=2022-09-14 September 2022 |title= Björk – “Ovule”"Ovule" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2199478/bjork-ovule/music/ |magazine=Stereogum |access-date=20 September 2022 |archive-date=21 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921002745/https://www.stereogum.com/2199478/bjork-ovule/music/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The track also features [[Percussion instrument|percussion]] from [[Reykjavík]] trio Sideproject who were instructed to "channel the lurid sounds of ''[[Star Wars]]''{{'}} [[Mos Eisley]] cantina band."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Monroe |first=Jazz |date=20 September 2022 |title=Björk: Mother, Daughter, Force of Nature |magazine=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/cover-story/bjork-interview/ |access-date=20 September 2022 |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920120834/https://pitchfork.com/features/cover-story/bjork-interview/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
==Music video==
The music video was also released on 14 September 2022, and was directed by [[Nick Knight (photographer)|Nick Knight]],<ref name="Fossora" /> whom Björk worked with onfor the music video of her song "[[Pagan Poetry]]" video in 2001 and the ''[[Homogenic]]'' album cover in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-bjorks-majestic-video-for-new-song-ovule/ |title=Watch Björk’sBjörk's Majestic Video for New Song “Ovule”"Ovule" |last=Monroe |first=Jazz |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=14 September 2022 |accessdate=14 September 2022 |archive-date=14 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914125525/https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-bjorks-majestic-video-for-new-song-ovule/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
== Track listings ==
'''Digital download'''<ref>{{Citation |title=Ovule |date=14 September 2022 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3T5oEVgG3wDshZyEb7tWwa |language=en |access-date=19 January 2023}}</ref>
 
# Ovule – 3:38
 
'''Digital download - Sega Bodega Remix'''<ref>{{Citation |title=Ovule (Sega Bodega Remix) |date=20 January 2023|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1ljK6QlQ1cFgK46R5QIMVV |language=en |access-date=19 January 2023}}</ref>
# Ovule ([[Sega Bodega]] Remix) [with [[Shygirl]]] – 3:44
 
==Personnel==
Credits taken from ''Fossora''{{'}}s official website:<ref name="Fossora" />
*Björk – [[Singing|vocals]], [[Record producer|production]], beat, arrangements▼
*Soraya Nayyar -– [[timpani]]▼
*BergurrBergur ThorrisonÞorrison – [[trombone]]▼
*Sideproject – percussion
 
==Charts==
Credits taken from ''Fossora''’s official website:<ref>{{cite web |accessdate= 15 September 2022 |title= ovule |url= https://www.fossora.com/ovule}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
▲*Björk – [[Singing|vocals]], [[Record producer|production]]
|+ Chart performance for "Ovule"
▲*Soraya Nayyar - [[timpani]]
! Chart (2023)
▲*Bergurr Thorrison – [[trombone]]
! Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| [[UK music charts|UK Singles Sales]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref name="uksingles">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-sales-chart/20230428/7509/|title=Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=2 June 2023}}</ref>
|39
|-
|}
 
==Notes==
* <sup>{{note|a|[a]}}</sup> Credited as an additional producer.
 
==References==
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[[Category:Songs written by Björk]]
 
 
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