The Anchor Song

~ Recording by Björk

Annotation

This recording has an actual length of 3:32. Some early releases of the Debut CD rips this track as 4:32 due to a large pre-gap between last two tracks.

The audio ends at 3:30 like on the later CDs, but some have a bigger 60 second silence before the last track starts.

On the __surrounded release, the gap was in place again, but reduced to 10 seconds.

The gap is inserted due to the final track being added after the album release did better than expected. The very first releases of the CD were only 11 tracks and this was the final track of the original album. Track 12 is from a film.

Annotation last modified on 2022-05-05 18:16 UTC.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.11The Anchor Song3:32BjörkDebutBjörkAlbum
  • GB1993-07-12
One Little Indian RecordsTPLP 31 CD
1.11The Anchor Song3:32BjörkDebutBjörkAlbum
  • US1993-07-13
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)9 61468-2
1.11The Anchor Song3:34BjörkDebutBjörkAlbum
Mother Records519715-2
1.11The Anchor Song3:41BjörkDebut (“Made in England”, no sample credit, track 11 is 3:32)BjörkAlbum
  • GB1993-11-15
One Little Indian Recordstplp 31 cdx
1.11The Anchor Song4:32BjörkDebut (“Made in England”, no sample credit, track 11 is 4:32)BjörkAlbum
  • GB1993-11-15
One Little Indian Recordstplp 31 cdx
1.11The Anchor Song3:32BjörkDebutBjörkAlbum
  • FR1993-11-15
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Mother Records521 323-2
1.11The Anchor Song3:32BjörkDebut (BIEM/STEMRA, no Jobim sample credit)BjörkAlbum
  • XE1993-11-15
Mother Records521 323-2
1.11The Anchor Song4:32BjörkDebut (BIEM/MCPS, white box on back, Jobim sample credit)BjörkAlbum
Mother Records521 323-2
1.11The Anchor Song3:32BjörkDebutBjörkAlbum
  • AU1993-12-20
Mother Records, Polydor (British label, see annotation)521 323-2
1.11The Anchor Song3:32BjörkDebut (club edition)BjörkAlbum
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)E2 61468
1.11The Anchor Song3:32BjörkDebut (limited edition)BjörkAlbum
One Little Indian RecordsTPLP31 CDL
1.11The Anchor Song3:32BjörkDebutBjörkAlbum
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)9 61468-2, D 160021
1.11The Anchor Song3:32BjörkDebutBjörkAlbum
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)CD 61468
1.11The Anchor Song3:36BjörkDebutBjörkAlbum
  • JP1994-01-26
Polydor (Japanese domestic artists only, prior to 2023)POCP-1400
1.11The Anchor Song3:36BjörkDebutBjörkAlbum
  • JP2000-12-20
Polydor (British label, see annotation)UICY-9040
1.11The Anchor Song3:36BjörkDebutBjörkAlbum
  • JP2001-08-18
Polydor (British label, see annotation)UICY-3242
1.11The Anchor Song3:34BjörkDebutBjörkAlbum
Mother Records519 715-1
1.11The Anchor Song3:41Björk(____surrounded):BjörkAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2006-07-10
One Little Indian RecordsTPLP730CDBOX
1.11The Anchor Song3:41BjörkDebut: SurroundedBjörkAlbum
  • US2006-07-25
Rhino (reissue label)R2 73322
1.11The Anchor Song3:32Björk(____surrounded):BjörkAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2006-08-23
Universal International (Japanese label; release must say “制作:Universal International” AND have no logos other than “Universal Music”)UIBP-9035~41
1.11The Anchor Song3:41BjörkDebut: SurroundedBjörkAlbum
  • -2006
BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions), Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), Rhino (reissue label)D168312
1.11The Anchor Song3:36BjörkDebutBjörkAlbum
  • JP2008-03-26
Polydor (British label, see annotation)UICY-93441
2.5The Anchor Song?:??BjörkDebutBjörkAlbum
  • XE2008-06-20
One Little Indian RecordsTPLP31DMM
1.11The Anchor Song?:??BjörkDebut / PostBjörkAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (British label, see annotation)0600753190678
2.5The Anchor Song?:??BjörkDebutBjörkAlbum
One Little Indian RecordsTPLP31H
1.11The Anchor Song3:32BjörkDebutBjörkAlbum
One Little Indian RecordsTPLP31
1.11The Anchor Song3:32BjörkDebutBjörkAlbum
  • GB2019-04-26
One Little Indian RecordsTPLP31CS
1.11The Anchor Song3:34BjörkDebutBjörkAlbum
  • NL2020-01-31
Caroline (artist & label services division of Universal Music Distribution’s Capitol Music Group), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)TPLP31
1.11The Anchor Song3:40BjörkDebut (Bandcamp release)BjörkAlbum
  • XW2020-06-18
One Little Independent Records
1.11The Anchor Song3:32BjörkDebutBjörkAlbum
  • -2023
One Little Independent RecordsTPLP31
1.11The Anchor Song3:41BjörkDebutBjörkAlbum
One Little Independent Records
1.11The Anchor Song3:32BjörkDebut (made by Disctronics in the UK, BIEM/MCPS)BjörkAlbum
Mother Records521 323-2
1.11The Anchor Song3:32BjörkDebutBjörkAlbum
1.11The Anchor Song3:32BjörkDebut (made in the UK by Universal M&L)BjörkAlbum
Mother Records521 323-2
Bootleg
1.11The Anchor Song3:39BjörkMTV History 2000: BjörkBjörkAlbum + Compilation
Invisible HalahupHAL005
2.13The Anchor Song3:32BjörkSingles Collection ’99BjörkAlbum + Compilation
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)AS 3-99
1.15The Anchor Song3:32BjörkRomantic CollectionBjörkAlbum + Compilation
1.15The Anchor Song3:32BjörkWorld Ballads CollectionBjörkAlbum + Compilation
Breez Records01-CDB-477790-94

Relationships

producer:Björk
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Elektra Entertainment (company, DO NOT USE as release label, for releases use “Elektra”) (in 1993)
One Little Indian Ltd. (in 1993)
has remixes:Anchor Song (DarkJedi mix)
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/5W5ttEMa8WCqag7dwkxdQ0 [info]
recording of:The Anchor Song

Related works

The Anchor Song

lyricist and composer:Björk
publisher:Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
later translated versions:Um akkeri (Icelandic version of The Anchor Song)
is the basis for:Anchor Song