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Wikipedia article




"'Nttra'" is a song written and recorded by Icelandic singer Bjrk. The track was released as a single promoting the protection of the Icelandic environment.[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/146387-bjork-and-thom-yorke-teaming-for-new-single Bjork and Thom Yorke Teaming for New Single] 'Pitchfork Media' Retrieved 2008-10-13 All proceeds from the single were donated to the Nttra Foundation, the environmental preservation campaign after which the song is named.[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/146670-interview-bjrk-part-one Bjrk (Part One)] 'Pitchfork Media' Retrieved 2008-10-26 The single was initially discovered by Bjrk's French-language fan website[http://www.bjork.fr/Nattura.html Nttra] 'bjork.fr - Le site francophone sur Bjrk' Retrieved 2008-10-13 and was later confirmed by the singer's representatives. It was released on 20 October 2008 as an iTunes exclusive, and had a wide digital release on 27 October.[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/146502-herbert-lightning-bolt-drummer-on-bjork-yorke-single Herbert, Lightning Bolt Drummer on Bjork/Yorke Single] 'Pitchfork Media' Retrieved 2008-10-14 The song was given a physical release on 20 April 2009, with a white label vinyl released by One Little Indian's web shop.http://www.onelittleshop.com/product_info.php?products_id=835 'One Little Indian' Retrieved 2009-04-20 The single was included on the deluxe version of Bjrk's 2011 album 'Biophilia'.

Background



Pitchfork Media has reported that Radiohead's Thom Yorke contributed to the vocals on "Nttra".[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/146482-new-music-bjrk-ft-thom-yorke-nattura-stream "Nattura" (Stream)] 'Pitchfork Media' Retrieved 2008-10-13 Bjrk and Yorke previously worked together while recording "I've Seen It All" from 'Selmasongs', the soundtrack to 'Dancer in the Dark'. Yorke's contribution to the single was initially debated, as Billboard Music stated that the singer-songwriter has not recorded any new material with Bjrk since 2000.[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1043811/new-bjork-single-to-yorke-or-not-to-yorke New Bjork Single: To Yorke, Or Not To Yorke?] 'Billboard.com' Retrieved 2008-10-13 Bjrk's publicist confirmed that Yorke's contributions were made via during the summer of 2008, while Bjrk was on her Volta tour. Yorke's voice can be heard as atmospheric haze in the background of the song. Other contributors to the track include Brian Chippendale of Lightning Bolt, and frequent collaborators Mark Bell and Matthew Herbert.

This is Bjrk's first solo single to be released entirely in Icelandic. It is also the first not to have a corresponding album or video. However, it is bundled with the digital download and included on the digipak edition of Bjrk's 2011 album 'Biophilia'.

Formats and track listings



'Digital single'

#"Nttra" 3:49

'12" white label'

# "Nttra" (Switch Remix) 5:18

# "Nttra" 3:49

Charts



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!scope="row"|Canadian Digital Songs

|align="center"|75

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!scope="row"|Iceland (RV)

| style="text-align:center;"|26

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!scope="row"|UK Singles Charthttp://zobbel.de/cluk/081101cluk.txt

|align="center"|102

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References




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