History Music / Debut

* UpdatedRerelease: The original album ended after "The Anchor Song". "Play Dead" was originally written for the film ''The Young Americans'', and was added to later printings of the album after it became a minor hit.

* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: The album is difficult to categorize:
** "Venus As A Boy" has Indian instruments like tablas.
** "Like Someone In Love" is performed on harp.
** "Big Time Sensuality", "There's More To Life Than This" and "Violently Happy" have house beats.
** "The Anchor Song" is played on traditional brass instruments.

''Debut'', is the second studio album by Music/{{Bjork}}, released in 1993. Despite the title, this is not her debut album; that album came out in 1977 when she was 12 years old. However, it is generally considered her official debut as a solo performer following the breakup of Music/TheSugarcubes.

''Debut'', is the second studio album by Music/{{Bjork}}, released in 1993. Despite the title, this is not her debut album; that album came out in 1977 when she was 12 years old.

[[caption-width-right:350:''Debut''.]]

** The visuals of the music video of "Human Behaviour" were inspired by the Russian animated classic ''Yozhik v tumane'' (''Hedgehog in the Fog'') (1975).

'''''Debut''''', is the second studio album by Music/{{Bjork}}, released in 1993. Despite the title, this is not her debut album; that album came out in 1977 when she was 12 years old.

'''''Debut''''', is the second studio album by Music/{{Bjork}}, released in 1993. Despite the title, this is not her debut album, which came out in 1977.

* CoversAlwaysLie: ''Debut'' is actually her third album.

* NonIndicativeTitle: ''Debut'' is not her debut album.

* IntercouseWithYou: "Venus As A Boy"

* ChickMagnet: The titular character in "Venus As A Boy".

* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: "There's More To Life Than This".

** "Human Behaviour".

** ''"I tip-toe down to the shore/ Stand by the ocean/ Make it roar at me/ And I roar back"'' - "Violently Happy"

* TextlessAlbumCover

'''Debut''', despite its title, is actually Music/{{Bjork}}'s ''third'' album, released in 1993. Her actual debut album, self-titled (1977), was [[CanonDiscontinuity dismissed]] by [[OldShame her]].

''Debut'' gained Björk her first international mainstream notability and produced hits such as "Human Behaviour", "Venus as a Boy", "Play Dead", "Violently Happy" and "Big Time Sensuality".

# "Venus as a Boy" - 4:42
# "There's More to Life Than This (recorded live at the Milk Bar toilets)" - 3:21
# "Like Someone in Love" - 4:33

# "Come to Me" - 4:55

!! Big Trope Sensuality

'''Debut''', despite its title, is actually Music/{{Bjork}}'s ''second'' album, released in 1993. Her actual debut album, ''Gling-Gló'' (1990), where she sang in Icelandic, was [[CanonDiscontinuity dismissed]] by [[OldShame her]].

* CoversAlwaysLie: ''Debut'' is actually her second album.

* InHarmonyWithNature: "Human Behaviour".

** "Big Time Sensuality", "There's More To Life Than This" and "Violently Happy" have a house beat.

''Debut'' gained Björk her first international mainstream notability and produced hits such as "Human Behaviour", "Venus as a Boy", "Play Dead", "Violently Happy" and "Big Time Sensuality".

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* BearsAreBadNews: Bear imagery appears in the music videos of "Human Behaviour"- where a bear beats up a hunter- and "Violently Happy" - where an insane Björk in a madhouse disembowels her teddy bear.

* ContinuityNod: Björk uses the phrase "I Miss You" in "Come To Me". On ''Music/{{Post}} (1995)'' she has a song titled "I Miss You".
** "Human Behaviour" on this album would later form the companion piece to "Isobel" on ''Music/{{Post}}'' (1995) and "Bachelorette" on ''Music/{{Homogenic}}'' (1997).

* FakingTheDead: "Play Dead".

* HumansAreCthulhu: "Human Behaviour" describes human behaviour through the eyes of animals.
* IconicOutfit: Björk's white dress and haircut in the music video of "Big Time Sensuality".

* LyricalDissonance: "Violently Happy". The two words in the title seem strange matches to begin with.

** "Venus As A Boy" has Indian instruments like tablas.
** "Like Someone In Love" is performed on harp.
** "Big Time Sensuality", "There's More To Life Than This" and "Violently Happy" have a house beat.

* PrayerPose: Björk folds her hands on the album cover.

** The visuals of the music video of "Human Behaviour" were inspired by the Russian animated classic ''Yozhik v tumane'' (''Hedgehog in the Fog'') (1975).
** WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead watched the music video of "Human Behaviour" in the episode "Closing Time".
* TheSomethingSong: "The Anchor Song".

** Forest sounds in "Aeroplane".
* SurrealMusicVideo:

''Debut'', despite its title, is actually Music/{{Bjork}}'s ''second'' album, released in 1993. Her actual debut album, ''Gling-Gló'' (1990), where she sang in Icelandic, was [[CanonDiscontinuity dismissed]] by [[OldShame her]].

!! Big time sensual tropes:

* BearsAreBadNews: Bear imagery appears in the music videos of "Human Behaviour"- where a bear beats up a hunter- and ''Violently Happy'' - where an insane Björk in a madhouse disembowels her teddy bear.

# Like Someone in Love - 4:33
# Big Time Sensuality - 3:56
# One Day - 5:24
# Aeroplane - 3:54
# Come to Me - 4:55
# Violently Happy - 4:58
# The Anchor Song - 3:32

''Debut'' gained Björk her first international mainstream notability and produced hits such as "Human Behaviour", "Venus As A Boy", "Play Dead", "Violently Happy" and "Big Time Sensuality".

** The existential feel of "There's More To Life Than This" was inspired by a party Björk once attended, but promptly left. The song evokes this atmosphere by adding StockSoundEffects of a crowd of people, accompanied by a house beat. At one point we hear a door slamming and Björk leaving.

** "Human Behaviour" on this album would later form the companion piece to "Isobel" on Music/{{Post}} (1995) and "Bachelorette" on ''Music/{{Homogenic}}'' (1997).

''Debut'', despite its title, is actually Music/{{Bjork}}'s ''second'' album, released in 1993. Her actual debut album, "Gling-Gló" (1990), where she sang in Icelandic, was [[CanonDiscontinuity dismissed]] by [[OldShame her]].

''Debut'' gained Björk her first international mainstream notability and produced hits such as ''Human Behaviour'', ''Venus As A Boy'', ''Play Dead'', ''Violently Happy'' and ''Big Time Sensuality''.

* AmbiguousGender: ''Venus As A Boy''.
* BearsAreBadNews: Bear imagery appears in the music videos of ''Human Behaviour''- where a bear beats up a hunter- and ''Violently Happy'' - where an insane Björk in a madhouse disembowels her teddy bear.
* BrokenRecord: The word ''baby'' in ''Violently Happy''.
* ChickMagnet: The titular character in ''Venus As A Boy''.
* ContinuityNod: Björk uses the phrase ''I Miss You'' in ''Come To Me''. On ''Music/{{Post}} (1995)'' she has a song titled ''I Miss You''.
** ''Human Behaviour'' on this album would later form the companion piece to ''Isobel'' on Music/{{Post}} (1995) and ''Bachelorette'' on ''Music/{{Homogenic}}'' (1997).
* CoversAlwaysLie: ''Debut'' is not her debut album.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The album cover and the music video of ''Big Time Sensuality''.
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: ''There's More To Life Than This''.
* FakingTheDead: ''Play Dead''.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: ''Human Behaviour'' siding with animals against hunters.

* HiddenTrack: ''"Play Dead"'', which appears 30 seconds after the final track.
* HighdiveHijinks: In ''The Anchor Song'' Björk dives in the ocean down to the bottom and decides to stay there, as this is her ''home''.
* HumansAreCthulhu: ''"Human Behaviour"'' describes human behaviour through the eyes of animals.
* IconicOutfit: Björk's white dress and haircut in the music video of ''Big Time Sensuality''.
* InHarmonyWithNature: ''Human Behaviour''.
** ''Aeroplane'' has forest sounds.
** ''"I tip-toe down to the shore/ Stand by the ocean/ Make it roar at me/ And I roar back"'' - ''Violently Happy''
** In ''The Anchor Song'' she dives deep in the ocean and stays there.
* LyricalDissonance: ''Violently Happy''. The two words in the title seem strange matches to begin with.
* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: The album is difficult to categorize.
** ''Venus As A Boy'' has Indian instruments like tablas.
** ''Like Someone In Love'' is performed on harp.
** ''Big Time Sensuality'', ''There's More To Life Than This'' and ''Violently Happy'' have a house beat.
** ''The Anchor Song'' is played on traditional brass instruments.
* NonAppearingTitle: Not on the album cover, not on the album itself.
* ThePowerOfLove: ''"Big Time Sensuality", "Like Someone In Love"''.

** The existential feel of ''There's More To Life Than This'' was inspired by a party Björk once attended, but promptly left. The song evokes this atmosphere by adding StockSoundEffects of a crowd of people, accompanied by a house beat. At one point we hear a door slamming and Björk leaving.

** The visuals of the music video of ''Human Behaviour'' were inspired by the Russian animated classic ''Yozhik v tumane'' (''Hedgehog in the Fog'') (1975).
** WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead watched the music video of ''Human Behaviour'' in the episode ''Closing Time''.
* TheSomethingSong: ''The Anchor Song''.

** A party crowd in ''There's More To Life Than This''.
** A laughing baby in ''One Day''.
** Forest sounds in ''Aeroplane''.

** ''Human Behaviour'', directed by Michel Gondry.
** ''Violently Happy'', directed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino.
* TextlessAlbumCover