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{{Infobox album
| name       = Homogenic
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Björk]]
| cover      = Björk - Homogenic.png
| alt        = A picture of the album cover depicting a silver background with Björk standing facing forward in the middle. Björk is dressed in an outfit resembling a Kimono wearing large rings around her neck, silver fingernails and a large bun shaped hair style on each side of her head.
| border     = yes
| released   = {{Start date|1997|09|22|df=y}} <!--Homogenic was first released in Japan on 22 September; see release history-->
| recorded   = 1996–1997
| studio     = 
* Björk's home (London, England)<!--Numerous tracks, including "5 Years", were recorded there.-->
* El Cortijo ([[San Pedro de Alcántara]], Spain)
| genre      = <!--These genres are sourced in Composition section. Do not add unsourced genres -->
* [[Electronica]]
* [[trip hop]]
* [[art pop]]
* [[Experimental music|experimental]]
| length     = 43:32
| label      =
* [[One Little Indian Records|One Little Indian]]
* [[Elektra Records|Elektra]]
* [[Mother Records|Mother]]
* [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
| producer   =
* Björk
* [[Mark Bell (British musician)|Mark Bell]]
* [[Guy Sigsworth]]
* [[Howie B]]
* [[Markus Dravs]]
| prev_title = [[Telegram (album)|Telegram]]
| prev_year  = 1996
| next_title = [[Selmasongs]]
| next_year  = 2000
| misc       =
{{Singles
 | name        = Homogenic
 | type        = album
 | single1     = [[Jóga]]
 | single1date = 15 September 1997
 | single2     = [[Bachelorette (song)|Bachelorette]]
 | single2date = 1 December 1997<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-11-29.pdf|title=Singles &ndash; Releases for 1 Dec&ndash;7 Dec 1997: 186|page=35|location=United Kingdom|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=29 November 1997|access-date=10 February 2022}}</ref>
 | single3     = [[Hunter (Björk song)|Hunter]]
 | single3date = 3 June 1998
 | single4     = [[Alarm Call]]
 | single4date = 30 November 1998<ref>{{cite AV media|title=Alarm Call|others=Björk|type=CD single 1|publisher=[[One Little Indian Records]]|year=1998|location=United Kingdom|id=232TP7CD}}</ref>
 | single5     = [[All Is Full of Love]]
 | single5date = 7 June 1999
}}
}}

'''''Homogenic''''' is the third studio album by Icelandic recording artist [[Björk]].{{efn|''Homogenic'' is officially considered to be Björk's third solo album,<ref>{{cite web|title=Homogenic |url=http://www.bjork.com/websense/homogenic/homogenic_album_p15.htm |work=Björk's WebSense |year=1997 |access-date=2016-04-03 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010124094600/http://www.bjork.com/websense/homogenic/homogenic_album_p15.htm |archive-date=24 January 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine<!--Telegraph was official magazine released by Björk-->|last=Sjón|author-link=Sjón|date=1997|title=Dear readers!|url=http://www.bjork.fr/telegraph-no2|magazine=Telegraph No.2|publisher=Myndstef – Honnun|quote=Björk is working on her third album ’Homogenic’|access-date=2016-04-03}}</ref> although technically it can be viewed as fourth if to count her [[Björk (album)|1977 juvenilia work]], or fifth, counting in her 1990 jazz output ''[[Gling-Gló]]''.}} It was released on 22 September 1997 by [[One Little Indian Records]].<!--Homogenic was first released in Japan on September 22; see release history--> Produced by Björk, [[Mark Bell (British musician)|Mark Bell]], [[Guy Sigsworth]], [[Howie B]], and [[Markus Dravs]], the album marked a stylistic change, focusing on similar-sounding music combining [[electronic music|electronic]] beats and [[string instruments]] with songs in tribute to her native country Iceland.

''Homogenic'' was originally to be produced in her home in [[London]], but was halted due to media attention from Björk surviving a murder attempt by [[Ricardo López (stalker)|a stalker]]. She later relocated to Spain to record the album. It marked the first of several production collaborations between Björk and Bell, whom she would cite as a major influence on her musical career.

Upon its release, ''Homogenic'' received widespread critical acclaim. It topped the [[DV (newspaper)|Icelandic albums chart]], peaking at number 28 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and number 4 on the [[UK Albums Chart]]. The album produced five singles—"[[Jóga]]", "[[Bachelorette (song)|Bachelorette]]", "[[Hunter (Björk song)|Hunter]]", "[[Alarm Call]]", and "[[All Is Full of Love]]"—and was further promoted with the Homogenic tour (1997&ndash;1999). Retrospectively, ''Homogenic'' has continued receiving critical acclaim, being listed among the best albums of all time by numerous critics.

== Recording and production ==
After an extensive tour in support of her 1995 album ''Post'', Björk returned to her home in [[Maida Vale]] with an urgent need to write new songs as a form of therapy.<ref name="Pytlik119">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=119}}</ref> Björk would let [[audio engineer]] [[Markus Dravs]] into her home studio to start creating new songs. The sessions with Dravs and Björk were casual, with Björk allowing Dravs freedom with the album. Björk only left the studio to cook meals for the both of them.<ref name="Pytlik120">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=120}}</ref> One of the first songs created during the sessions was "5 Years" which Dravs created the fast beat for.<ref name="Pytlik120" /> The progress of ''Homogenic'' in these sessions was halted due to a media sensation caused by the suicide of Björk's stalker [[Ricardo López (stalker)|Ricardo López]].<ref name="salon">{{cite web | url=http://www.salon.com/2001/05/01/bjork/ | title=Salon.com People Björk | work=[[Salon.com]] | access-date=22 November 2015 |author=Colin, Chris|date=1 May 2001 }}</ref><ref name="Pytlik121">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=121}}</ref> To deal with the stress of being at home during this incident, Björk imagined herself as the protagonist in a Spanish [[soap opera]].<ref name="Pytlik121" /> The character's image inspired a song titled "So Broken" which she sang to herself in her kitchen.<ref name="Pytlik121" /> The song was later included on the Japanese release of the album.<ref name="allmusicJapan" />

To record in privacy away from the sudden unwanted media interest, Björk's tour drummer [[Trevor Morais]] offered his studio in Spain. Björk went to [[Málaga]] and arranged to meet with [[flamenco]] guitarist [[Raimundo Amador]].<ref name="Pytlik121" /> Björk had originally intended to stay in Málaga only briefly, but later decided to record the entirety of ''Homogenic'' there.<ref name="Pytlik121" /> Björk made a final trip out of the country before staying in Spain. As she had done since moving to London, Björk returned to Iceland for Christmas.<ref name="Pytlik121" /> While there, she wrote more new songs for ''Homogenic'', including "[[Jóga]]".<ref name="Pytlik122">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=122}}</ref> Before returning to Spain to record, Björk was sidetracked by a two-week worldwide press tour for the promotion of her [[remix album]] ''[[Telegram (album)|Telegram]]'', which had just been released.<ref name="Pytlik123">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=123}}</ref> After returning to the studio in Spain in late January, Björk decided to end work with producer [[Nellee Hooper]], who had produced both ''[[Debut (Björk album)|Debut]]'' and ''[[Post (Björk album)|Post]]'', as she felt they had "stopped surprising each other".<ref name="Pytlik124">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=124}}</ref><ref name=allDebut>{{cite web| title= allmusic (((Debut > Credits)))| work= Allmusic| url= {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r184600|pure_url=yes}}| access-date = 2009-04-07}}</ref><ref name=allPost>{{cite web| title= allmusic (((Post > Credits)))| work= Allmusic| url= {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r216082|pure_url=yes}}| access-date = 2009-04-07}}</ref> Björk had intended to produce the album alone, but sought collaborators including Dravs, [[Howie B]], [[Guy Sigsworth]] and [[LFO (British band)|LFO]]'s [[Mark Bell (British musician)|Mark Bell]].<ref name="Pytlik124" /> Howie B had worked with Björk on ''Debut'' and ''Post'' and Sigsworth had played [[harpsichord]] on ''Post''.<ref name=allDebut /><ref name=allPost /> The [[Music of the United States|American]] [[hip hop]] group [[Wu-Tang Clan]] almost contributed to the production of ''Homogenic'', but were unable due to their production on the album ''[[Wu-Tang Forever]]'', which had taken longer than planned.<ref name="Pytlik124" /> Most of the melodies on the album were created by Björk, who then composed string sections on a [[Casio CZ synthesizers|Casio keyboard]] and brought them to programmers who would add rhythmic patterns.<ref name="Pytlik126">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=126}}</ref> Björk had wanted to have Mark Bell contribute to her albums ''Debut'' and ''Post'';<ref name=milkfactory>{{cite web|title=Mark Bell / LFO Interview |work=The Milk Factory |url=http://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/interviews/lfoiw.htm |access-date=2009-07-05 |date=June 2002 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091015020932/http://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/interviews/lfoiw.htm |archive-date=2009-10-15 }}</ref> Bell was credited for the majority of the album's production, including the songs "[[Pluto (song)|Pluto]]", "[[Alarm Call]]", and the bassline in "[[Jóga]]". Björk stated that she "trusts and respects what [Bell] does for me. If I were to say who has influenced me most it would be [[Stockhausen]], [[Kraftwerk]], [[Brian Eno]] and Mark Bell".<ref name="Pytlik124" /> Other unorthodox methods of recording were used during the production, including Björk wanting to record outside on the porch and using non-professionals to help with production, such as Rebecca Storey, who was hired as a babysitter but added to the production staff after showing interest in the equipment.<ref name="Pytlik127">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=127}}</ref><ref name="Pytlik128">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=128}}</ref>

[[String section|String arrangements]] were added late in the recording process.<ref name="Pytlik128" /> Björk had friend [[Eumir Deodato]] conduct, transcribe and compose original pieces for the few songs that Björk did not arrange for herself.<ref name="Pytlik128" /> To keep with the Icelandic theme of the album, Björk ordered the services of the Icelandic String Octet.<ref name="Pytlik128" /> By June 1997, the album was behind schedule and Björk was uncertain of the final track listing and unhappy with some of the recorded vocals.<ref name="Pytlik129" />

== Music and lyrics ==
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''Homogenic'' is an [[electronica]],<ref>{{harvnb|Pereira & Steinberg|2007}}</ref><ref name=slant/> [[trip hop]],<ref name="bpmhomogenic"/> [[art pop]],<ref name="Spin97" /> and [[Experimental music|experimental]] album.<ref name="tinymix"/> Additionally, it contains elements of [[Intelligent dance music|IDM]] and [[techno]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=India |first=G. Q. |date=2023-05-17 |title=The 10 best electronic albums of all time |url=https://www.gqindia.com/content/the-10-best-electronic-albums-of-all-time |access-date=2025-06-05 |website=GQ India |language=en-IN}}</ref> Before production began on ''Homogenic'', Björk wanted to create an album with "a simple sound" and "only one flavour".<ref name="Pytlik119" /> Heather Phares of [[AllMusic]] described the sound of ''Homogenic'' as a "fusion of chilly strings (courtesy of the Icelandic String Octet), stuttering, abstract beats, and unique touches like [[accordion]] and [[glass harmonica]]".<ref name="allmusicreview" /> The album differs from her previous two releases stylistically, and Neva Chonin of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' stated the album was "certain to be rough going for fans looking for the sweet melodies and peppy dance collages of her earlier releases".<ref name="rs" /> As with other Björk releases, it has been difficult for critics to classify ''Homogenic'' within a musical genre. ''[[Tiny Mix Tapes]]'' considered that "Björk has managed to create something so refreshingly unique that trying to categorize and label the music is rather dubious."<ref name="tinymix">{{cite web |url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/bj-rk-homogenic |title=Björk – ''Homogenic'' |website=[[Tiny Mix Tapes]] |access-date=7 July 2012}}</ref> Writing for ''[[Beats Per Minute (website)|Beats Per Minute]]'', Cole Zercoe felt ''Homogenic'' represented a pinnacle work of [[trip hop]], forming part of "a sort of holy trinity of this musical aesthetic" along with [[Massive Attack]]'s ''[[Mezzanine (album)|Mezzanine]]'' and [[Portishead (band)|Portishead]]'s ''[[Dummy (album)|Dummy]]''.<ref name="bpmhomogenic">{{cite web |url=http://beatsperminute.com/reviews/second-look-bjork-homogenic/|title=Second Look: Bjork – Homogenic|last1=Zercoe|first1=Cole|date=21 November 2011|website=[[Beats per Minute (website)|Beats per Minute]]|access-date=8 December 2014}}</ref>

Björk wanted ''Homogenic'' to have a conceptual focus on her native Iceland. Producer Markus Dravs recalled Björk wanting it to sound like "rough volcanoes with soft moss growing all over it..."<ref name="Pytlik119" /> In an interview for ''[[Muziekkrant OOR|Oor]]'', Björk explained that "in Iceland, everything revolves around nature, 24 hours a day. Earthquakes, snowstorms, rain, ice, volcanic eruptions, geysers... Very elementary and uncontrollable. But at the other hand, Iceland is incredibly modern; everything is hi-tech. The number of people owning a computer is as high as nowhere else in the world. That contradiction is also on ''Homogenic''. The electronic beats are the rhythm, the heartbeat. The violins create the old-fashioned atmosphere, the colouring."<ref name="Oor97">''[[Muziekkrant OOR|Oor]]'', September 1997</ref><ref name="oor">{{cite web | title=Björk:albums:Homogenic:Icelandic techno | url=http://unit.bjork.com/specials/albums/homogenic/ | work=Muziekkrant OOR | date=September 1997 | access-date=2009-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090319062637/http://unit.bjork.com/specials/albums/homogenic/|archive-date=19 March 2009}}</ref>

Björk's vocals on ''Homogenic'' range from primitive-sounding screams to a traditional singing method used by Icelandic choir men, a combination of speaking and singing as illustrated in the song "[[Unravel (Björk song)|Unravel]]".<ref name="Lysloff193">{{harvnb|Lysloff|Gay|2003|page=183}}</ref><ref name="Lysloff194">{{harvnb|Lysloff|Gay|2003|page=194}}</ref> The majority of songs on ''Homogenic'' have lyrics about love and failed relationships. The song "Jóga" was written as a tribute to her best friend and tour masseuse of the same name.<ref name="Pytlik122" /> Björk called "[[All is Full of Love]]" a song about "believing in love" and that "Love isn't just about two persons. It's everywhere around you".<ref name="Pytlik170">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=170}}</ref> "[[All Neon Like]]" contains snippets of a poem Björk wrote called "Techno Prayer" in 1996. The song "5 Years" appeared in live form a few weeks after her breakup with musician [[Tricky (musician)|Tricky]] and music journalists considered it a response to it.<ref name="allmusicreview" /><ref name="Pytlik169">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=169}}</ref> "[[Bachelorette (song)|Bachelorette]]" was originally written for director [[Bernardo Bertolucci]] for his film ''[[Stealing Beauty]]''.<ref name="Pytlik173">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=173}}</ref> Björk later faxed Bertolucci, informing him the song would be used for her album instead.<ref name="Pytlik173" /> "Bachelorette" and "Jóga" were written with Icelandic poet [[Sjón]], because Björk wanted to use epic lyrics.<ref name="Pytlik173" /><ref name="Pytlik174">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=174}}</ref> "Immature" was written about mistakes in past relationships, shortly after the breakup with [[Goldie]].<ref name="Pytlik182">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=182}}</ref> Björk described "Pluto" as about "being plastered, that need to destroy everything so you can start again".<ref name="Pytlik190">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=190}}</ref> "Unravel" is a song about lamenting love, with brief flashes of hope.<ref name="Pytlik196">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=196}}</ref>

== Title and artwork ==
[[File:Alexander McQueen by FashionWirePress.jpg|thumbnail|right|upright|The album cover for ''Homogenic'' was produced by close friend [[Alexander McQueen]] (''pictured''), who also directed one of the two music videos for "[[Alarm Call]]".]]
The album's production began with the working title of ''Homogeneous'', but Björk changed it to ''Homogenic'' shortly afterwards.<ref name="Pytlik119" /> Björk wanted to create an album with "a simple sound" and "only one flavour",<ref name="Pytlik119" /> hence the title. The title has also been speculated to be suggesting the concept of home, which Björk had said to be incorporating into ''Homogenic'' in an interview with [[Jam!]]:
{{blockquote|"I'm really seeking after something that's Icelandic. And I want it to be more me, this album. ''[[Debut (Björk album)|Debut]]'' and ''[[Post (Björk album)|Post]]'' are a bit like the [[The Adventures of Tintin|Tin Tin]] books. Sort of [[Tintin in the Congo|Tin Tin goes to Congo]]. [[Tintin in Tibet|Tin Tin goes to Tibet]]. So it's all these different flavors, me sort of trying all these different things on, which is very exciting, but now I think it's a bit more Björk goes home."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://classicalbumsundays.com/album-of-the-month-bjork-homogenic/|title=The Story of Björk 'Homogenic'|first=Colleen|last=Murphy|website=Classic Album Sundays|date=4 September 2017|access-date=1 October 2021}}</ref>}}

The themes of ''Homogenic'' are reflected in the album cover designed by [[Alexander McQueen]]. According to McQueen biographer Andrew Wilson, Björk approached McQueen after seeing the futuristic image of model [[Devon Aoki]] in the February 1997 edition of [[Visionaire]]. Dressed by McQueen and photographed by [[Nick Knight (photographer)|Nick Knight]], who shot the ''Homogenic'' cover as well, Aoki wears a pink funnel-necked dress with her skin cast in a blueish metallic hue, one eyeball blankly white, a large safety pin closing a slash through her forehead, and her hair pulled into tight buns as she challenges the camera with a direct gaze.<ref>{{harvnb|Wilson|2015|p=196}}</ref>

Björk explained her vision for the ''Homogenic'' cover, which carries a resemblance to "someone who is put into an impossible situation, so impossible that she has to become a warrior. A warrior who has to fight not with weapons, but with love. I had 10 kilos of hair on my head, and special contact lenses and a manicure that prevented me from eating with my fingers, and gaffer tape around my waist and high clogs so I couldn't walk easily."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1998-05-15-9805150404-story.html |title=Warrior Bjork |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=15 May 1998 |access-date=15 May 2019 |last=Kot |first=Greg |author-link=Greg Kot}}</ref>

== Release and promotion ==
[[File:Björk 1997.jpg|left|thumb|Björk performing in 1997, as part of the [[Homogenic tour]]]]
The album was released later than [[One Little Indian Records]] had intended. Björk was behind schedule and the album's cover design by [[Nick Knight (photographer)|Nick Knight]] needed a reshoot.<ref name="Pytlik129">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=129}}</ref> Towards the end of August 1997, One Little Indian delayed the album by a month.<ref name="Pytlik129" /> ''Homogenic'' was released on 22 September 1997 on One Little Indian in the United Kingdom and on 23 September [[Elektra Records]] in North America on [[Compact Disc|compact disc]] and [[Compact Cassette|cassette]].<ref name="allmusicreview" /><ref name=album /><ref name="bpiSearch">{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx |work=BPI |access-date=3 May 2010 |title=Certified Awards Search [search for 'Homogenic'] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604040853/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx |archive-date=4 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Smith |first=Ethan |date=8 September 1997|title=Fall Preview Pop Music |magazine=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |volume=30 |issue=34 |page=105 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FegCAAAAMBAJ |access-date=2009-04-15 |quote=Björk, Homogenic, (Elektra, September 23)}}</ref> The album was later issued on [[Gramophone record|vinyl]] and [[DualDisc]] formats.<ref name="allmusicreview" /> The Japanese version of ''Homogenic'' included several bonus tracks and remixed versions of songs.<ref name="allmusicJapan" /> The DualDisc release featured the full album on the CD side and the [[DVD]] side included the album with superior sound quality and the [[music videos]] for the singles.<ref name="allmusicDD">{{cite web|url= {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r845471|pure_url=yes}}|title= (((Homogenic (Dualdisc) > Overview)))|access-date= 2009-04-08|author= Phares, Heather
|work= [[Allmusic]]}}</ref>

Promotion of ''Homogenic'' started on 8 June 1997, when Björk performed several songs from the album at the [[Tibetan Freedom Concert]] held at [[Downing Stadium]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite web |title=Björk Concert Setlist at Tibetan Freedom Concert 1997 on June 8, 1997 |url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/bjork/1997/downing-stadium-new-york-ny-6bd4428e.html |website=setlist.fm |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> The album was launched on 15 July at the [[Black Eagle Brewery|Old Truman Brewery]] in London.<ref>{{cite web |title=7 Questions with The Old Truman Brewery |url=https://www.pylotmagazine.com/issue-07-launch/ |website=Pylot Magazine |date=27 October 2017 |access-date=6 May 2019 |archive-date=6 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506165310/https://www.pylotmagazine.com/issue-07-launch/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the United Kingdom, Björk performed the lead single "[[Jóga]]" on ''[[TFI Friday]]'' on 19 September,<ref>{{cite web |title=TFI Friday |url=http://www.bjork.fr/TFI-Friday,385 |website=bjork.fr |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> and ''[[Top of the Pops]]'' on 3 October.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top of the Pops - 3rd October 1997 - TheTVDB.com |url=https://www.thetvdb.com/series/top-of-the-pops-uk/episodes/5864524 |website=thetvdb.com |access-date=14 May 2020}}</ref> She performed the second single "[[Bachelorette (song)|Bachelorette]]" on the American sketch comedy show ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' on 18 October,<ref>{{cite web |title=SNL Season 23 Episode 03 - Brendan Fraser, Bjork |url=http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/season-23/episode/3-brendan-fraser-with-bjork-63081 |website=NBC.com |access-date=8 May 2019}}</ref> at the [[1997 MTV Europe Music Awards]] on 6 November,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Videtti |first1=Giuseppe |title=AGLI OSCAR DI MTV TRIONFANO I PRODIGY |url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1997/11/08/agli-oscar-di-mtv-trionfano-prodigy.html |website=La Repubblica |access-date=8 May 2019 |language=it}}</ref> on ''[[Later... with Jools Holland]]'' with "Jóga" and "[[Hunter (Björk song)|Hunter]]" on 29 November,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Battan |first1=Carrie |title=Björk Releasing New DVD Collecting "Later With Jools Holland" Appearances |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/46627-bjork-releasing-new-dvd-collecting-later-with-jools-holland-appearances/ |website=Pitchfork.com |date=23 May 2012 |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> and again in the United States on ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'' on 22 May 1998.<ref>{{cite web |title=Björk Concert Setlist at The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Burbank on May 22, 1998 |url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/bjork/1998/the-tonight-show-with-jay-leno-burbank-ca-43d99f43.html |website=setlist.fm |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> In France, Björk performed "Bachelorette" with "Jóga" on ''Nulle Part Ailleurs'' on 11 February,<ref>{{cite web |title=Nulle Part Ailleurs |url=http://www.bjork.fr/Nulle-Part-Ailleurs,379 |website=bjork.fr |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> and with "Hunter" on ''Hit Machine'' on 20 June.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hit Machine |url=http://www.bjork.fr/Hit-Machine |website=bjork.fr |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> She performed the fourth single "[[Alarm Call]]" on ''[[CD:UK]]'' on 5 December.<ref>{{cite web |title=CD:UK |url=http://www.bjork.fr/CD-UK |website=bjork.fr |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref>

When the release of ''Homogenic'' was delayed by a month, its tour began with the audience not being familiar with the album's songs since it had not been released yet.<ref name="Pytlik129" /> The tour started at the beginning of September with a backing band that consisted only of Mark Bell and made stops in Germany, the Netherlands, France, Belgium, Spain, and England. These shows were brief live shows lasting about half an hour consisting of only new material.<ref name="Pytlik129" /> Another tour took place in late October and lasted less than four weeks. Stops on this tour included Italy, Switzerland, France, England, Scotland, Germany, Ireland, and Denmark.<ref name="Pytlik132">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=132}}</ref> In late November, Björk was diagnosed with a [[Pyelonephritis|kidney infection]] and while she was still healthy she was advised to take a three-week rest and was forced to cancel her American tour.<ref name="Pytlik132" /> In 1998, a North American tour with [[Radiohead]] was announced but canceled later due to difficulty of changing the stage between performances of the acts.<ref name="Pytlik133" /> Björk had another tour in the middle of 1998 through Europe, and outside of the continent through other countries, including Chile, Brazil and Argentina.<ref name="Pytlik133">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=133}}</ref> Opening acts for portions of the tour included electronic musician [[μ-Ziq]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx?csid2=847&fid1=6777&csid1=103|title=Destination Out: Experimental & Avant-garde reviews: μ-ziq: Royal Astronomy|work=[[Exclaim!]]|date=September 1999|author=Bidaye, Prasad|access-date=3 September 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606134704/http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/ImprovAndAvantGarde/u-ziq-royal_astronomy|archive-date=6 June 2012}}</ref>

==Singles==
"[[Jóga]]" was released as the [[lead single]] from ''Homogenic'' on 15 September 1997 to widespread critical acclaim. It peaked atop the [[Íslenski listinn|Íslenski Listinn Topp 40]] in Iceland,<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Íslenski Listinn NR. 244 Vikuna 23.10. '97 - 30.10. '97 |magazine= Dagblaðið Vísir |page= 22 |date= 24 October 1997 |access-date= 10 April 2018 |url= http://timarit.is/files/12669258.pdf#navpanes=1&view=FitH}}</ref> while reaching the top 20 in Finland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/dca/Bjoerk-Joga|language=fr|title=Björk– Jóga|publisher=[[Ultratop]]. Hung Medien| access-date=19 January 2015}}</ref> Due to its formats, it was initially ineligible to enter the [[UK Singles Chart]], but later peaked at number 191.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_B.HTM|title=Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > Darren B – David Byrne|website=zobbel.de|access-date=12 March 2016}}</ref> Its mostly computer-animated accompanying [[music video]] was directed by [[Michel Gondry]] and focuses primarily on different Icelandic terrains and landscapes with Björk's presence only in the beginning and towards the end.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Haraldsdottir|first=Ragnheidur Harpa|date=2020-01-27|title=Björk All You Need To Know About The Quirky Icelander|url=https://www.icelandtravel.is/blog/bjork-iceland/|access-date=2021-02-19|website=Iceland Travel|language=en-US}}</ref>

"[[Bachelorette (song)|Bachelorette]]" was released as the second single on 8 December. While less successful than "Jóga" in Björk's native Iceland, peaking at number six,<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Íslenski Listinn NR. 249 Vikuna 27.11. - 4.12. 1997 |magazine= Dagblaðið Vísir |page= 22 |date= 1997-11-28 |access-date= 2018-04-10 |url= http://timarit.is/files/12674277.pdf#navpanes=1&view=FitH}}</ref> it was an improvement from "Jóga" in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at numbers 21 and two on the UK Singles Chart and [[UK Indie Chart]], respectively.<ref name="ukcharthistory">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/15515/bjork/|title=Official Charts > Björk|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=2016-03-12}}</ref> Gondry returned to direct the music video for "Bachelorette", which features Björk as Bachelorette, a woman who finds a book titled ''My Story'' buried in her garden which begins to write itself, describing what Bachelorette does as she describes it. It won the [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction]] and was nominated for the [[Grammy Award for Best Music Video|Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video]].{{fact|date=October 2024}}

"[[Hunter (Björk song)|Hunter]]" was released as the third single on 5 October 1998. Despite being critically acclaimed, it was a commercial failure, as it peaked only at number 44 on the UK Singles Chart.<ref name="ukcharthistory"/> Its accompanying music video, directed by Paul White, features a close-up of a bald Björk singing into the camera as she morphs into a polar bear and then back to her original state.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Hall|first=Peter|date=November 1997|title=Bear With Me|journal=[[I.D. (magazine)|I.D.]]}} Also available at [https://web.archive.org/web/20060821183307/http://unit.bjork.com/specials/gh/SUB-10/index.htm bjork.com]</ref>

"[[Alarm Call]]" was originally scheduled for release as the third single, but switched places with "Hunter".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bjork.com/websense/grapewire/grapewire98_01.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990508004023/http://www.bjork.com/websense/|title=The GrapeWire|archive-date=8 May 1999|date=28 February 1998|website=bjork.com|access-date=15 November 2014}}</ref> It was released as the fourth single on 30 November 1998 and returned Björk to the top ten of Íslenski Listinn Topp 40, as its French mix peaked at number ten.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2979947#page/n9/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir|language=is|page=10|date=29 January 1999|access-date=24 December 2018}}</ref> In the UK, the song peaked at numbers 33 and three on the UK Singles Chart and UK Indie Chart, respectively.<ref name="ukcharthistory"/> The song's accompanying music video was directed by [[Alexander McQueen]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1425869/bjrk-shoots-video-with-fashion-designer-but-no-prince-collaboration-in-works/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202071757/http://www.mtv.com/news/1425869/bjrk-shoots-video-with-fashion-designer-but-no-prince-collaboration-in-works/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 February 2018|title=Björk Shoots Video With Fashion Designer, But No Prince Collaboration In Works|publisher=MTV|date=2 November 1998}}</ref> who designed the cover artwork for ''Homogenic'', and features Björk floating on a raft on a river in the jungle and her scenes are intercut with footage of snakes, crocodiles, and other animals, with Björk playing with them.

"[[All Is Full of Love]]" was released as the fifth and final single on 7 June 1999. [[DVD single]] was simultaneously released; some publications regard it as the first DVD single release ever.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indian.co.uk/pages/about-us|title=About Us|date=December 2013|publisher=[[One Little Indian]]|access-date=29 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213003019/http://www.indian.co.uk/pages/about-us|archive-date=13 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/may04/articles/businessend.htm|title=Business End|work=[[Sound on Sound]]|date=May 2004|access-date=29 January 2015|quote=More recently he has produced both the first DVD single (Bjork's 'All Is Full Of Love')&nbsp;...}}</ref> Critically acclaimed, the song peaked at numbers 24 and three on the UK Singles Chart and UK Indie Chart, respectively.<ref name="ukcharthistory"/> It became the only single from ''Homogenic'' to enter a chart in the United States, peaking at number eight on the [[Dance/Electronic Singles Sales]] chart.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/homogenic-mw0000026812/awards|title=Homogenic&nbsp;– Björk: Awards|website=AllMusic|access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref> Directed by [[Chris Cunningham]], the song's music video depicts Björk as a robot being assembled in a factory, who passionately kisses another robot. The video is often cited as one of the best of all time and a milestone in [[computer animation]]; it has been displayed in art exhibitions and was on display at the [[Museum of Modern Art]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gigwise.com/photos/79857/7/robot-rock-the-best-droids-in-music-of-all-time|title=Robot rock: the best droids in music of all time|access-date=27 November 2014|date=27 February 2013|work=[[Gigwise]]|last=Carroll|first=Grace}}</ref>

== Critical reception ==
{{Music ratings
| subtitle = Contemporary reviews
| rev1 = ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}<ref name="ChiTribune">{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1997/09/26/bjorkhomogenic-elektra-star-star-star-12homogenic-is/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208142201/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1997-09-26/entertainment/9709260343_1_bjork-homogenic-guiding|archive-date=8 December 2015|title=Bjork: Homogenic (Elektra) |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=26 September 1997 |access-date=3 December 2015 |last=Kot |first=Greg |url-status=live |author-link=Greg Kot}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev2score = A<ref name=ew-review>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/1997/09/26/homogenic/ |title=Homogenic |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=26 September 1997 |access-date=9 April 2009 |last=Browne |first=David |author-link=David Browne (journalist)}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |title=Iceland cometh |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=19 September 1997 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/260839246/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|last=Sullivan |first=Caroline}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
| rev4score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}<ref name="LATimes">{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-sep-21-ca-34514-story.html |title=Bjork's Quirks Give Way to {{sic|a Enchanting|hide=yes}} Vision |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=21 September 1997 |access-date=27 October 2015 |last=Cromelin |first=Richard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208054837/http://articles.latimes.com/1997/sep/21/entertainment/ca-34514 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Music Week]]''
| rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="MusicWeek">{{cite magazine|first=|last=|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-09-13.pdf|title=Reviews: Albums|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=13 September 1997|page=14|accessdate=13 September 2022}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev6score = 9/10<ref name="NME97">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19980101000356reviews.html |title=Björk: Homogenic |magazine=[[NME]] |date=20 September 1997 |access-date=27 October 2015 |page=54 |last=Kessler |first=Ted |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001016025015/http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19980101000356reviews.html |archive-date=16 October 2000 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]''
| rev7Score = {{rating|3.5|4}}<ref name="Inquirer">{{Cite news |last=DeLuca |first=Dan |date=28 September 1997 |title=New Recordings |page=80 |work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109222759/homogenic-review/|via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{open access|access-date=9 September 2022}}}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev8score = 9.9/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/b/bjork/homogenic.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060508111918/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/b/bjork/homogenic.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=2006-05-08 |title=Björk: Homogenic |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=September 1997 |access-date=4 December 2020 |last=Schreiber |first=Ryan }}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev9score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="rs">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/homogenic-19971003 |title=Homogenic |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=3 October 1997 |access-date=9 April 2009 |last=Chonin |first=Neva |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090317075015/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/bjork/albums/album/160171/review/5941298/homogenic |archive-date=17 March 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev10score = 9/10<ref name="Spin97">{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G-86CzNjg9cC&pg=PA135 |title=Björk: Homogenic |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |volume=13 |issue=7 |date=September 1997 |access-date=15 April 2009 |page=135 |last=Hunter |first=James}}</ref>
| rev11 = ''[[The Times]]''
| rev11score = 7/10<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pattenden |first=Mike |date=20 September 1997 |title=The big album |page=107 |work=[[The Times]]}}</ref>
| rev12 = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''
| rev12Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Roberts |first=Chris |date=November 1997 |title=The dear hunter |magazine=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] |page=92 |issue=6}}</ref>
}}
''Homogenic'' received widespread acclaim from critics. [[David Browne (journalist)|David Browne]] of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' stated that "''Homogenic'' could have been stuffy and dull — [[Sting (musician)|Sting]] with a [[Gender-affirming surgery|sex-change operation]]. It's a testament to Bjork's continued weirdness that even overtures toward adulthood come out delightfully skewed".<ref name=ew-review /> Neva Chonin of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' cited it as "one of the boldest – and most exciting – albums of the year",<ref name="rs" /> while ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' critic Richard Cromelin wrote that it "affirms [Björk's] stature as one of pop music's most uncompromising adventurers".<ref name="LATimes"/> ''[[NME]]''{{'}}s Ted Kessler praised ''Homogenic'' as Björk's best album and "her most emotional, highly charged and groovy record, as well as a stinging triumph for the spirit of adventure,"<ref name="NME97" /> while ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'' remarked that it "boldly ventures into the techno future while never losing its intensely personal vision and human heart".<ref name="Inquirer" /> In another positive review, ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' opined that with the album, Björk didn't "demonize the artificial and assign innocence to the natural."<ref name="Spin97" /> The ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' stated that her voice on ''Homogenic'' was "like a beacon guiding the listener through a strange, wonderful forest of sound."<ref name="ChiTribune" />

Caroline Sullivan of ''[[The Guardian]]'' praised the "emotional kick" that she found ''Post'' lacked, in addition to lyricism she found to be "less opaque".<ref name="Guardian" /> Though ''[[Music Week]]'' praised the album for its "darker atmosphere" and "more consistent sound",<ref name="MusicWeek"/> a more negative review came from [[Stephen Thompson (journalist)|Stephen Thompson]] of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'', who said in contrast that  "''Homogenic'' is stylish enough, and it's as restlessly creative as you'd expect, but the album rarely gives Björk's songs a chance to assert themselves".<ref name="avclub">{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/bjork-homogenic-1798196839 |title=Björk: Homogenic |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=19 April 2002 |access-date=9 April 2009 |last=Thompson |first=Stephen |author-link=Stephen Thompson (journalist)}}</ref>

==Accolades==
American critics rated ''Homogenic'' highly in year-end polls. It ranked at number nine in ''[[The Village Voice]]''<nowiki/>'s [[Pazz & Jop]] critics' poll,<ref name="pazzjop">{{cite news |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/pjres97.php |title=The 1997 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll |newspaper=[[The Village Voice]] |date=28 February 1998 |access-date=9 April 2009}}</ref> while ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' ranked it number four in their "Top 20 Albums of the Year".<ref name="SpinTop">{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_o5qLt04pz4C&pg=PA86 |title=Top 20 Albums of the Year |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |volume=14 |issue=1 |date=January 1998 |access-date=22 May 2020 |page=86}}</ref> In Britain, ''[[Melody Maker]]'' ranked it at number 33 in the "Albums of the Year" and ''[[NME]]'' placed it at number 15 in a critics' poll.<ref name="MMTop">{{cite magazine |title=Albums of the Year |magazine=[[Melody Maker]] |date=20–27 December 1997 |pages=66–67}}</ref><ref name="NMETop">{{cite magazine |title=1997 Critic's Poll |magazine=[[NME]] |date=20–27 December 1997 |pages=78–79}}</ref> In 2024, the album was ranked at number 45 on [[Apple Music 100 Best Albums|Apple Music's 100 Best albums of All Time]].<ref>https://100best.music.apple.com/us</ref>

''Homogenic'' was nominated in the [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album|Best Alternative Music Performance]] category at the [[40th Annual Grammy Awards]] (1998), losing to [[Radiohead]]'s ''[[OK Computer]]''.<ref name="Randall, p. 251, 255">{{harvnb|Randall|2000|pages=251, 255}}</ref><ref name="Bresica">{{cite news |last=Bresica |first=Joe |date=25 January 1998 |title=NOTICED; Barefoot Road To Glory |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/01/25/style/noticed-barefoot-road-to-glory.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss |access-date=15 April 2009 |quote=Her album ''Homogenic'' has been nominated for a Grammy for best alternative-music performance.}}</ref>

[[Michel Gondry]]'s music video for "[[Bachelorette (song)|Bachelorette]]" was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video|Best Short Form Music Video]] at the [[41st Annual Grammy Awards]] (1999), but lost to [[Jonas Åkerlund]]'s video for [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]'s "[[Ray of Light (song)|Ray of Light]]".<ref name="1999 Grammy Nominations">{{cite web|title=1999 Grammy Nominations |url=http://www.nme.com/news/lauryn-hill/772 |work=NME |date=1998-11-27 |access-date=2009-04-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011030229/http://www.nme.com/news/lauryn-hill/772 |archive-date=2012-10-11 }}</ref><ref name="Grammy Award Winners Page 2">{{cite web | title=Grammy Award Winners (Page 2) | url=http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/Winners/Results.aspx?title=&winner=Madonna&year=0&genreID=0&hp=1 | work=Grammy.com | access-date=2009-04-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313132634/http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/Winners/Results.aspx?title=&winner=madonna&year=0&genreID=0&hp=1|archive-date=13 March 2007}}</ref> At the [[42nd Annual Grammy Awards|next year's ceremony]], [[Chris Cunningham]]'s video for "[[All Is Full of Love]]" was nominated for the same award, but lost to [[Korn]]'s "[[Freak on a Leash]]".<ref>{{Cite web |title=42nd Annual GRAMMY Awards |url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/42nd-annual-grammy-awards |access-date=12 October 2024 |website=[[Grammy Awards]]}}</ref>

''Homogenic'' earned Björk the [[Brit Award]] for [[Brit Award for International Female Solo Artist|International Female Solo Artist]] at the [[1998 Brit Awards|1998 ceremony]]. Accepting the award, she declared: "I am grateful grapefruit."<ref name="Pytlik133" />

[[Bloc Party]] frontman [[Kele Okereke]] cited it as his favourite album. "She's a real genius," he said. "No one's been as radical or innovative and still made pop music. I got into it when I was first discovering music. It still has a deep resonance for me."<ref>{{cite journal|title= All Back to My Place |journal= [[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]] |date=July 2005|issue=140|page=9}}</ref>

== Commercial performance ==
''Homogenic'' debuted and peaked at number four on the [[UK Albums Chart]] on 4 October 1997, spending 17 weeks on the chart.<ref name="UKcharts">{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/15515/bjork/ |title=Bjork {{!}} full Official Chart History |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=10 July 2021}}</ref> It debuted at number six on the [[Australian Albums Chart]] on 12 October 1997,<ref name="Australia" /> but descended to number 45 after five weeks on the chart. The album debuted at number eight on the [[New Zealand Albums Chart]] on 12 October 1997,<ref name="NZ" /> and peaked at number six the following week, but descended after six weeks on the chart.<ref name="NZ" />

In the United States, ''Homogenic'' debuted at number 28 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], spending a total of nine weeks inside the chart, where its final position was at number 164.<ref name="billboards">''Bjork – Chart History'' | Billboard.</ref> The album was certified [[RIAA certification|gold]] on 1 August 2001 by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) for shipments of 500,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS |title=Searchable Database [search "Homogenic"] |access-date=4 April 2014 |work=[[RIAA]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329084033/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS |archive-date=29 March 2015}}</ref><ref name="riaa">{{cite web
|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH 
|title=RIAA website. Search for "''Homogenic''" 
|access-date=2009-04-09 
|work=[[RIAA]] 
|url-status=dead 
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626050454/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH 
|archive-date=2007-06-26 
}}</ref> ''Homogenic'' debuted at twenty on the [[Canadian Albums Chart]], becoming Björk's first album to enter the chart but spent only one week there.<ref name="billboards" /> It was certified gold by the [[Music Canada]] on 12 June 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=Bjork&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist |work=[[Music Canada]] |access-date=4 April 2014 |title=Gold Platinum Database |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226235354/http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=Bjork&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist |archive-date=26 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="cria">{{cite web
|url=http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php 
|title=CRIA website. Search for "''Homogenic''" 
|access-date=2009-04-09 
|work=[[Music Canada|CRIA]] 
|url-status=dead 
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412081617/http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php 
|archive-date=2009-04-12 
}}</ref>

== Impact and legacy ==
{{Music ratings
| subtitle = Retrospective reviews
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="allmusicreview" />
| rev2 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev2Score = 10/10<ref name=fork>{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22835-homogenic/ |title=Björk: Homogenic |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=5 February 2017 |access-date=5 February 2017 |last=Sherburne |first=Philip |author-link=Philip Sherburne}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{harvnb|Brackett & Hoard|2004|pp=73–74}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Slant Magazine]]''
| rev4Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/bjork-homogenic/ |title=Review: Björk, Homogenic |work=[[Slant Magazine]] |date=6 May 2007 |access-date=3 July 2019 |last=Cinquemani |first=Sal}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev5Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="Björk Discography">{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9hzCYGgoKQIC&pg=PA74 |title=Discography: Björk |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |volume=23 |issue=6 |date=June 2007 |access-date=16 July 2010 |last=Reilly |first=Phoebe |page=74 |issn=0886-3032}}</ref>
}}
In the years following its release, ''Homogenic'' has continued to receive acclaim from critics, audiences and musicians. In a retrospective review, Heather Phares of [[AllMusic]] cited ''Homogenic'' as being more emotionally deep than any of Björk's previous work and called it a "seamless fusion of chilly strings, stuttering, abstract beats, and unique touches like an accordion and glass harmonica."<ref name="allmusicreview" /> In 2002, ''Homogenic'' placed at number ten on ''[[Slant Magazine]]''{{'}}s list of "The Greatest Electronic Albums of the 20th Century".<ref name="slant25">{{cite web | author= Cinquemani, Sal | title=2520: The 25 Greatest Electronic Albums of the 20th Century : Slant Magazine | url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/feature/2520-the-25-greatest-electronic-albums-of-the-20th-century/191/page_2 | work=Slant Magazine | year=2002 | access-date=2010-01-26 }}</ref> In 2003, it was placed at number 21 on the music [[webzine]] ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''{{'}}s list of the top one hundred albums of the 1990s, in which it was praised as "one of the most perfectly formed records of any era, and it is entirely possible that Björk will never approach this level of consistently enrapturing beauty again".<ref name="fork100">{{cite web | author=Leone, Dominique | title=Pitchfork: Top 100 Albums of the 1990s | url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5923-top-100-albums-of-the-1990s/8/ | work=Pitchfork | date=2003-11-23 | access-date=2009-04-09 }}</ref> In 2007, ''Slant Magazine'' critic Sal Cinquemani wrote that "if not the greatest electronic album of all time, it's certainly the greatest of its decade".<ref name=slant>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/bjork-homogenic/234 |title=Björk: ''Homogenic'' |magazine=[[Slant Magazine]] |date=6 May 2007 |access-date=8 April 2009 |last=Cinquemani |first=Sal}}</ref> The same year, ''Spin'' writer Phoebe Reilly called it Björk's "most sublime and vulnerable album" in a career retrospective.<ref name="Björk Discography"/> In 2011, ''Slant Magazine'' placed the album at number one on their list of best albums of the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/best-albums-of-the-1990s/P10|work=[[Slant Magazine]]|title=The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s|access-date=25 September 2013|date=14 February 2011}}</ref> In 2017, [[Philip Sherburne]] of ''Pitchfork'' observed that it "showcased a newly focused side of the musician while embracing all of her most provocative contradictions."<ref name=fork /> In 2020, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked the album at number 202 on its "[[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|500 Greatest Albums of All Time]]" list.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=22 September 2020 |title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/bjork-homogenic-1063031/ |access-date=24 September 2020}}</ref> In 2023, [[British GQ|British ''GQ'']] ranked it at number four on their list of ten best electronic albums of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-12 |title=The 10 best electronic albums of all time |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/best-electronic-albums |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=[[British GQ]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>

According to ''[[Tiny Mix Tapes]]'', ''Homogenic'' is "one of the most groundbreaking albums of all-time, an album that assuredly caused countless hearts to soar." With ''Homogenic'', Björk has been credited for connecting [[art pop]] to [[electronic dance music]].<ref name="harmony"/> Philip Sherburne of [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] described the album as impactful on Björk's own discography, stating: "In retrospect, it's easy to see the way that ''Homogenic'' paves the way for later career triumphs like ''[[Vespertine]]'' and ''[[Vulnicura]]'': In its formal audacity and sustained emotional intensity, it represents a phase shift from ''Debut'' and ''Post'', fine though they were."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22835-homogenic|title=Björk: Homogenic Album Review|first=Philip|last=Sherburne|date=5 February 2017|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=1 October 2021}}</ref> In an interview with ''Spin'', [[Radiohead]] singer [[Thom Yorke]] called the song "Unravel" "one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/music/radiohead-645-1342950|title=Thom Yorke reveals favourite song ever - NME|date=22 November 2006|website=Nme.com|access-date=30 November 2017}}</ref> The band would cover the song as part of a 2007 live webcast.<ref>{{cite web|title=Radiohead - Unravel (thumbs down version)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVvO4mPoZiA|via=YouTube|access-date=12 May 2018|date=10 December 2007}}</ref> Their guitarist [[Ed O'Brien]] claimed Björk inspired them to change their musical style for their fourth studio album ''[[Kid A]]'' (2000), stating: "I think we've all been a bit envious about the way Björk has been able to reinvent music."<ref name="harmony">{{cite web|url=https://www.harmonyworldmag.com/post/bj%C3%B6rk-s-homogenic-and-its-lasting-influence-1|title=Björk's Homogenic and its Lasting Influence|work=Harmony World Magazine|first=Mehr|last=Sahni|access-date=1 October 2021|date=25 March 2021|quote=Without Björk, electronic and art-pop music would not exist in the same capacity that it does today.}}</ref> ''Homogenic'' has also been noted to have had influence on [[Kanye West]] by various sources, as he departed [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] in favor of a more [[Experimental music|experimental]] sound for his fourth studio album ''[[808s & Heartbreak]]'' (2008).<ref name="harmony"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudandquiet.com/short/bjork-homogenic-at-20-template-for-artistic-reinvention|title='Homogenic' reinvented Björk – it's still the template for so many other artistic transformations|work=Loud and Quiet|first=Sam|last=Walton|access-date=1 October 2021|date=September 2017}}</ref>

== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| headline = ''Homogenic'' {{nobold|&ndash; Standard edition}}<ref name="allmusicreview">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/homogenic-mw0000026812 |title=Homogenic – Björk |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2 April 2009 |last=Phares |first=Heather}}</ref><ref name=album>{{cite AV media notes| title = Homogenic| others = [[Björk]]| year = 1997| type = liner notes| publisher = [[Elektra Records]]| id = CD62061}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|others=[[Björk]]|title=Homogenic|type=liner notes|year=1997|publisher=[[Mother Records]]|id=MumCD9706}}</ref>
| extra_column    = Producer(s)
| all_writing     = Björk, except where noted
| total_length    = 43:32
| title1          = [[Hunter (Björk song)|Hunter]]
| writer1         = 
| extra1          = {{hlist|Björk|[[Mark Bell (British musician)|Mark Bell]]}}
| length1         = 4:13
| title2          = [[Jóga]]
| writer2         = {{hlist|Björk|[[Sjón]]}}
| extra2          = {{hlist|Björk|Bell}}
| length2         = 5:05
| title3          = [[Unravel (Björk song)|Unravel]]
| writer3         = {{hlist|Björk|[[Guy Sigsworth]]}}
| extra3          = {{hlist|Björk|Sigsworth}}
| length3         = 3:17
| title4          = [[Bachelorette (song)|Bachelorette]]
| writer4         = {{hlist|Björk|Sjón}}
| extra4          = Björk
| length4         = 5:16
| title5          = [[All Neon Like]]
| length5         = 5:52
| extra5          = {{hlist|Björk|Bell}}
| writer5         =
| title6          = 5 Years
| writer6         =
| extra6          = {{hlist|Björk|Bell}}
| length6         = 4:29
| title7          = Immature
| writer7         =
| extra7          = Bell
| length7         = 3:06
| title8          = [[Alarm Call]]
| writer8         =
| extra8          = {{hlist|Björk|Bell}}
| length8         = 4:19
| title9          = [[Pluto (song)|Pluto]]
| writer9         = {{hlist|Björk|Bell}}
| extra9          = {{hlist|Björk|Bell}}
| length9         = 3:19
| title10         = [[All Is Full of Love]]
| writer10        =
| extra10         = [[Howie B]]
| length10        = 4:32
}}
{{Track listing
| headline         = ''Homogenic'' {{nobold|&ndash; Japanese limited edition (bonus tracks)}}<ref name="allmusicJapan">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/homogenic-japan-bonus-tracks-mr0001107513|title= ((( Homogenic (Japan Bonus Tracks) > Overview )))|work=[[AllMusic]]|author=Thompson, Dave|access-date=2018-03-17}}</ref><ref name="mtv">{{cite web |url= http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/bjork/albums.jhtml?albumId=588499 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080130234356/http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/bjork/albums.jhtml?albumId=588499 |url-status= dead |archive-date= 30 January 2008 |title= Björk Homogenic (Japan Bonus Tracks) Album|access-date= 2009-04-02|work= MTV}}</ref>
| total_length     = 73:09
| extra_column     = Producer(s)
| title11          = Jóga
| note11           = Howie B Main Mix
| writer11         = {{hlist|Björk|Sjón}}
| extra11          = {{hlist|Björk|Bell|Howie B}}
| length11         = 5:03
| title12          = Sod Off
| writer12         =
| extra12          = {{hlist|Björk|Bell}}
| length12         = 2:56
| title13          = Immature
| note13           = Björk's version
| writer13         =
| extra13          = Björk
| length13         = 2:50
| title14          = So Broken
| writer14         =
| extra14          = Björk
| length14         = 6:01
| title15          = Nature Is Ancient (a.k.a. My Snare)
| writer15         = {{hlist|Björk|Bell}}
| extra15          = {{hlist|Björk|Bell}}
| length15         = 3:39
| title16          = Jóga
| note16           = Alec Empire Remix
| writer16         = {{hlist|Björk|Sjón}}
| extra16          = {{hlist|Björk|Bell|[[Alec Empire]]}}
| length16         = 8:46
}}
{{Track listing
| headline         = ''Homogenic'' {{nobold|&ndash; Spain 2CD edition (bonus disc)}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Björk – Homogenic (1997, CD) - Discogs |url=https://www.discogs.com/it/release/119846-Bj%C3%B6rk-Homogenic |website=Discogs |access-date=20 May 2024}}</ref>
| total_length    = 49:36
| extra_column     = Producer(s)
| title1         = So Broken
| writer1         =
| extra1          = Björk
| length1         = 6:01
}}
{{Track listing
| headline  = ''Homogenic'' {{nobold|&ndash; ''[[Surrounded (Björk album)|Surrounded]]'' [[DualDisc]] edition (bonus DVD)}}
| total_length = 24:22
| title1    = Jóga
| note1     = music video
| length1   = 2:19
| title2    = Bachelorette
| note2     = music video
| length2   = 5:26
| title3    = Hunter
| note3     = music video
| length3   = 5:51
| title4    = Alarm Call
| note4     = music video
| length4   = 5:45
| title5    = All Is Full of Love
| note5     = music video
| length5   = 5:01
}}

==Personnel==
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Homogenic''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Homogenic|others=[[Björk]]|publisher=[[One Little Indian Records]]|year=1997|type=liner notes}}</ref>
;Musicians
{{Div col}}
* Alasdair Alloy – [[glass harmonica]]
* [[Mark Bell (British musician)|Mark Bell]] – keyboards
* [[Björk]] – keyboards, vocals
* Mike Brittain – [[double bass|bass]]
* Jeffrey Bryant – [[French horn|horn]]
* Paul Gardhaim – bass
* Isobel Griffiths – orchestra contractor
* Steve Henderson – [[timbales]], [[timpani]]
* [[Yasuhiro Kobayashi]] – [[accordion]]
* [[Chris Laurence]] – bass
* [[Trevor Morais]] – drums, electronic drums
* Paul Pritchard – bass
* [[Frank Ricotti]] – [[snare drums]]
* [[Guy Sigsworth]] – [[clavichord]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[pipe organ]]
* [[Michael Thompson (horn player)|Mike Thompson]] – horn
* Helen Tunstall – harp
* Strings
** Vaughan Armon, Sigurbjorn Bernhardsson, Mark Berrow, Ben Cruft, Sigrun Edvaldsdottir, Roger Garland, [[Wilfred Gibson]], Perry Mason, Jim McLeod, Perry Montague-Mason, Peter Oxer, Maciej Rakowski, Una Sveinbjarnardottir, Sif Tulinius, [[Gavyn Wright]] – violins
** [[Roger Chase]], Hrund Hardardottir, Bill Hawkes, Peter Lale, George Robertson, Moeidur Anna Sigurdardottir – violas
** Sigurdur Bjarki Gunnarsson, Paul Kegg, [[Helen Liebmann]], Martin Loveday, Jon R. Ornolfsson, John Tunnell – cellos
{{div col end}}

;Technical personnel
{{Div col}}
* Björk – arrangements, programming, production
* [[Howie B]] – programming, production, [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
* [[Mark Bell (British musician)|Mark Bell]] – programming, production, drum programming, crew
* Danny Joe Brown Band – programming, mixing assistance
* Richard Brown – programming
* Kirsten Cowie – mixing assistance, assistance
* [[Eumir Deodato]] – arrangements, orchestration, transcription
* [[Marius de Vries]] – programming
* [[Markus Dravs]] – programming, production, engineering, drum programming, crew
* Jason Groucott – mixing assistance, assistance
* James Loughrey – mixing assistance, assistance
* Sie Medway-Smith – mixing assistance, assistance
* Rob Murphy – mixing assistance, assistance
* Nilesh Patel – mastering<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Peoples |first1=Glenn |title=Nilesh Patel, Highly-Regarded Mastering Engineer at The Exchange, Passes |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/1155857/nilesh-patel-highly-regarded-mastering-engineer-at-the-exchange-passes |access-date=10 November 2020 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=21 December 2011}}</ref>
* Russel Polden – mixing assistance, assistance
* Steve Price – engineering
* [[Guy Sigsworth]] – production
* Tony Stanton – copying
* [[Mark "Spike" Stent]] – mixing, crew
* Rebecca Storey – mixing assistance, assistance
* Paul Walton – mixing assistance
* Jason Westbrook – mixing assistance, assistance
{{div col end}}

;Artwork
* [[Alexander McQueen]] – art direction
* [[Nick Knight (photographer)|Nick Knight]] – photography
* Katy England – styling
* Me Company – sleeve design

== Charts==
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=== Weekly charts ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Weekly chart performance for ''Homogenic''
! scope="col"| Chart (1997)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|6|artist=Björk|album=Homogenic|rowheader=true|access-date=10 July 2021|refname="Australia"}}
|-
{{album chart|Austria|5|artist=Björk|album=Homogenic|rowheader=true|access-date=10 July 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|6|artist=Björk|album=Homogenic|rowheader=true|access-date=10 July 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Wallonia|13|artist=Björk|album=Homogenic|rowheader=true|access-date=10 July 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|20|artist=Bjork|rowheader=true|access-date=10 July 2021|refname="can"}}
|-
! scope="row"| Danish Albums ([[Hitlisten]])<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/97/MM-1997-10-18-OCR-Page-0015.pdf |title=Top National Sellers |magazine=[[Music & Media]] |volume=14 |issue=42 |date=18 October 1997 |page=15 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}</ref>
| 1
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|12|artist=Björk|album=Homogenic|rowheader=true|access-date=10 July 2021}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[European Top 100 Albums|European Albums]] (''[[Music & Media]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/97/MM-1997-10-11-OCR-Page-0013.pdf |title=European Top 100 Albums |magazine=Music & Media |volume=14 |issue=41 |date=11 October 1997 |page=13 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}</ref>
| 4
|-
{{album chart|Finland|10|artist=Björk|album=Homogenic|rowheader=true|access-date=10 July 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|France|2|artist=Björk|album=Homogenic|rowheader=true|access-date=10 July 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|10|id=2609|artist=Björk|album=Homogenic|rowheader=true|access-date=10 July 2021|refname="germany"}}
|-
! scope="row"| Greek Albums ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/97/MM-1997-10-25-OCR-Page-0014.pdf |title=Top National Sellers |magazine=Music & Media |volume=14 |issue=43 |date=25 October 1997 |page=14 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}</ref>
| 10
|-
{{album chart|Hungary|31|year=1997|week=43|rowheader=true|access-date=27 June 2015}}
|-
! scope="row"| Icelandic Albums ([[Tónlist]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timarit.is/page/2959963 |title=Tónlist (Ísland – plötur og diskar) |newspaper=[[DV (newspaper)|DV]] |language=is |date=3 October 1997 |page=28 |issn=1021-8254 |via=[[Timarit.is]]}}</ref>
| 1
|-
! scope="row"| Japanese Albums ([[Oricon Albums Chart|Oricon]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/133963/ranking/cd_album/ |publisher=[[Oricon]] |language=ja |access-date=10 July 2021 |script-title=ja:ビョークのアルバム売り上げランキング |trans-title=Björk's album sales ranking |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514082818/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/133963/ranking/cd_album/ |archive-date=14 May 2013}}</ref>
| 16
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|6|artist=Björk|album=Homogenic|rowheader=true|access-date=10 July 2021|refname="NZ"}}
|-
{{album chart|Norway|3|artist=Björk|album=Homogenic|rowheader=true|access-date=10 July 2021}}
|-
! scope="row"| Portuguese Albums ([[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|AFP]])<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/97/MM-1997-10-11-OCR-Page-0014.pdf |title=Top National Sellers |magazine=Music & Media |volume=14 |issue=41 |date=11 October 1997 |page=14 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}</ref>
| 4
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|8|date=19970928|rowheader=true|access-date=10 July 2021}}
|-
! scope="row"| Spanish Albums ([[Productores de Música de España|AFYVE]])<ref>{{harvnb|Salaverri|2005}}</ref>
| 33
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|5|artist=Björk|album=Homogenic|rowheader=true|access-date=10 July 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|13|artist=Björk|album=Homogenic|rowheader=true|access-date=10 July 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|4|date=19970928|rowheader=true|access-date=10 July 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|UKIndependent|2|date=19971012|rowheader=true|access-date=11 July 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|28|artist=Bjork|rowheader=true|access-date=10 July 2021|refname="bb200"}}
|}
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=== Year-end charts ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ 1997 year-end chart performance for ''Homogenic''
! scope="col"| Chart (1997)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1997&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten 1997 – Albums|language=nl|publisher=[[Ultratop]]|access-date=19 December 2020}}</ref>
| 81
|-
! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=1997&cat=a|title=Rapports annuels 1997 – Albums|language=fr|publisher=Ultratop|access-date=19 December 2020}}</ref>
| 95
|-
! scope="row"| European Albums (''Music & Media'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/97/MM-1997-12-27-OCR-Page-0007.pdf |title=Year in Focus – European Top 100 Albums 1997 |magazine=Music & Media |volume=14 |issue=52 |date=27 December 1997 |page=7 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}</ref>
| 54
|-
! scope="row"| French Albums (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=1997|title=Tops de l'Annee {{!}} Top Albums 1997|language=fr|publisher=SNEP|access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref>
| 43
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ 1998 year-end chart performance for ''Homogenic''
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1998)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| French Albums (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=1998|title=Tops de l'Annee {{!}} Top Albums 1998|language=fr|publisher=SNEP|access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref>
| 56
|}
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==Certifications and sales==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Homogenic''}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1997|certyear=1998|artist=Bjork|title=Homogenic|date=12 June 1998|access-date=25 January 2015}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|award=Gold|salesamount=30,000|artist=Björk|title=Homogenic|salesref=<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/98/MM-1998-02-28-OCR-Page-0005.pdf |title=News |magazine=Music & Media |volume=15 |issue=9 |date=28 February 1998 |page=5 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Iceland|nocert=true|salesamount=8,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timarit.is/page/7149616?iabr=on#page/n105/mode/2up/search/bj%C3%B6rk|title=Fjölmiðlun og menning - 1999|work=Hagstofa Íslands|language=is|date=January 1999|page=105|issn=1562-403X|via=Timarit.is|access-date=20 October 2022}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|nocert=true|salesamount=28,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timarit.is/page/3430502?iabr=on#page/n64/mode/2up/search/vespertine%20eintökum|work=[[Morgunblaðið]]|title=Nordmenn saka Björk um okur|language=is|date=4 January 2002|page=64|via=Timarit.is|access-date=19 May 2023}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1997|certyear=1997|certmonth=10|artist=ビョーク|title=ホモジェニック|access-date=28 June 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1997|artist=Björk|title=Homogenic|access-date=25 January 2015|certyear=1997}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1997|artist=Bjork|title=Homogenic|certyear=1997|id=2974-1526-2|date=17 October 1997|salesamount=216,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/30-albums-turning-25-in-2022__34938/|title=30 albums turning 25 in 2022|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=12 January 2022|access-date=29 May 2023|last=Wade|first=Ian}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Gold|artist=Bjork|title=Homogenic|type=album|relyear=1997|certyear=2001|date=31 August 2001|access-date=10 July 2021|salesamount=501,000|salesref=<ref name="ussales">{{cite magazine | url= http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1052193/bjorks-new-blend | title=Bjork's New Blend | magazine=Billboard | date=10 May 2007 | access-date=12 December 2016}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Summary}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Europe|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=1997|certyear=2001|artist=Bjork|title=Homogenic|access-date=27 February 2018}}
{{Certification Table Bottom}}

== Release history ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Release dates and formats for ''Homogenic''
! scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date
! scope="col"| Edition(s)
! scope="col"| Format(s)
! scope="col"| Label(s)
! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row"| Japan
| 20 September 1997
| {{hlist|Standard|limited}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Compact disc|CD]]
| [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
| {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/133963/products/music/202933/1/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113012446/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/133963/products/music/202933/1/|title=ホモジェニック|publisher=[[Oricon]]|location=Japan|language=Japanese|via=Internet Archive|archive-date=13 November 2012|access-date=30 September 2021}}</ref>}}
|-
! scope="row"| Germany
| rowspan="2"| 22 September 1997
| rowspan="4"| Standard
| [[Mother Records|Mother]]
| {{center|<ref name="germany"/>}}
|-
! scope="row"| United Kingdom
| rowspan="2"| {{hlist|[[Cassette tape|Cassette]]|CD}}
| [[One Little Independent Records|One Little Indian]]
| {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Homogenic-Bj%C3%B6rk/dp/B000024U5B|title=Homogenic|location=United Kingdom|publisher=[[Amazon Music]]|access-date=30 September 2021}}</ref>}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3"| United States
| 23 September 1997
| rowspan="3"| [[Elektra Records|Elektra]]
| {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/homogenic-mr0000076707|title=Homogenic &ndash; Björk|website=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=All Media Network|date=23 September 1997|first=Heather|last=Pares|access-date=30 September 2021}}</ref>}}
|-
| 3 August 2004
| [[Music download|Digital download]]
| {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/homogenic-bjork/0081227607364|title=Album Homogenic, Björk|website=qobuz.com|date=3 August 2004|access-date=30 September 2021}}</ref>}}
|-
| 25 July 2006
| ''[[Surrounded (Björk album)|Surrounded]]''
| [[DualDisc]]
| {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/homogenic-dualdisc-mr0001107038|title=Homogenic [DualDisc] &ndash; Björk|website=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=All Media Network|date=25 July 2006|first=Heather|last=Pares|access-date=30 September 2021}}</ref>}}
|-
! scope="row"| Japan
| 7 September 2011
| rowspan="4"| Standard
| SHM-CD
| [[Universal Music Group|Universal Music]]
| {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/UICY-20155|title=Homogenic [SHM-CD] [Priced-Down Reissue]|website=CDJapan|date=7 September 2011|access-date=30 September 2021}}</ref>}}
|-
! scope="row"| United Kingdom
| 9 March 2015
| rowspan="2"| [[Phonograph record|Vinyl]]
| rowspan="3"| One Little Indian
| {{center|<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff|url=https://www.factmag.com/2015/01/31/bjork-catalogue-re-issued-in-coloured-vinyl|title=Björk catalogue reissued on coloured vinyl|website=[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]]|location=United Kingdom|date=31 January 2015|access-date=30 September 2021}}</ref>}}
|-
! scope="row"| Various
| 29 January 2016
| {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.walmart.com/ip/Bjork-Homogenic-Vinyl/197955473|title=Bjork &ndash; Homogenic [Vinyl]|publisher=[[Walmart]]|location=United States|date=29 January 2016|access-date=30 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tower.jp/item/4153045/Homogenic|title=Bjork/Homogenic|publisher=[[Tower Records]]|language=Japanese|location=Japan|date=29 January 2016|access-date=30 September 2021}}</ref><ref name="germany"/>}}
|-
! scope="row"| United Kingdom
| 26 April 2019
| Cassette {{small|(reissue)}}
| {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shugarecords.com/products/bjrkhomogenic-newcassette2019limitededitioncolortapeukimport-electronicexperimental|title=Björk &ndash; Homogenic (1997) &ndash; New Cassette 2019 One Little Indian UK Import Silver Tap &ndash; Electronic / Experimental|publisher=Shuga Records|date=26 April 2019|access-date=30 September 2021}}</ref>}}
|}

== See also ==
{{Portal|1990s}}
* [[Album era]]
* [[Experimental music]]

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Bibliography ==
* {{cite book
| editor-last1  = Lysloff
| editor-first1 = René T. A.
| editor-last2  = Gay
| editor-first2 = Leslie C.
| title     = Music and Technoculture
| publisher = [[Wesleyan University Press]]
| year      = 2003
| isbn      = 0-8195-6514-8
| url       = https://books.google.com/books?id=MPRBF1wqmcoC
}}
* {{cite book |last1=Pereira Macedo|first1=Donaldo|last2=Steinberg|first2=Shirley R. |author-link2=Shirley R. Steinberg|date=2007|title=Media literacy: a reader|url=|location= |publisher=[[Peter Lang (publisher)|Peter Lang]]|page=|isbn=978-0-8204-8668-0|ref={{SfnRef|Pereira & Steinberg|2007}}}}
* {{cite book
| last      = Pytlik
| first     = Mark
| title     = Björk: Wow and Flutter
| publisher = [[ECW Press]]
| year      = 2003
| isbn      = 1-55022-556-1
| url       = https://books.google.com/books?id=bill263dqDAC
}}
* {{cite book
| last      = Randall
| first     = Mac
| title     = Exit Music: The Radiohead Story
| publisher = Delta
| year      = 2000
| isbn      = 0-385-33393-5
| url       = https://books.google.com/books?id=ib4MyAIpe3MC
}}
* {{cite book |last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|language=es|edition=1st|date=September 2005|location=Madrid|publisher=[[Sociedad General de Autores y Editores|Fundación Autor/SGAE]]|isbn=84-8048-639-2}}
* {{cite book|last1=Wilson|first1=Andrew|title=Alexander McQueen: Blood Beneath the Skin|date=2015|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]|location=New York, United States|isbn=978-1-4767-7673-6|pages=196}}
* {{cite book |chapter=Björk |last=Wolk |first=Douglas |author-link=Douglas Wolk |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |title-link=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |edition=4th |year=2004 |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/73 73–74]|ref={{SfnRef|Brackett & Hoard|2004|p=73–74}}}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110507024434/http://unit.bjork.com/specials/albums/homogenic/ Mini website] for ''Homogenic''
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040713104106/http://www.bjork.com/facts/lyrics/ Lyrics from ''Homogenic''] on official website
* {{Discogs master|type=album|2815}}
* [http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/bjork/homogenic/ ''Homogenic''] at [[Rate Your Music]]
* [http://77island.bjork.info/homogenicalbum.htm ''Homogenic''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161209132451/http://77island.bjork.info/homogenicalbum.htm |date=9 December 2016 }} at 77ísland

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