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Besides the regular green sleeve, the UK and American LPs were released in blue, yellow, orange, and pink.

Track listing

Track notes

• 11: Unlisted on the UK and European releases. This track is not featured on the Czech release.
• 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17: Only on the US and Canadian CD versions.
• I Want... is a misprint. It is actually Traitor (Icelandic)

Chart positions

The UK Albums Chart is a chart of the sales positions of albums in the United Kingdom. ... The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

Singles

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Video clips

• ”Motorcrash”, directed by Óskar Jónasson.
• ”Birthday”, directed by Óskar Jónasson.

Credits

Performers

Vocals: Björk Guðmundsdóttir and Einar Örn Benediktsson.
Trumpet: Einar Örn Benediktsson.
Guitars: Þór Eldon Jónsson.
Keyboards: Björk Guðmundsdóttir.
Bass: Bragi Ólafsson.
Drums: Sigtryggur Baldursson.
Lyrics and music: The Sugarcubes.
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Acknowledgement: Friðrik Erlingson.

Personnel

Engineering: Kjartan Kjartansson, Gerard Johnson, Gail Lambourne, Mel Jefferson, Brian Pugsley and Ken Thomas.
Production: Ray Shulman and Derek Birkett.
Sleeve: P. White at Me Company.
Photograph: David McIntyre with collaboration of Pinks.
Publishing: Second Wind.
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External links

• Sykurmolarnir.com
• Official site of Björk
• Website of Einar Melax
• Page of Sigtryggur Baldursson
• Website of Mel Jefferson