It's Oh So Quiet

"It's Oh So Quiet" is a song by American singer Betty Hutton, released in 1951 as the B-side to the single Murder, He Says. It is a cover of the German song Und jetzt ist es still, performed by Horst Winter in 1948, with music written by Austrian composer Hans Lang and German lyrics by Erich Meder. The English lyrics were written by Bert Reisfeld. A French title Tout est tranquille was performed in 1949 by Ginette Garcin and the Jacques Hélian Orchestra. The Betty Hutton version was covered by Björk in 1995. It remains her biggest hit, reaching number 4 in the UK and spending 15 weeks on the UK Singles Chart. Fuelled by the Spike Jonze-directed music video clip, the single also shot Björk into the spotlight in Australia, where it reached number 6. In the United Kingdom the single has been certified as Gold, having sold upwards of 400,000 copies. Original and cover versions: Horst Winter - Und jetzt ist es still (1948) Ginette Garcin and the Jacques Hélian Orchestra - Tout est tranquille (1949) Henri Salvador - Tout est tranquille sch... sch... Björk - It's Oh So Quiet (1995) Lisa Ekdahl - It's Oh So Quiet (1997) Happy Girls - It's Oh So Quiet (1999) Noise For Pretend - It's Oh So Quiet (2002) Lucy Woodward - It's Oh So Quiet (2005)

Shh Shh shh It's oh so quiet Shh shh It's oh so still Shh shh You're all alone Shh shh And so peaceful until You fall in love, zing boom The sky up above, zing boom Is caving in, wham bam You've never been so nuts about a guy You wanna laugh, you wanna cry You cross your heart and hope to die It's over and then Shh shh It's nice and quiet Shh shh But soon again Shh shh Starts another big riot You blow a fuse, zing boom The devil cuts loose, zing boom So what's the use, wham bam Of falling in love? Shh (It's oh so quiet) Shh shh (It's oh so still) Shh shh (You're all alone) Shh shh And so peaceful until You ring the bell, bim bam You shout and you yell, oh oh You broke the spell Gee this is swell You almost have a fit This guy is George and I got hit There's no mistake, 'cause this is it Till it's over and then Shh shh It's nice and quiet Shh shh But soon again Shh shh Starts another big riot You blow a fuse, zing boom The devil cuts loose, zing boom So what's the use, wham bam Of falling in love? The sky caves in The devil cuts loose You blow blow blow blow your fuse, ah When you've fallen in love Shh shh