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"I've Seen It All" is a song recorded by Icelandic singer Björk for the "Dancer in the Dark" soundtrack "Selmasongs". It was written by the singer, along with Sjón and Lars von Trier, who also directed the film. It was released as the first promotional single from "Selmasongs" on 21 July 2000 by One Little Indian Records. The song features vocals from Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song. Lyrically, it speaks of one coming to terms with the fact that they are going blind.
The version from the soundtrack album Selmasongs is a duet with Radiohead singer Thom Yorke while the version performed in the film "Dancer in the Dark" is a duet with actor Peter Stormare.
"We've known about each other for a while. always just about to do something together, and we were just waiting for the right situation. I was really excited about this song; I thought that I finally had a song that deserved his voice, 'cause he's definitely my favorite male singer in the world. I asked him, and he being the kind of guy he is, full of integrity — there's not a grain of artificial, show-business behavior in him — he kind of insisted that he would turn up and be there for quite a while, so the communication in the song, the recording, was real and genuine. It wasn't just a turn-it-on, you know, "I recorded my bit in Las Vegas and he recorded his…" you know, we never met or something. It was the opposite, and that actually came from him, 'cause I was all just kind of being in work mode, "Yeah, we have to get it done," and he was all, "No, no, no.""
— Björk on working with Thom Yorke
Björk invited Radiohead singer Thom Yorke to record vocals in the album version. This new version was recorded over a four-day span in March 2000, with Björk recording her vocals in Las Vegas. In an interview with Time Out magazine, she said: "It was my idea to work with Thom. We spent four days in Spain just singing as and when we felt like it. He's a very pure soul and I know he doesn't do things lightly. So it was great that he agreed". The song was made available for download through Björk's website on 21 July 2000.
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