 Björk has performed the song 12 times on her global Volta Tour, often with Anohni onstage.The entirety of the lyrics to "The Dull Flame of Desire" are an English translation of a Russian poem by Fyodor Tyutchev, from its original appearance in the Andrei Tarkovsky film "Stalker" (1979).The limited edition "multiformat" box set consists of a sticker-sealed fold out box with five colored nesting boxes containing two 12" vinyl singles, a CD and a DVD in colored paper sleeves.