Ísjaki
Appearance
"Ísjaki" | ||||
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Single by Sigur Rós | ||||
from the album Kveikur | ||||
Released | April 29, 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2012 | |||
Studio | Sundlaugin Studio (Mosfellsbær, Iceland) | |||
Genre | Dream pop, post-rock | |||
Length | 5:03 | |||
Label | XL Recordings | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jón Þór Birgisson, Georg Hólm, Orri Páll Dýrason | |||
Producer(s) | Jón Þór Birgisson, Orri Páll Dýrason, Georg Hólm | |||
Sigur Rós singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Ísjaki" on YouTube |
"Ísjaki" (Icelandic for "Iceberg", pronounced [ˈiːsjacɪ]) is a song written and recorded by Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós for their seventh studio album Kveikur. It appears as the third track on the album. "Ísjaki" was released to Icelandic contemporary hit radio as a promotional single from Kveikur on April 24, 2013. It was later released early on the Kveikur album listing on iTunes on April 25, 2013.[1]
A lyric video for the song was also released on April 24, 2013.[1]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Ísjaki" | 5:03 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Ísjaki" (Radio edit) | 3:46 |
Personnel
Adapted from Kveikur liner notes.[2]
- Sigur Rós
- Additional musicians
- Eiríkur Orri Ólafsson - brass arrangement
- Daníel Bjarnason - string arrangement
- Sigrún Jónsdóttir - brass
- Eiríkur Orri Ólafsson - brass
- Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir - brass
- Borgar Magnason - strings
- Margrét Árnadóttir - strings
- Pálína Árnadóttir - strings
- Una Sveinbjarnardóttir - strings
- Þórunn Ósk Marinósdóttir - strings
- Additional personnel
- Ted Jensen - mastering
- Rich Costey - mixing
- Alex Somers - mixing, recording
- Elisabeth Carlsson - assistant mixing
- Eric Isip - assistant mixing
- Chris Kasych - assistant mixing
- Laura Sisk - assistant mixing
- Birgir Jón Birgisson - recording
- Valgeir Sigurdsson - recording (strings)
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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Iceland (Tónlist)[3] | 12 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Iceland | April 24, 2013 | CD-R (Contemporary hit radio) | XL Recordings |
United Kingdom[4] | April 29, 2013 | Digital download | |
United States[5] | |||
United Kingdom[6] | June 17, 2013 | CD-R (Contemporary hit radio) |
References
- ^ a b Young, Alex (April 24, 2013). "Listen to Sigur Rós' new single, "Ísjaki"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ^ Kveikur (liner notes). Sigur Rós. XL Recordings. 2013.
{{cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Netlistinn viku 26, 2013" (in Icelandic). Tónlist. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
- ^ "Ísjaki". MP3 Downloads. Amazon.com. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ "Ísjaki". Amazon MP3 Store. Amazon.com. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ "Sigur Rós – Ísjaki". Discogs. Retrieved 9 June 2013.