| "Gobbledigook" | ||||
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| Single by Sigur Rós | ||||
| from the album Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust | ||||
| Released | 27 May 2008 | |||
| Recorded | January – April 2008 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:08 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | ||||
| Sigur Rós singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Gobbledigook" on Vimeo | ||||
"Gobbledigook" is the first track on Sigur Rós' album Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust. It premiered on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show in the UK on 27 May 2008.
On the European cover of the album, the song's title is spelled "Gobbeldigook". [1] This song was number 55 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008; [2] it also placed at number 71 in Pitchfork Media's "The 100 Best Tracks of 2008" list. [3]
This song is also available on the video game Rocksmith from Ubisoft.
Music video
The video for "Gobbledigook" was released on 27 May 2008 on sigurros.com. [4] It was filmed in May 2008 by Arni & Kinski, who has previously directed the band's " Glósóli", " Viðrar vel til loftárása" and " Hoppípolla" videos, as well as collaborating with Ryan McGinley, whose recent work has been used as the cover art for Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust and the consequent singles. Cinematographer Christopher Doyle shot the video. [5]
The video shows a group of 10 or so young adults participating in nudism or naturism.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gobbledigook" | 3:08 |
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium ( Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [6] | 69 |
| Iceland ( Tónlist) [7] | 9 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalog no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 27 May 2008 | Digital download | EMI | n/a |
| Germany | ||||
| Iceland | ||||
| Netherlands | ||||
| United Kingdom | ||||
| Europe | CD-R ( Contemporary hit radio) | CDEMDJ755 | ||
| United Kingdom | CD-R (Contemporary hit radio, BBC Radio 1 rotation) | 50999 2 27253 2 5 |
Notes
- ^ "Sigur Rós Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust EU CD". popplagid.com. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
- ^ " The 100 Best Songs of 2008". Rolling Stone (December 25, 2008) Retrieved 2009-01-12
- ^ "The 100 Best Tracks of 2008". Pitchfork Media. 2008-12-15. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- ^ SIGUR RÓS. "SIGUR RÓS : Gobbledigook". sigurros.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ "sigur rós - discography » með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust". sigur-ros.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
- ^ " Sigur Ros – Gobbledigook" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
- ^ "Öll Íslensk tónlist á einum stað" (in Icelandic). Tónlist.is. Archived from the original on 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
