| "Gobbledigook" | |||||||
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| Single by Sigur Rós | |||||||
| Released | May 27, 2008 | ||||||
| Recorded | January-April 2008 | ||||||
| Genre | Post-rock | ||||||
| Length | 3:08 | ||||||
| Label | EMI | ||||||
| Writer(s) | Sigur Rós | ||||||
| Producer | Sigur Rós and Flood | ||||||
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"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 May 27, 2008.
Note that on the European cover of the album the song's title is spelt "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's "The 100 Best Tracks of 2008" list.[3]
Music video
The video for "Gobbledigook" was released on May 27, 2008 on sigurros.com.[4] It was filmed in May 2008 by Arni and Kinski who has previously directed the band's "Glósóli" and "Viðrar vel til loftárása" 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 partaking in nudism or naturism.
Notes
- ^ "Sigur Rós Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust EU CD". popplagid.com. http://www.popplagid.com/discography/Sigur-Ros-Med-sud-i-eyrum-vid-spilum-endalaust-EU-CD.htm. 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. 2008-12-15. http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7572-the-100-best-tracks-of-2008/3/. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- ^ SIGUR RÓS. "SIGUR RÓS : Gobbledigook". sigurros.com. http://sigurros.com/dvd3.asp. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ "sigur rós - discography » með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust". sigur-ros.co.uk. http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/band/disco/medsud-gobble.php. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
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