"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 | |||
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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.
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.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Gobbledigook" | 3:08 |
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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Belgium ( Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [6] | 69 |
Iceland ( Tónlist) [7] | 9 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalog no. |
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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 |