Ísjaki

"Ísjaki"
"Ísjaki"
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
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

Digital download
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ísjaki"	5:03

Icelandic promotional single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ísjaki" (Radio edit)	3:46

Personnel

Adapted from the Kveikur liner notes.^[2]

Sigur Rós

Jón Þór Birgisson – vocals, guitar
Georg Hólm – bass
Orri Páll Dýrason – drums

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

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Iceland (Tónlist)^[3]	12

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Iceland	April 24, 2013	CD-R (Contemporary hit radio)	XL Recordings
United Kingdom^[4]	April 29, 2013	Digital download
United States^[5]	April 29, 2013	Digital download
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. April 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.

[CoS-1] Young, Alex (April 24, 2013). "Listen to Sigur Rós' new single, "Ísjaki"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved May 31, 2013.

[2] Kveikur (liner notes). Sigur Rós. XL Recordings. 2013.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[Iceland-3] "Netlistinn viku 26, 2013" (in Icelandic). Tónlist. Retrieved July 13, 2013.

[4] "Ísjaki". MP3 Downloads. Amazon.com. Retrieved 31 May 2013.

[5] "Ísjaki". Amazon MP3 Store. Amazon.com. Retrieved 31 May 2013.

[6] "Sigur Rós – Ísjaki". Discogs. April 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.

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