Ísjaki

"Ísjaki"
Single by Sigur Rós
from the album Kveikur
Released	April 29, 2013 (2013-04-29)
Recorded	2012
Studio	Sundlaugin Studio (Mosfellsbær, Iceland)
Genre	Dream pop post-rock
Length	5:03
Label	XL Recordings
Songwriters	Jón Þór Birgisson Georg Hólm Orri Páll Dýrason
Producers	Jón Þór Birgisson Orri Páll Dýrason Georg Hólm
Sigur Rós singles chronology
"Brennisteinn" (2013) "Ísjaki" (2013) "Rafstraumur (Cyril Hahn Remix)" (2013)
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.

A lyric video for the song was also released on April 24, 2013.

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the Kveikur liner notes.

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

Release history

References