Inní mér syngur vitleysingur

"Inní mér syngur vitleysingur" (Icelandic for "Within me a lunatic sings"[1]) is the second track on Sigur Rós' fifth album, Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust. It is the first single from the album and was released on 8 September 2008.[2]

"Inní mér syngur vitleysingur"
Single by Sigur Rós
from the album Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
B-side"Heima"
Released7 September 2008 (2008-09-07)
RecordedJanuary – April 2008
Genre
Length4:05
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Sigur Rós singles chronology
"Gobbledigook"
(2008)
"Inní mér syngur vitleysingur"
(2008)
"Við spilum endalaust"
(2008)
Music video
"Inní mér syngur vitleysingur" on YouTube

A music video for "Inní mér syngur vitleysingur" was also released. It shows the band playing at the free Náttúra (Nature) concert in Reykjavík on 28 June 2008.[3]

Vocals from this track were sampled by the experimental electronic duo, Crystal Castles, in the song "Year of Silence", on their second self-titled release Crystal Castles.

Track listing edit

Digital download, CD
No.TitleLength
1."Inní mér syngur vitleysingur"4:05
2."Heima"3:58
Promotional single
No.TitleLength
1."Inní mér syngur vitleysingur"4:05

Personnel edit

Sigur Rós
  • Jón Þór Birgisson - vocals, guitar
  • Georg Hólm - bass
  • Kjartan Sveinsson - keyboard, piano
  • Orri Páll Dýrason - drums

Charts edit

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[4] 16
Iceland (Tónlist)[5] 8
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 152

Release history edit

Region Date Format Label Catalog no.
Australia 7 September 2008 Digital download EMI n/a
France
Germany
Iceland
Netherlands
United Kingdom
United States
United Kingdom 8 September 2008 CD-R (Contemporary hit radio) CDEMDJ757; 50999 234778 2 7
15 September 2008 CD CDEM 757; 50999 237978 2 6

Notes edit

  1. ^ "sigur rós - lyrics". sigur-ros.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  2. ^ "eighteen seconds before sunrise - sigur rós news » 2008 » September » 6". sigur-ros.co.uk. 2008-09-06. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
  3. ^ "eighteen seconds before sunrise - sigur rós news » 2008» August» 20". sigur-ros.co.uk. 2008-08-20. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  4. ^ "Sigur Rós – Inní mér syngur vitleysingur" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  5. ^ "Öll Íslensk tónlist á einum stað" (in Icelandic). Tónlist.is. Archived from the original on 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
  6. ^ Chart Log UK: "Update 20.09.2008". UK Singles Chart. Zobbel.de.