Ísjaki

"Ísjaki"
Single by Sigur Rós
from the album Kveikur
Released	April 29, 2013
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2012 at Sundlaugin Studio (Mosfellsbær, Iceland)
Genre	Dream pop, post-rock
Length	5:03
Label	XL Recordings
Writer(s)	Jón Þór Birgisson, Georg Hólm, Orri Páll Dýrason
Producer(s)	Jón Þór Birgisson, Orri Páll Dýrason, Georg Hólm
Sigur Rós singles chronology
"Brennisteinn" (2013) "Isjaki" (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.^[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 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

Weekly 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]
United Kingdom[6]	June 17, 2013	CD-R (Contemporary hit radio)

References

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.
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. Retrieved 9 June 2013.