Inní mér syngur vitleysingur

"Inní mér syngur vitleysingur"
Single by Sigur Rós
from the album Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
B-side	"Heima"
Released	7 September 2008 (see release history)
Format	Digital download, CD, CD-R
Recorded	January–April 2008
Genre	Indie rock, dream pop, indie pop
Length	4:05
Label	EMI
Writer(s)	Jón Þór Birgisson, Orri Páll Dýrason, Georg Hólm, Kjartan Sveinsson
Producer(s)	Sigur Rós and Flood
Sigur Rós singles chronology
"Gobbledigook" (2008) "Inní mér syngur vitleysingur" (2008) "Við spilum endalaust" (2008) Við spilum endalaust track listing 11 tracks "Gobbledigook" "Inní mér syngur vitleysingur" "Góðan daginn" "Við spilum endalaust" "Festival" "Með suð í eyrum" "Ára bátur" "Illgresi" "Fljótavík" "Straumnes" "All Alright"
Music video "Inní mér syngur vitleysingur" on YouTube

"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]

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 (II).

Track listing

Digital download, CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Inní mér syngur vitleysingur"	4:05
2.	"Heima"	3:58

Promotional single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Inní mér syngur vitleysingur"	4:05

Personnel

Sigur Rós

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

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[4]	16
Iceland (Tónlist)[5]	8
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[6]	152

Release history

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

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. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
3. "eighteen seconds before sunrise - sigur rós news » 2008» August» 20". sigur-ros.co.uk. 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
4. "Ultratop.be – Sigur Rós – Inní mér syngur vitleysingur" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
5. "Öll Íslensk tónlist á einum stað" (in Icelandic). Tónlist.is. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
6. "Sigur Rós: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company.