Gobbledigook (song)

"Gobbledigook" is the first track on Sigur Rós' album Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust. It premiered on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show in the UK on 27 May 2008.

"Gobbledigook"
Single by Sigur Rós
from the album Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
Released	27 May 2008 (2008-05-27)
Recorded	January – April 2008
Genre	Post-rock art rock
Length	3:08
Label	EMI
Songwriter(s)	Jón Þór Birgisson Orri Páll Dýrason Georg Hólm Kjartan Sveinsson
Producer(s)	Sigur Rós Flood
Sigur Rós singles chronology
"Hljómalind" (2007) "Gobbledigook" (2008) "Inní mér syngur vitleysingur" (2008)
Music video
"Gobbledigook" on Vimeo

On the European cover of the album, the song's title is spelled "Gobbeldigook".^[1] This song was number 55 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008;^[2] it also placed at number 71 in Pitchfork Media's "The 100 Best Tracks of 2008" list.^[3]

This song is also available on the video game Rocksmith from Ubisoft.

Music video

The video for "Gobbledigook" was released on 27 May 2008 on sigurros.com.^[4] It was filmed in May 2008 by Arni & Kinski, who has previously directed the band's "Glósóli", "Viðrar vel til loftárása" and "Hoppípolla" videos, as well as collaborating with Ryan McGinley, whose recent work has been used as the cover art for Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust and the consequent singles. Cinematographer Christopher Doyle shot the video.^[5]

The video shows a group of 10 or so young adults participating in nudism or naturism.

Track listing

Digital download, Promotional single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Gobbledigook"	3:08

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[6]	69
Iceland (Tónlist)[7]	9

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Catalog no.
France	27 May 2008	Digital download	EMI	n/a
Germany
Iceland
Netherlands
United Kingdom
Europe		CD-R (Contemporary hit radio)		CDEMDJ755
United Kingdom		CD-R (Contemporary hit radio, BBC Radio 1 rotation)		50999 2 27253 2 5