Hoppípolla
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| "Hoppípolla" | ||
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| Single by Sigur Rós | ||
| from the album Takk... | ||
| Released | 28 November 2005 (original) 1 May 2006 (reissue) |
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| Format | CD / 12" / 7" | |
| Genre | Post Rock | |
| Length | 4:36 | |
| Label | EMI CDEM 673 / 0946 3 41757 2 2 (UK, CD, 28 November 2005) 12EM 673 / 0946 3 41757 1 5 (UK, 12", 28 November 2005) EM 673 (UK, 7", 1 May 2006) |
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| Sigur Rós singles chronology | ||
| "Glósóli" download only (2005) |
"Hoppípolla" (2005) |
"Sæglópur" (2006) |
| Takk... track listing | ||
| "Glósóli" (2) |
"Hoppípolla" (3) |
"Með Blóðnasir" (4) |
"Hoppípolla" (Icelandic for "Jumping into puddles"), written without spaces (with spaces it would be "Hoppa í polla" ("-a" in "hoppa" not pronounced)), is a song by Icelandic band Sigur Rós, released as part of their 2005 album Takk.... It was released as the second single from the album on November 28, 2005. The lyrics are mainly in Icelandic, with some lines sung in Vonlenska ("Hopelandic").
"Hoppípolla" was used in advertisements for the BBC's Planet Earth TV series in 2006, which gave the band one of its rare exposures to a mainstream audience. Following this, there has been a high demand for the single, which has led to a re-publishing of the commercial version in May 2006, distributed by EMI. The re-release of the single brought critical acclaim for the band in the mainstream music media, including being named Jungalist Single of the Week on 1st May 2006. The song was used in the closing credits of the BBC's coverage of the 2006 FA Cup final, and BBC News 24 also used it to promote their coverage of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The BBC also used it as background music to a rousing montage of England games during the World Cup and as a trailer for live BBC coverage of further England games. Besides its repeated use by the BBC, the song was used in the Children of Men trailer and an Oxfam advert. The song was also used as background music during a Sky Sports interview with F.C. Copenhagen's manager Ståle Solbakken before F.C. Copenhagen played Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League on 1 November 2006. It was also used as background music to interviews with contestants in the third series of the UK talent show The X-Factor. The song was recently covered by We Are Scientists on their b-sides album Crap Attack.
The single also featured a studio remake of "Hafssól", a song previously released on the band's 1997 debut album, Von. The title appears as "Hafsól" on the single.
[edit] Track listing
- CD (CDEM 673) / 12" (12EM 673)
- "Hoppípolla" — 4:36
- "Með Blóðnasir" — 2:24
- "Hafsól" — 9:47
- 7" (EM 673)
- "Hoppípolla" — 4:36
- "Heysátan" — 4:09
[edit] Music video
A promotional music video for "Hoppípolla" was made in November 2005. It was directed by Arni & Kinski and first aired during the week of November 21, 2005.
It depicts the story of two child-like groups of friends, which are actually old people. They stroll around a town making jokes to other people just like children. During the climax of the videoclip the two groups meet each other in a park-like graveyard and battle against each other with water balloons and wooden swords until one of them is injured (his nose is bleeding). The opponents run away in fear, while the others celebrate the so-obtained victory.
Throughout the video the friends can often be seen jumping into puddles, as well as a visual description of some details described in the song lyrics (like the nose bleeding).
