Takk...

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Takk...
Takk... cover
Studio album by Sigur Rós
Released September 12, 2005
Recorded Sundlaugin
Genre Post-rock
Length 65:30
Label Geffen B0005345-02
EMI 337 252 2
Producer Sigur Rós and Ken Thomas
Professional reviews
Sigur Rós chronology
( )
(2002)		 Takk...
(2005)		 Hvarf-Heim
(2007)

Takk... (Thanks...) is the fourth full-length studio album by the Icelandic band Sigur Rós. The first singles, "Glósóli" and "Sæglópur", were released on August 15, 2005 and August 16, 2005 respectively, the former worldwide and the latter only in the United States. The single "Hoppípolla" was released in the UK on 28 November 2005 and entered the singles chart at #35 on 4 December. Upon its re-release in May 2006 it reached #24 in the UK chart.

The album debuted at 27 in the U.S., selling 30,000 copies in its first week of release. On 7 April 2006, Takk... was certified gold by the BPI, marking 100,000 copies sold in the UK. In total, it has sold over 800,000 copies worldwide.

1000 copies of Takk... on vinyl were manufactured and arrived in UK and US stores as of January 2006. It is composed of a gatefold sleeve housing two 12 inch records, with a single die cut page that houses a 10-inch record with a design etched on one side.

Sigur Rós also released music videos for "Glósóli", "Hoppípolla" and "Sæglópur".

An extended Sæglópur EP was released, featured three new songs, which are said to be somewhere in between Ba Ba Ti Ki Di Do, untitled #9 from the Vaka EP, and the end of Glósóli. The EP also includes a DVD with all three music videos.

Unlike its predecessor ( ), the album's lyrics are mostly in Icelandic, with occasional elements of Vonlenska ("Hopelandic"), a scat-like form of gibberish. The songs "Andvari", "Gong", "Mílanó" and "Sé lest" are sung entirely in Vonlenska. Moreover, the song "Mílanó" features a guest performance by string quartet Amiina.

The BBC has frequently used tracks from Takk... in its programmes. "Hoppípolla" was employed as the backing music to trailers for the highly-acclaimed nature series Planet Earth and for the end credit of Match of the Day broadcasting the FA Cup Final. "Sæglópur" has been used as a backing tune for the BBC's advertising campaign for the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, while snips of "Sæglópur", "Milanó" and "Svo hljótt" appeared in Top Gear.

Sigur Rós received three awards at the Icelandic Music Awards in 2006: Best Album Design (along with Ísak Winther, Alex Somers and Lukka Sigurðardóttir), Best Alternative Act and Best Rock Album for Takk....

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Takk..." (Thanks...) – 1:57
  2. "Glósóli" (Glowing Sun) – 6:15
  3. "Hoppípolla" (Hopping into puddles) – 4:28
  4. "Með blóðnasir" (I have a nosebleed) – 2:17
  5. "Sé lest" (I see a train) – 8:40
  6. "Sæglópur" (Lost at sea) – 7:38
  7. "Mílanó" (Milan) – 10:25
  8. "Gong" (Gong) – 5:33
  9. "Andvari" (Zephyr) – 6:40
  10. "Svo hljótt" (So quietly) – 7:24
  11. "Heysátan" (The haystack) – 4:09

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