Sæglópur
"Sæglópur" | ||||
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Single by Sigur Rós | ||||
from the album Takk... | ||||
Released | 16 August 2005 10 July 2006 (Second issue) | (First issue)|||
Genre | Post-rock | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Sigur Rós | |||
Sigur Rós singles chronology | ||||
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Second Issue (2006) | ||||
Music video | ||||
"Sæglópur" on YouTube |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Pitchfork Media | (5.7/10) [1] |
"Sæglópur" (
Music video
The music video for the song track depicts the drowning of a young child, who is, towards the end of the video, rescued by a diver and, as in the "Glósóli" video, whether the child survives is left for the viewer to decide.
Use of the song
A part of "Sæglópur" was used by video game developers
Also, parts of this song have been used in the British car review television series
Parts of the song were used in the trailer for Julie Taymor's film adaptation of Shakespeare's The Tempest.
The intro of this song is used in one of the Invisible Children Bracelet Campaign videos: "Roseline: The Story of an AIDS Victim." It can be heard during part of the documentary and as the DVD menu music.
Parts of the song are used in previews of Human Planet on Discovery Channel.
Parts of the song were used for the trailer of the second half of the first season of the Starz hit show, Outlander.
The song is used extensively in the documentary film
The trailer for the film version of the Man Booker Prize-winning book Life of Pi features the song.
This song was also featured in the final episode of Netflix's Sense8 Season 1 (2015) and in the last episode of New Amsterdam season 1 (2019).[6]
The song is played in an early scene of the 2018 movie Aquaman.
The group Sigur Rós sings Sæglópur in a scene where Aquaman enters the ocean in Iceland in the 2021 release of Zack Snyder's Justice League.
Release history
"Sæglópur" was released three times in different formats:
- Prior to the release of Takk... the song was made available as a download only single on the North-American iTunes store (2005). "Glósóli" was made available simultaneously on the European iTunes Store.
- Japan Tour EP (2006). An enhanced CD, containing the "Glósóli" and "Hoppípolla" videos.
- CD/DVD double pack single (2006). The DVD featured the "Glósóli", "Hoppípolla" and "Sæglópur" videos.
Track listing
Japan Tour EP
- "Sæglópur" ("Lost at sea") – 8:12
- "Refur" ("Fox") – 2:45
- "Ó friður" ("Oh Peace" ; a word with a double meaning similar to Vonbrigði; in this case ó Friður means "Oh Peace" but ófriður means "War") – 4:48
- "Kafari" ("Diver") – 6:11
- "Hafsól" ("The ocean's sun") – 9:59
CD/DVD single
- "Sæglópur" (8:12)
- "Refur" (2:45)
- "Ó friður" (4:48)
- "Kafari" (6:11)
References
- ^ Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Sigur Rós: Sæglópur EP
- ^ "Prince of Persia: Next Gen E3 2008: Exclusive Trailer". gametrailers.com. 2008-07-15. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ Riksföreningen Anorexi/Bulimi-Kontakt
- ^ "We Live in Public (2009) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "Sigur Ros | Movies and Biography - Yahoo! Movies". movies.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-02.
- ^ "Music from New Amsterdam S1E22". Tunefind. Retrieved 2021-06-07.