"Kveikur" (Icelandic for "Fuse", or "Candlewick" pronounced [ˈkveikʏr]) is a song written and recorded by Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós for their seventh studio album of the same name. It appears as the sixth track on the album. The song appeared on the Icelandic Tónlist chart in the week of the release of Kveikur, thanks to strong digital sales of the album, which debuted at #1 on the Tonlist album charts. The song peaked at #45.[1]
A live version of the song, recorded during the Sigur Rós World Tour, was released as a promotional single on commercial music streaming service Spotify on July 11, 2013[2] as part of a three-week promotional deal which saw live recordings of Kveikur songs being released on Spotify each week.[3][4]
"Kveikur", along with "Hrafntinna", "Yfirborð" and "Brennisteinn", was one of four tracks played from Kveikur during the Sigur Rós World Tour to be played before the release of the album. It was first played at the Coliseu do Porto in Porto, Portugal on February 13, 2013,[5] and, like its album counterparts, has become a staple part of the setlist for the rest of the tour, usually appearing near the beginning or at the middle of a setlist.[6]
Out of the entire Kveikur album, "Kveikur" was the only song to be played live on commercial networks. Sigur Rós made their first television appearance in nearly a decade,[7] performing the song on the March 23, 2013 airing NBC late-night talk show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.[8] The band also made appearance performing the song on the May 24, 2013 airing of NBClate-night talk showThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno.[9]
Music videoedit
A video for "Kveikur" to be used as a backdrop for the song when it was played on the Sigur Rós World Tour was created. Directed by Sarah Hopper and edited by Damian Hale,[10] the video features re-purposed footage taken from the British Film Institute's National Archive, which includes stock film of a traveling horse, film taken from a British convoy crossing the Rhine during World War II and archived footage of the British nuclear tests at Maralinga and other Australian-based tests during the former stages of the Cold War.[11]
The video, implementing the studio recording of "Kveikur", as heard in the album, was released to the general public for viewing on YouTube and Vimeo on June 10, 2013, a week before the album's release in an effort to further promote the album after the single releases of "Brennisteinn" and "Ísjaki".[12] The video was removed from social media by the band when the album was released on June 17, 2013, roughly seven days after the video was made available, however, the video is still available to view through favorited videos by other channels on Vimeo.[13][14]
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Kveikur Icelandic for Fuse or Candlewick pronounced ˈkveikʏr is a song written and recorded by Icelandic post rock band Sigur Ros for their seventh studio album of the same name It appears as the sixth track on the album The song appeared on the Icelandic Tonlist chart in the week of the release of Kveikur thanks to strong digital sales of the album which debuted at 1 on the Tonlist album charts The song peaked at 45 1 Kveikur Song by Sigur Rosfrom the album KveikurRecorded2012StudioSundlaugin Studio Mosfellsbaer Iceland GenreAlternative rock post rock industrial rockLength5 56LabelXL RecordingsSongwriter s Jon THor Birgisson Orri Pall Dyrason Georg HolmProducer s Sigur RosMusic video Kveikur on VimeoThe music video features re purposed footage from the BFI National Archive A live version of the song recorded during the Sigur Ros World Tour was released as a promotional single on commercial music streaming service Spotify on July 11 2013 2 as part of a three week promotional deal which saw live recordings of Kveikur songs being released on Spotify each week 3 4 Contents 1 Live performances 2 Music video 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Charts 5 1 Weekly charts 6 Release history 7 ReferencesLive performances edit Kveikur along with Hrafntinna Yfirbord and Brennisteinn was one of four tracks played from Kveikur during the Sigur Ros World Tour to be played before the release of the album It was first played at the Coliseu do Porto in Porto Portugal on February 13 2013 5 and like its album counterparts has become a staple part of the setlist for the rest of the tour usually appearing near the beginning or at the middle of a setlist 6 Out of the entire Kveikur album Kveikur was the only song to be played live on commercial networks Sigur Ros made their first television appearance in nearly a decade 7 performing the song on the March 23 2013 airing NBC late night talk show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon 8 The band also made appearance performing the song on the May 24 2013 airing of NBC late night talk show The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 9 Music video editA video for Kveikur to be used as a backdrop for the song when it was played on the Sigur Ros World Tour was created Directed by Sarah Hopper and edited by Damian Hale 10 the video features re purposed footage taken from the British Film Institute s National Archive which includes stock film of a traveling horse film taken from a British convoy crossing the Rhine during World War II and archived footage of the British nuclear tests at Maralinga and other Australian based tests during the former stages of the Cold War 11 The video implementing the studio recording of Kveikur as heard in the album was released to the general public for viewing on YouTube and Vimeo on June 10 2013 a week before the album s release in an effort to further promote the album after the single releases of Brennisteinn and Isjaki 12 The video was removed from social media by the band when the album was released on June 17 2013 roughly seven days after the video was made available however the video is still available to view through favorited videos by other channels on Vimeo 13 14 Track listing editStream 2 No TitleLength1 Kveikur Live 5 24Personnel editAdapted from Kveikur liner notes 15 Sigur RosJon THor Birgisson vocals guitar Georg Holm bass Orri Pall Dyrason drumsAdditional musiciansEirikur Orri olafsson brass arrangement Daniel Bjarnason string arrangement Sigrun Jonsdottir brass Eirikur Orri olafsson brass Bergrun Snaebjornsdottir brass Borgar Magnason strings Margret Arnadottir strings Palina Arnadottir strings Una Sveinbjarnardottir strings THorunn osk Marinosdottir strings Additional personnelTed Jensen mastering Rich Costey mixing Alex Somers mixing recording Elisabeth Carlsson assistant mixing Eric Isip assistant mixing Chris Kasych assistant mixing Laura Sisk assistant mixing Birgir Jon Birgisson recording Valgeir Sigurdsson recording strings Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2013 PeakpositionIceland Tonlist 1 45Release history editRegion Date Format LabelAustralia July 11 2013 Stream XL RecordingsIcelandUnited KingdomUnited StatesReferences edit a b Netlistinn viku 26 2013 in Icelandic Tonlist Archived from the original on September 4 2013 Retrieved July 13 2013 a b Kveikur Live Sigur Ros Spotify Retrieved 27 July 2013 The Kveikur Tour XL Recordings Archived from the original on 30 September 2013 Retrieved 27 July 2013 9 17 PM 27 JUN Tumblr Retrieved 27 July 2013 Sigur Ros Setlist at Coliseu do Porto Oporto Portugal Setlist fm Retrieved 14 July 2013 Hrafntinna by Sigur Ros Setlist fm Retrieved 14 July 2013 Sigur Ros Debut Kveikur on Fallon Rolling Stone Retrieved 27 July 2013 sigur ros kveikur live on jimmy fallon sigur ros Vimeo Retrieved 27 July 2013 sigur ros kveikur live on the tonight show with jay leno sigur ros Vimeo Retrieved 27 July 2013 Breihan Tom 6 June 2013 Sigur Ros Kveikur Video Stereogum Retrieved 27 July 2013 BFI National Film Archive British 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