Hoppípolla

Infobox Single
Name = Hoppípolla


Artist = Sigur Rós
from Album = Takk...
B-side =
Released = 28 November 2005 (original)
1 May 2006 (reissue)
Format = CD / 12" / 7"
Recorded =
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)
Writer =
Producer =
Chart position =
* #35 (UK singles chart, 4 December 2005)
* #24 (UK singles chart, 7 May 2006)
Last single = "Glósóli"
(2005)
This single = "Hoppípolla"
(2006)
Next single = "Sæglópur"
(2006)
Misc = Extra chronology 2
Artist =
Type =
Last album = "Sæglópur"
(2005)
This album = "Hoppípolla"
(2006)
Next album = "Sæglópur"
(2006) "Hoppípolla" (Icelandic for "Jumping into puddles") is a song by Icelandic band Sigur Rós from their 2005 album "Takk...". It was released as the album's second single on November 28 2005. The lyrics are mainly in Icelandic, with some lines sung in Vonlenska ("Hopelandic"). Written with spaces, the song's title would be "Hoppa í polla" (the "—a" in "hoppa" is not pronounced). As with many of the band's songs, it was given a nickname in the early stages of writing. Hoppípolla was "The Money Song", as the band was certain they had written a song which would have commercial success. [cite video |people=Sigur Rós |year2=2007|title=Heima|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1094594/|medium=DVD (audio commentary)|time=01:16:00 ] 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.

Use in film and television

"Hoppípolla" was used in 2006 advertisements for the BBC's "Planet Earth" TV series, giving 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 1 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. The song was also featured in the "Doctor Who Confidential" episode "End of an Era".

Besides its repeated use by the BBC, the song was used in the "Children of Men" trailer, the film "Penelope", 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 shows such as "The X-Factor", "Britain's Got Talent", and "I'd Do Anything". In New Zealand, the intro part of the song was used as the soundtrack for a promotional TV advertisement for the All Blacks before the 2006 Bledisloe Cup. The song was recently covered by We Are Scientists on their B-sides album "Crap Attack".

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

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 two childlike groups of friends – who are actually elderly people – strolling around a town and pulling pranks on other people just like children. Near the end of the video, the two groups meet each other in a graveyard to battle with water balloons and wooden swords. When one of them is injured and gets a bloody nose (which is referenced in the lyrics), the opponents run away in fear, while the others celebrate the victory. The video shows several shots of the friends jumping in puddles of water.

Band members Kjartan Sveinsson and Jón Þór Birgisson are featured in the video: Kjartan plays the victim of a Ding Dong Ditch trick, and Jónsi plays the cashier at a shop where an old man steals and eats some produce. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Iqq1AWMTQI YouTube - Hoppipola ] ] . Drummer Orri Páll Dýrason can be seen repairing his bicycle and Georg Hólm can be seen cleaning.

References

External links

* [http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/band/disco/hoppipolla.php Sigur Rós's official page on the Hoppípolla single]
* [http://alwaysontherun.net/sigur.htm Always on the Run - Sigur Rós Lyrics Translations]
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