Untitled 8
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- The correct title of this article is untitled #8. The substitution or omission of a # sign is because of technical restrictions.
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| Song by Sigur Rós | |||||
| Album | ( ) | ||||
| Released | October 28, 2002 | ||||
| Recorded | Sundlaugin | ||||
| Genre | Post-rock | ||||
| Length | 11:45 | ||||
| Label | Smekkleysa Records | ||||
| Writer | Sigur Rós | ||||
| Producer | Sigur Rós | ||||
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"untitled #8" (also known under its unofficial title "Popplagið", or "The Pop Song") is a song by the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós, found as the eighth and final song on the 2002 album ( ).
An absolutely stunning song, 11:45 of quite possibly the best build-up ever created. In concert, the song is played as the final encore, most likely for its epic climactic buildup and intensity. In most concerts a curtain is drawn across the stage during the song with an accompanying light show.
The song also appears on the compilation CD Screaming Masterpiece, as well as being the penultimate performance on the Sigur Rós self-produced movie Heima.
[edit] Lyrics and melody
As with all songs on ( ), "untitled #8" is sung in Vonlenska (Hopelandic). The song itself starts out very dreamlike and slow and gradually builds up into an emotional climax, which stands out on the album for its intensity and speed as most of the songs on the album are much slower and more mellow.
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