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“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. 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.
“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. When Sir David Attenborough received his National Television lifetime achievement award, the piece was used for the moving anthology of his work, made especially for the occasion. 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 song was also featured in the ‘’Doctor Who Confidential’’ episode “End of an Era”.
“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. When Sir David Attenborough received his National Television lifetime achievement award, the piece was used for the moving anthology of his work, made especially for the occasion. 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 song was also featured in the ‘’Doctor Who Confidential’’ episode “End of an Era”.
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Kayna22 wrote:
love Hopp\u00edpolla,anyone wanna webcam chat? the link is in my profile.
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Fangorn_Bum wrote:
Makes me smile though it sounds so melancholic.....odd, but great
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gabriellamarie wrote:
Beautiful.
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exhaustedsoul wrote:
hoppipolla & hoppipolla afturabak, awsome together : )))
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hiphophendrix wrote:
nice chilled out tune
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GhostFreak6 wrote:
beautiful
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Gallaghersek wrote:
<3333333333333333333
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RaineyRed wrote:
amazing song
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DougClassic wrote:
real beauty
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x_Francy___x wrote:
i don't have words to describe this song.. ♥
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emo-queen wrote:
sounds very melancholic and sad to me, don't know what the lyrics are about
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autumn_rhapsody wrote:
lame, but i kinda want this song to play at my wedding. love this song and everything it stands for.
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ostrich54321 wrote:
what made it so great, at least to me, is that although it might be unashamedly glorious, it always felt as if it was in a humble and small and withdrawn kind of way. not some big, pretty piece of fluff that people just use to give empty gravitas, false pathos, to any old thing, like it seems to have been reduced to.
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ostrich54321 wrote:
if I close my eyes and listen to Takk in full, this safely wrapped up between Glósóli and Með blóðnasir, I can almost picture a time before it was rinsed of all meaning. I think I wouldn't mind so much if more people got fully into SR rather than this being just another token song by a band they don't really know anything about. or if it wasn't a go-to for every lazy television producer in the world...
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caviesfan79 wrote:
Such a heartwarming video :)
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Mr-rabiD wrote:
this mans voice is very squeeky indead, however he gets a shout from the nuffsed crew at www.nuffsed.co.uk
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ennnd wrote:
cool, cool.
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XWilliams wrote:
oops, four and a half.
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XWilliams wrote:
four minuets of swimming through an ethereal space ocean of constant wonderment and endless beauty, being bombarded by peace and tranquility at every turn.
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Kining wrote:
Why does it have to sound on a stupid spanish rubish comercials? Did they give them permition?
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