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"Inní mér syngur vitleysingur" (Icelandic for "Within me a lunatic sings"[1]) is the second track on Sigur Rós' fifth album, Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust. It is the first single from the album and was released on 8 September 2008.[2]

"Inní mér syngur vitleysingur"
Single by Sigur Rós
from the album Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
B-side	"Heima"
Released	7 September 2008 (2008-09-07)
Recorded	January–April 2008
Genre	Indie rock dream pop indie pop
Length	4:05
Label	EMI
Songwriter(s)	Jón Þór Birgisson Orri Páll Dýrason Georg Hólm Kjartan Sveinsson
Producer(s)	Sigur Rós Flood
Sigur Rós singles chronology
"Gobbledigook" (2008) "Inní mér syngur vitleysingur" (2008) "Við spilum endalaust" (2008)
Music video
"Inní mér syngur vitleysingur" on YouTube

A music video for "Inní mér syngur vitleysingur" was also released. It shows the band playing at the free Náttúra (Nature) concert in Reykjavík on 28 June 2008.[3]

Vocals from this track were sampled by the experimental electronic duo, Crystal Castles, in the song "Year of Silence", on their second self-titled release Crystal Castles.

Track listing

Personnel

Sigur Rós

• Jón Þór Birgisson - vocals, guitar
• Georg Hólm - bass
• Kjartan Sveinsson - keyboard, piano
• Orri Páll Dýrason - drums

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[4]	16
Iceland (Tónlist)[5]	8
UK Singles (OCC)[6]	152

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Catalog no.
Australia	7 September 2008	Digital download	EMI	n/a
France
Germany
Iceland
Netherlands
United Kingdom
United States
United Kingdom	8 September 2008	CD-R (Contemporary hit radio)		CDEMDJ757; 50999 234778 2 7
	15 September 2008	CD		CDEM 757; 50999 237978 2 6

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