Rafstraumur

2013 single by Sigur Rós

"Rafstraumur"

Single by Sigur Rós

from the album Kveikur

Released

October 21, 2013 (2013-10-21)

Recorded

2012–13

Studio

Sundlaugin Studio
(Mosfellsbær, Iceland)

Genre

Post-rock

Length

5:03

Label

XL Recordings

Songwriter(s)

Producer(s)

Jón Þór Birgisson
Orri Páll Dýrason
Cyril Hahn
Georg Hólm

Sigur Rós singles chronology

"Ísjaki"
(2013)

"Rafstraumur"
(2013)

"Óveður"
(2016)

Music video

"Rafstraumur (Cyril Hahn remix)" on YouTube

"Rafstraumur" (Icelandic for "Electric Current") is a song written by Jón Þór Birgisson, Orri Páll Dýrason, Georg Hólm of Icelandic post rock band Sigur Rós. The song was originally recorded throughout 2012 and 2013 at the Sundlaugin Studio in Mosfellsbær, Iceland for inclusion on the band's seventh studio album, Kveikur. The record appears as the seventh track on the album. The record was released to radio on November 18, 2013 as a promotional single for Kveikur.

Sigur Rós' recording of "Rafstraumur" was remixed by Canadian electronic musician Cyril Hahn, and was released as a single on October 21, 2013. A music video to promote the single was also produced and created.

Track listing

Digital download^[1]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rafstraumur" (Cyril Hahn Remix)	5:03

UK promotional single^[2]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rafstraumur" (Radio)	4:06
2.	"Rafstraumur" (Original)	4:58

Personnel

Adapted from Kveikur liner notes.^[3]

Sigur Rós

Jón Þór Birgisson – vocals, guitar
Georg Hólm – bass
Orri Páll Dýrason – drums

Additional musicians

Eiríkur Orri Ólafsson – brass arrangement
Daníel Bjarnason – string arrangement
Sigrún Jónsdóttir – brass
Eiríkur Orri Ólafsson – brass
Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir – brass
Borgar Magnason – strings
Margrét Árnadóttir – strings
Pálína Árnadóttir – strings
Una Sveinbjarnardóttir – strings
Þórunn Ósk Marinósdóttir – strings

Additional personnel

Ted 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 Jón Birgisson – recording
Valgeir Sigurdsson – recording (strings)

Release history

Commercial

Country	Date	Format	Label
Australia^[4]	October 21, 2013	Digital download	XL Recordings
United Kingdom^[1]^[5]
United States^[6]^[7]^[8]

Promotional

Country	Date	Radio Format	Label	Catalog No.
United Kingdom^[2]	November 18, 2013	Contemporary hit radio; BBC Radio 1 Rotation	XL Recordings	n/a

References

^ ^a ^b "Rafstraumur (Cyril Hahn Remix) – Single". iTunes GB. Apple Inc. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Sigur Rós – Rafstraumur". Sigur Rós Discography. Discogs. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
^ Kveikur (liner notes). Sigur Rós. XL Recordings. 2013.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Rafstraumur (Cyril Hahn Remix) – Single". iTunes AU. Apple Inc. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
^ "Rafstraumur (Cyril Hahn Remix)". MP3 Music. Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
^ "Rafstraumur (Cyril Hahn Remix) – Single". iTunes US. Apple Inc. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
^ "Rafstraumur (Cyril Hahn Remix)". MP3 Music. Amazon.com. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
^ "Rafstraumur (Cyril Hahn Remix)". Sigur Rós. 7digital. Retrieved November 23, 2013.