"Varúð"
Single by Sigur Rós
from the album Valtari
B-side"Logn"
ReleasedAugust 21, 2012 (2012-08-21)
Recorded2011–12
GenrePost-rock
Length4:18 (radio edit)
6:36 (album version)
LabelXL Recordings
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Sigur Rós
Sigur Rós singles chronology
"Ekki múkk"
(2012)
"Varúð"
(2012)
"Brennisteinn"
(2013)
Music video
"Varúð" on YouTube
"Varúð" (Ryan McGinley) on YouTube

"Varúð" (Icelandic for "Caution") is a song written and recorded by Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós for their sixth studio album, Valtari. It appears as the third track on the album. The song was released as the second official single from the album on August 21, 2012 on a 10" gramophone record in support of their then-current Sigur Rós World Tour.[1] It is also notably the first release by Sigur Rós under XL Recordings after the liquidation of EMI and the selling of its subsidiaries, including Sigur Rós' then-current label Parlophone. The song was used as a backing for an interpretive dance in the thirteenth season finale of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.[2][3]

Track listing

10"
No.TitleLength
1."Varúð"6:36
2."Logn"8:14
Promotional single
No.TitleLength
1."Varúð"4:18

Personnel

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

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[4] 132

Release history

Region Date Format Label Catalog no.
United Kingdom[5] April 26, 2012 CD-R (BBC Radio 6 premiere) Parlophone n/a
United Kingdom[6] August 21, 2012 10" XL Recordings XLT-579
United States[7] B009159HA4

References

  1. "Varúð". Sigur Ros Music Store. XL Recordings. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  2. "ICELAND: Ágætis Byrjun - Sigur Rós". 200worldalbums.com. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  3. "'Always Sunny' Season 13: Come for the Jokes, Stay for the Jaw-Dropping Finale". Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  4. "Sigur Rós – Varúð" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  5. "Varúð – Sigur Ros (Radio Edit)". chazychris. SoundCloud. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  6. "Varúð (10", Single, Ltd)". Sigur Ros Discography. Discogs. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  7. "Sigur Ros: Varuo 10". Retrieved 12 June 2013.
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