Hoppípolla

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"Hoppípolla" (pronounced [ˈhɔʰpiˌpʰɔtl̥a]) is a song by Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós from their 2005 album Takk.... It was released as the album's second single on 28 November 2005. The song title is a univerbation of hoppa í polla (the -a in hoppa is not pronounced), which is Icelandic for "hopping into puddles", and the lyrics are mainly in Icelandic, with some nonsensical phrases, a "language" the band calls Vonlenska ("Hopelandic"). 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. "Hoppípolla" is the band's most successful single, charting at number 24 on the UK Singles Chart in May 2006. The song had been featured in trailers for the popular BBC television series Planet Earth, which caused the single to be re-released on 1 May 2006. The "Hoppípolla" single also features "Með blóðnasir", an instrumental coda to "Hoppípolla...

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