"Gobbledigook" is the first track on

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' album ''

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''. It premiered on

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's Radio 1 show in the UK on 27 May 2008. On the European

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of the album, the song's title is spelled "Gobbeldigook". This song was number 55 on ''

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's "The 100 Best Tracks of 2008" list. This song is also available on the video game '' Rocksmith'' from

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Music video

The video for "Gobbledigook" was released on 27 May 2008 on sigurros.com. It was filmed in May 2008 by Arni & Kinski, who has previously directed the band's "

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" videos, as well as collaborating with Ryan McGinley, whose recent work has been used as the cover art for ''

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{{Authority control Sigur Rós songs 2008 singles Song recordings produced by Flood (producer) 2008 songs EMI Records singles Songs written by Jónsi Songs written by Orri Páll Dýrason Songs written by Georg Hólm Songs written by Kjartan Sveinsson