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Kveikur (pronounced , fuse or candlewick) is the seventh studio album from Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós. It was released on June 17, 2013 internationally and June 18, 2013 in the United States through XL Recordings. It is the first album to be fully released through XL after the band departed EMI and Parlophone during the label's acquisition by Universal Music Group in 2012. It is the first album since their debut, Von, not to feature Kjartan Sveinsson, following his departure in 2012. The cover is a photo by the Brazilian artist Lygia Clark.
"Kveikur" ( Icelandic for "Fuse", or "Candlewick" pronounced ) is a song written and recorded by Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós for their seventh studio album of the same name. It appears as the sixth track on the album. The song appeared on the Icelandic Tónlist chart in the week of the release of Kveikur, thanks to strong digital sales of the album, which debuted at #1 on the Tonlist album charts. The song peaked at #45.
A live version of the song, recorded during the Sigur Rós World Tour, was released as a promotional single on commercial music streaming service Spotify on July 11, 2013 as part of a three-week promotional deal which saw live recordings of Kveikur songs being released on Spotify each week.