Synopsis

In a bleak future, schoolchildren prepare for recess inside a heavily controlled classroom. After their mouths and ears are inspected, they put on layers of clothing and gas masks before entering a playground beneath a blood-red sky. Black ash falls like snow, yet the children treat it as a place for games, building figures and throwing the soot at one another. Their innocent play turns tragic when one child's mask is knocked loose, exposing the danger hidden beneath the strange landscape.

Factoids & Trivia

• The song is commonly known as "Vaka," although its official album title remains "Untitled #1." "Vaka" is the name of drummer Orri Pal Dyrason's daughter.

• The video was premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2003, before receiving an online premiere through MTV in February.

• The video was considerably darker than Sigur Ros' earlier clips for "Svefn-g-englar" and "Vidrar vel til loftarasa."

• The visual concept was reportedly first intended for another song from the album, "Untitled #4."

• The single's DVD edition included the band's first three music videos: "Svefn-g-englar," "Vidrar vel til loftarasa," and "Untitled #1."

• Sigur Ros won Best Video at the 2003 MTV Europe Music Awards in Edinburgh for "Untitled #1."