Iceland - Think About Things - Daði & Gagnamagnið

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Daði & Gagnamagnið are the winners of Söngvakeppnin 2020 and were to take their Think About Things to Rotterdam. The song in both its versions (see below) is written by Daði Freyr Pétursson himself.

Here's the official video

This RÚV page has video's, lyrics and other info.

Daði Freyr get's his Eurovision ticket on his second attempt. in 2017 he entered with Hvað með það? (Is this love?). He ended 2nd behind Svala's Paper but he was a good sport and made a remix for her. This was released as a digital track.

Daði Freyr  will participate in the 2021 contest and he'll take Gagnamagnið with him. So he has a new page at The Rotterdam Collection 2021.

Hot Chip remix and more
On May 14 two remixes by Hot Chip were released.

An Acoustic version was released as a digital single on July 42.

October 23: Three more remixes are released through all your favorite digital sources. 

The remixes are the top three mixes from the Think About Thing remix contest hosted by SKIO music.

1st : Sodda Remix

2nd: Tumpperi remix

3rd: AMLKR remix

Read more here, scroll down there and find about 600 Think About Thingeses

The Kola remix was released on a DJ CD (see versions below).

The top 3 release comes with this message from Freyr's Facebook:

"Eurovision 2021!

I’m coming back next year and Gagnamagnið is joining me!
So I guess I’m writing another Eurovision song.

Also closing the Think About Things chapter of my life with some remixes released today"

(see versions, Thanks Rick!)

October remixes image

Welcome EP

In 2021 Daði Freyr released a digital EP including his 2020 and 2021 entries.

On Dcember 1 2023 the EP was released on 10" vinyl. It also includes a remix of each Eurovision song.

(Samlist records DAFR 14 LP) Available here at Daði's shop

10 Years
Clear My Head
Think About Things
Somebody Else Now
Feel the Love ft. ÁSDÍS
10 Years (Chromeo Remix)
Think About Things (Hot Chip Remix)

Thanks Torsten!

Hot Chip, Daði style

Versions

Think About Things - English

- as performed in the final of Söngvakeppnin 2020, Official 2CD, Welcome EP
Think About Things - Hot Chip remix

- Welcome EP
Think About Things - Hot Chip remix edit
- digital release
Gagnamagnið - Icelandic
- as performed in the semi of Söngvakeppnin 2020
Think About Things - Acoustic
- digital release July 24
Think About Things - Sodda remix

Think About Things - Tumpperi remix

Think About Things - ALMKR remix

- Above three mixes digital releases October 23

Think About Things - Kola remix

- on VA DJ CD Monsterjam #42 (DMC MJ42)

Think About Things - English karaoke
Gagnamagnið - Icelandic karaoke

- All versions except remixes were released on the digital Söngvakeppnin 2020 album, The English version was released as a stand alone digital single on April 5.

Acoustic version digital release image

Charts
Ireland top 100 (Irma Irish Charts): (March 15): 94, - (May 15 re-entry):33, 4, 3, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 29, 26, 32, 40, 47, 59, 70, 74, 82, -
U.K. (Official charts top 100): 43, 34, 34, 35, 37, 36, 37, 50, 56, -
Scottish top 100 (Official charts company): (March 6) 66, -, 91, - (May 22 re): 10, 14, 18, 28, 33, 29, 30, 40, 37, 48, 65, 89, -
Sweden (Toplistan top 100): 33, 43, 41, 43, 58, 78, 64, 75, 90, 96, -

Söngvakeppnin 2020
The Icelandic final was on February 29 with two semi's on 8 and 15 February.
Iceland's Broadcaster uploaded all songs for the Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2020.
You can listen to all the songs in Icelandic here and  6 of them in English here. (Youtubes)
There was one other familair face in the Icelandic competition, Matti Matt (Mathias Mathiasson) was one of Sjonni's Friends in 2011.

All songs and their karaoke versions are also available on your favorite streaming devices.
The Söngvakeppnin 2020 album even made it to the Dutch Compilation charts top 30 (#23, 5, 5, 11, 15, 13, 17, 21, -, re: 22, 10, 4, 12, 17, 25, -), don't think that ever happened before, anywhere (except Iceland obviously).

Coverversions
Ryan O'Shaugnessy released his acoustic quarantine version through your digital stores.
Another one is by Andy Hughes.

Links and sources
RÚV Söngvakeppnin pages and FB
Daði Freyr Website, FB, 2021

Picture from Daði Freyr's Facebook page