Carnival of Rust (song) explained

Carnival of Rust
Cover:Potf-cor-s.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Poets of the Fall
Album:Carnival of Rust[1]
Released:22 March 2006
Genre:Post-grunge
Length:4:20
Label:Insomniac
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Prev Title:'Lift'
Prev Year:2004
Next Title:'Sorry Go 'Round'
Next Year:2006

"Carnival of Rust" is the first single and the title track of the Carnival of Rust album by the Finnish rock band Poets of the Fall. It was released in Finland on 22 March 2006[2] and in Germany on 1 December 2006.[3] The single contains two versions of the track and a live recording of the song "Don't Mess With Me" from the band's first album Signs of Life. The track was recorded on 15 July 2005 at Rockperry Festival in Vaasa, Finland.

The song has gained a significant amount of success by immediately hitting the number one on YleX's Most Wanted[4] and staying on top of the list for four months. The song reached number 2 in the official Finnish single charts[5] as well as the most wanted song of 2006 on YleX[6] and was #1 in overall sales/radio/video/disco play list according to the Finnish music book Sisältää Hitin[7] and #1 in the radio play list on Rumba's 50 Hits list.

Track listing

  1. "Carnival of Rust" (Radio Edit) – 3:31
  2. "Carnival of Rust" (Album Version) – 4:20
  3. "Don't Mess With Me" (Live) – 5:33
  1. "Carnival of Rust" (Lost Stories) Remix – 5:40

Music video

General information

"Carnival of Rust" video was released on 30 March 2005. It was added as a bonus to the Carnival of Rust album and then made available online on 8 September 2006 (watch it). It was made by the same director, who shot "Lift", Tuomas "Stobe" Harju.

Awards

YearAwardTitle
2006The VoiceBest Music Video 2006[9]
2006TV2's Musiikki-TVBest Finnish Music Video of All Times[10]
2007Muuvi AwardsBronze Muuvi Award[11]
2007Muuvi AwardsMuuvi People's Choice Award

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.poetsofthefall.com/discography/ Poets of the Fall – Discography
  2. http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/764_carnival_of_rust_single_out_now/ Carnival of Rust single out now
  3. http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/887_carnival_of_rust_single_out_now_in_germany/ Carnival of Rust single out now in Germany
  4. http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/763_carnival_of_rust_straight_to_1_on_ylexs_most_wanted/ Carnival of Rust straight to #1 on YleX's Most Wanted
  5. http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Poets+Of+The+Fall&titel=Carnival+Of+Rust&cat=s www.finnishcharts.com – POETS OF THE FALL – CARNIVAL OF RUST (SONG)
  6. http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/2441_carnival_of_rust_is_the_most_wanted_song_of_2006_on_ylex/ Carnival of Rust is the most wanted song of 2006 on YleX
  7. http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/2827_carnival_of_rust_the_2nd_biggest_hit_of_2006/ Carnival of Rust the biggest hit of 2006
  8. Web site: Carnival of Rust (Lost Stories Remix) – Single by Poets of the Fall. . 22 April 2016.
  9. http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/2446_carnival_of_rust_is_the_best_video_of_the_year_on_the_voice/ Carnival of Rust is the best video of the year on The Voice
  10. http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/2438_carnival_of_rust_is_the_best_finnish_music_video_of_all_time/ Carnival of Rust is the best Finnish music video of all time
  11. http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/2941_poets_of_the_fall_win_two_muuvi_awards/ Poets of the Fall win two Muuvi awards