Lift (Poets of the Fall song) explained

Lift
Cover:Potf-lift.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Poets of the Fall
Album:Signs of Life
B-Side:The Beautiful Ones
Released:9 September 2004
Genre:Alternative rock, post grunge
Length:5:13
Label:Insomniac
Prev Title:Late Goodbye
Prev Year:2004
Next Title:Carnival of Rust
Next Year:2006

"Lift" is a song by the Finnish rock band Poets of the Fall. It is the second single released from their debut album, Signs of Life.[1] The song reached #8 on the Finnish Top 40 and stayed there for 11 consecutive weeks.[2]

Release

The song was released in Finland on 9 September 2004.[3] The single contains two versions of the track, as well as non-album B-side "The Beautiful Ones".

Markus Kaarlonen produced a dance remix of the song, entitled Lift (Dramadance Remix). It was only available for download (as an MP3 or WAV file) on a secret page of the band's official website which could be accessed by the special login and password from the Signs of Life album booklet.

On 21 January 2011, the song was released on Rock Band Network.[4]

Track listing

  1. "Lift" (radio edit) – 4:01
  2. "Lift" (album version) – 5:13
  3. "The Beautiful Ones" – 5:22

Nominations

YearAwardTitleRank
2004YleX's "Best of 2004"Best Finnish song2nd[5]
2005The VoiceTop 10510th[6]

Music video

The promotional video for "Lift" was released on 8 August 2005. It can be watched online on the band's official website.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.poetsofthefall.com/discography/ Poets of the Fall – Discography
  2. http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Poets+Of+The+Fall&titel=Lift&cat=s www.finnishcharts.com – POETS OF THE FALL – LIFT (SONG)
  3. http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/315_lift_single_out_now/ "Lift" single OUT NOW!
  4. Web site: Lift by Poets of the Fall // Songs // Rock Band® . Rockband.com . 26 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121006105704/http://www.rockband.com/songs/UGC_5005226 . 6 October 2012 .
  5. http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/444_potf_is_the_best_newcomer_of_2004/ POTF is the Best Newcomer of 2004
  6. http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/646_vote_for_poets_in_the_voices_top_105/ Vote for Poets in The Voice's Top 105