Carnival of Rust (song)

"Carnival of Rust"
Single by Poets of the Fall
from the album Carnival of Rust[1]
Released 22 March 2006
Format CD single
Genre Rock
Length 4:20
Label Insomniac
Playground
Writer(s) Markus Kaarlonen, Marko Saaresto and Olli Tukiainen.
Poets of the Fall singles chronology
Lift
(2004)
Carnival of Rust
(2006)
Sorry Go 'Round
(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.[1] 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 (for now). 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 March 30, 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. There is a remastered HD version of the original that can be viewed on the YouTube website. The Special Edition adds lots of new details, depth and clarity.

Awards

Year Award Title
2006 The Voice Best Music Video 2006[9]
2006 TV2's Musiikki-TV Best Finnish Music Video of All Times[10]
2007 Muuvi Awards Bronze Muuvi Award[11]
2007 Muuvi Awards Muuvi People's Choice Award [11]

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Finnish Singles Chart[5] 2

References

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