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"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.

"Carnival of Rust"
Single by Poets of the Fall
from the album Carnival of Rust[1]
Released	22 March 2006
Genre	Post-grunge
Length	4:20
Label	Insomniac Playground
Songwriter(s)	Markus Kaarlonen, Marko Saaresto and Olli Tukiainen.
Poets of the Fall singles chronology
"'Lift'" (2004) "Carnival of Rust" (2006) "'Sorry Go 'Round'" (2006)

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

• Extended play

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

• Digital download - remix single[8]

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.

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

External links

• "Carnival of Rust" video
• "Carnival of Rust" lyrics
• The official website of Poets of the Fall
• The official Myspace of Poets of the Fall
• History of "Carnival of Rust" single at Fall Break (in Russian))

References

На других языках

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- [en] Carnival of Rust (song)

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[ru] Carnival of Rust (песня)

Carnival of Rust — первый сингл и титульный трек альбома Carnival of Rust финской рок-группы Poets of the Fall. Релиз состоялся 22 марта 2006 года в Финляндии[2] и 1 декабря 2006 года в Германии[3]. Сингл содержит две версии титульного трека и концертный вариант композиции «Don’t Mess With Me» из первого альбома группы Signs of Life[1], записанный 15 июля 2005 года во время Rockperry Festival в городе Вааса (Финляндия).

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