Signs of Life (Poets of the Fall album)

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Signs of Life is the debut album by the Finnish rock band Poets of the Fall. It was released in Finland on 19 January 2005[1] and went straight to the top of the Finnish charts. [2] It was certified gold on 24 May 2005[3], platinum on 26 April 2006[4] and stayed in the Finnish Album Top 40 for more than one year [5] (56 weeks[6]).The album has been released on the iTunes Music Shop in Finland, Norway, Denmark and Sweden in August 2005 [7] and went straight to the top of the Finnish iTunes Top Songs list. [8] It was released on iTunes for worldwide purchase on 12 April 2008. [9]

The album was also released in New Zealand and South Africa.[citation needed]

The booklet contains song lyrics as well as the special code to "elusive bonus" features on the band's official website, which include a remix of the song Lift and several wallpapers based on booklet artworks and the Lift video.

Signs of Life
Signs of Life cover
Studio album by Poets of the Fall[10]
Released 19 January 2005 Flag of Finland[1]

August 2005 Flag of Denmark Flag of Norway Flag of Sweden[7]
12 April 2008 (iTunes) Flag of World [9]

release date unknown Flag of Australia Flag of New Zealand Flag of Ukraine Flag of South Africa[citation needed]
Genre Rock
Length 51:35
Label Insomniac
Playground
Producer Poets of the Fall
Professional reviews

Glory-Daze.com 9.5/10 stars link
Poets of the Fall[10] chronology
Signs of Life
(2005)		 Carnival of Rust
(2006)

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Lift" – 5:10
  2. "Overboard" – 4:42
  3. "Late Goodbye" (Theme From Max Payne 2) – 3:45
  4. "Don't Mess With Me" – 3:58
  5. "3 AM" – 4:20
  6. "Stay" – 3:32
  7. "Seek You Out" – 3:45
  8. "Shallow" – 4:22
  9. "Everything Fades" – 3:09
  10. "Someone Special" – 4:17
  11. "Illusion and Dream" – 5:12
  12. "Sleep" – 4:56

[edit] Singles

Single Release dates Charts
Late Goodbye* 30 June 2004Flag of Finland[11] #14 Flag of Finland [12]
Lift* 9 September 2004 Flag of Finland[13] #8 Flag of Finland [14]


"*"= a full version of the song can be found on the band's official MySpace-website

(Illusion & Dream and Stay were also radio-only promo singles; they were not released as physical singles and no videos were made)

[edit] Videos

[edit] Awards and nominations

[edit] Awards

Year Award Title
2005 IFPI Finland Gold Record[3]
2006 Emma Award Best Debut Album of the year[15]
2006 IFPI Finland Platinum Record[4]

[edit] Nominations

Year Award Title Rank
2005 Radio City Album of the year 7th[16]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Signs of Life OUT NOW!. http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news,19 January 2005
  2. ^ Signs of Life straight to #1 http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news 29 January 2005
  3. ^ a b Signs of Life sells gold in Finland. http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, 24 May 2005
  4. ^ a b Signs of Life sells platinum. http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, 26 April 2006
  5. ^ Signs of Life Signs of Life one year in Top 40 http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news April 5 2006
  6. ^ www.finnishcharts.com - POETS OF THE FALL - SIGNS OF LIFE (ALBUM)
  7. ^ a b Signs of Life released on iTunes http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news 30 August 2005
  8. ^ Signs of Life #1 on iTunes http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news September 2, 2005
  9. ^ a b Poets of the Fall now on iTunes worldwide http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news 12 April 2008
  10. ^ Poets of the Fall – Discography
  11. ^ Late Goodbye single OUT NOW! Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, 30 June 2004
  12. ^ www.finnishcharts.com – POETS OF THE FALL - LATE GOODBYE (SONG)
  13. ^ "Lift" single OUT NOW! "Http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, September 9, 2004
  14. ^ www.finnishcharts.com - POETS OF THE FALL - LIFT (SONG)
  15. ^ POTF wins two Emma Awards. http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, 4 March 2006
  16. ^ Vote for SoL as the Album of the Year. http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, 14 November 2005
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