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Carnival of Rust (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'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[http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/764_carnival_of_rust_single_out_now/ Carnival of Rust single out now] 'Poets of the Fall News', 22 March 2006 and in Germany on 1 December 2006.[http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/887_carnival_of_rust_single_out_now_in_germany/ Carnival of Rust single out now in Germany] 'Poets of the Fall News', December 1, 2006 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[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] 'Poets of the Fall News', 18 March 2006 and staying on top of the list for four months. The song reached number 2 in the official Finnish single charts[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)] as well as the most wanted song of 2006 on YleX[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] 'Poets of the Fall News', 30 December 2006 and was #1 in overall sales/radio/video/disco play list according to the Finnish music book Sislt Hitin[http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/2827_carnival_of_rust_the_2nd_biggest_hit_of_2006/ Carnival of Rust the biggest hit of 2006] 'Poets of the Fall News', March 19, 2007 and #1 in the radio play list on Rumba's 50 Hits list.
Track listing
*'Extended play'
#"Carnival of Rust" (Radio Edit) - 3:31
#"Carnival of Rust" (Album Version) - 4:20
#"Don't Mess With Me" (Live) - 5:33
*'Digital download - remix single'
#"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 ([https://web.archive.org/web/20061103212141/http://www.poetsofthefall.com/videos/carnival_of_rust/ watch it]). It was made by the same director, who shot "Lift", Tuomas "Stobe" Harju.Awards
Charts
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