"Mennyt mies" | ||||
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Single by J. Karjalainen | ||||
from the album Et ole yksin | ||||
Released | 31 December 2012 | |||
Recorded | 2012 | |||
Length | 4:15 | |||
Label | Jukan Productions Oy / Warner Music Finland | |||
Songwriter(s) | J. Karjalainen | |||
Producer(s) | Janne Haavisto | |||
J. Karjalainen singles chronology | ||||
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"Mennyt mies" is a song by a Finnish singer-songwriter J. Karjalainen. The song serves as the first single from his album Et ole yksin , released on 15 March 2013. The accompanying music video was uploaded to YouTube on 31 December 2012. [1]
J. Karjalainen is singing about pop culture archetypes, such as "a silvery disco man" and "a lizard man licking his tongue". He also mentions "a New England Leather Man", a vagabond who walked 10–12 miles a day through western Connecticut and eastern New York state in the late 19th century. [2] He has explained that the character "Markku", which is told in the lyrics to be the main character's former name, is an homage to a medical doctor Reima Kampman. His studies of hypnosis and self-suggestion have helped J. Karjalainen in creating his music. [3]
"Mennyt mies" peaked at number one on the Official Finnish Download Chart on 10 January 2013. [4] On the Official Finnish Singles Chart, the song peaked at number three on 1 February 2013. [5]
Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [6] | 3 |
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