Signs of Life (Poets of the Fall album)

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Signs of Life
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Released19 January 2005
Genre Alternative rock
Length51:35
Label Insomniac
Producer Poets of the Fall
Poets of the Fall [1] chronology
Signs of Life
(2005)
Carnival of Rust
(2006)
Singles from Signs of Life
  1. "Late Goodbye"
    Released: 30 June 2004
  2. "Lift"
    Released: 9 September 2004
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Signs of Life is the debut album by the Finnish alternative rock band Poets of the Fall. It was released on 19 January 2005 [3] and debuted at number-one on the Finnish charts. [4] The album was certified platinum on 26 April 2006 [5] and remained in the Top 40 for more than one year [6] (56 weeks [7] ). The album was released on the iTunes Music Shop in Finland, Norway, Denmark and Sweden in August 2005. [8] It was released on iTunes for worldwide purchase on 12 April 2008. [9] A limited vinyl-edition was released on the band's official webshop on 19 January 2011. [10]

Contents

Trivia

The track "Seek You Out" has never been played live.

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.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Markus Kaarlonen, Marko Saaresto and Olli Tukiainen.

No.TitleLength
1."Lift"5:11
2."Overboard"4:43
3."Late Goodbye"3:46
4."Don't Mess with Me"3:58
5."3 AM"4:21
6."Stay"3:33
7."Seek You Out"3:46
8."Shallow"4:23
9."Everything Fades"3:08
10."Someone Special"4:18
11."Illusion & Dream"5:26
12."Sleep"4:59

Release history

CountryRelease DateAnnotations
Finland19 January 2005 [3]
DenmarkAugust 2005 [8]
Norway
Sweden
Worldwide iTunes12 April 2008 [9]
Official webshop19 January 2011Limited Edition vinyl [10]

Singles

SingleRelease datesCharts
Finland
Late Goodbye 30 June 2004 [11] 14 [12]
Lift*9 September 2004 [13] 8 [14]

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

Awards and nominations

Awards

YearAwardTitleResult
2006 Emma Award Best Debut Album of the yearWon [15]

Nominations

YearAwardTitleRank
2005Radio CityAlbum of the year#7 [16]

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References

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  2. Poets Of The Fall - 2005 Signs Of Life at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-02-16)
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  4. Signs of Life straight to #1 Archived 2007-10-10 at the Wayback Machine http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news 29 January 2005
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  6. Signs of Life Signs of Life one year in Top 40 Archived 2007-10-15 at the Wayback Machine http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news 5 April 2006
  7. www.finnishcharts.com - POETS OF THE FALL - SIGNS OF LIFE (ALBUM)
  8. 1 2 Signs of Life released on iTunes Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news 30 August 2005
  9. 1 2 Poets of the Fall now on iTunes worldwide Archived 2008-04-13 at the Wayback Machine http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news 12 April 2008
  10. 1 2 Poets Of The Fall: Signs Of Life Gatefold Vinyl 2LP retrieved on 15 December 2011
  11. Late Goodbye single OUT NOW! Archived 2013-12-27 at the Wayback Machine http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news , 30 June 2004
  12. www.finnishcharts.com – POETS OF THE FALL - LATE GOODBYE (SONG)
  13. "Lift" single OUT NOW! Archived 2013-12-27 at the Wayback Machine "http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news ,9 September 2004
  14. www.finnishcharts.com - POETS OF THE FALL - LIFT (SONG)
  15. POTF wins two Emma Awards Archived 2012-11-02 at the Wayback Machine . http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news , 4 March 2006
  16. Vote for SoL as the Album of the Year Archived 2014-03-02 at the Wayback Machine . http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news , 14 November 2005