Late Goodbye

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"Late Goodbye"
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Single by Poets of the Fall
from the album Signs of Life [1]
Released30 June 2004
Genre Alternative rock, post-grunge, acoustic rock, blues rock
Length3:47
Label Insomniac
Songwriter(s) Markus Kaarlonen, Marko Saaresto, Olli Tukiainen
Poets of the Fall singles chronology
"Late Goodbye"
(2004)
"'Lift'"
(2004)

"Late Goodbye" is a song by the Finnish rock band Poets of the Fall that appeared in the 2003 video game Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne as well as on the band's debut album Signs of Life . [2] [3] It was also the first single released from the album and reached No. 14 on the Finnish Singles Chart [4] as well as No. 1 on Radio SuomiPOP's Top 30 chart. [5]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Late Goodbye" (album version) – 03:47
  2. "Late Goodbye" (radio edit) – 03:18
  3. "Late Goodbye" (unplugged) – 03:33
  4. "Late Goodbye" (piano instrumental) – 03:19
  5. "Everything Fades" – 03:09

Release history

CountryRelease Date
Finland30 June 2004 [6]
Worldwide iTunes12 April 2008 [7]

Awards

YearAwardTitleResult
2004Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G) AwardsBest Original Vocal Song – PopWon [8]
YleX's"Best of 2004"Best Finnish Song7th place [9]
2007 Helsingin Sanomat Most Beloved Finnish Rock SongNominated [10]

Max Payne 2

The song can be heard by the player at various times during the game:

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References

  1. – Discography Archived 2014-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Poets of the Fall – Discography Archived 2014-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Poets song "Late Goodbye" appears in Max Payne 2 Archived 2007-07-17 at the Wayback Machine "Poets of the Fall News, 23 October 2003
  4. www.finnishcharts.com – POETS OF THE FALL – LATE GOODBYE (SONG)
  5. Late Goodbye hits no. 1 Archived 2007-10-07 at the Wayback Machine , poetsofthefall.com, 8 May 2004
  6. Late Goodbye single OUT NOW! Archived 2013-12-27 at the Wayback Machine , poetsofthefall.com, 30 June 2004
  7. Poets of the Fall now on iTunes worldwide Archived 2008-04-13 at the Wayback Machine , poetsofthefall.com, 12 April 2008
  8. Poets Of The Fall wins at G.A.N.G. Awards Archived 2007-07-17 at the Wayback Machine , poetsofthefall.com, 29 March 2004
  9. POTF is the Best Newcomer of 2004 Archived 2010-07-02 at the Wayback Machine , poetsofthefall.com, 1 January 2005
  10. Vote to make a difference Archived 2014-03-02 at the Wayback Machine , poetsofthefall.com, 28 June 2007