CARNIVAL OF RUST (SONG)

'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 March 22 2006^[2] and in Germany on December 1 2006^[3]. 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 July 15, 2005 at Rockperry Festival in Vaasa, Finland.
The song has gained a significant success by immediately hitting the number one onYleX's Most Wanted^[4] and staying on top of the list for four months (for now). It was also the most wanted song of 2006 on YleX^[5] and was #2 in overall sales/radio/video/disco play list according to the Finnish music book Sisältää Hitin^[6] and #1 in the radio play list on Rumba's 50 Hits list.

Contents

Track listing

Music video

General information

Awards

Trivia

External links

References

Track listing

# Carnival of Rust (Radio Edit) (03:31)
# Carnival of Rust (04:20)
# Don't Mess With Me (Live) (05:33)

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 September 8, 2006 (watch it). It was made by the same director, who shot "Lift", Tuomas "Stobe" Harju.
Song by: Poets of the Fall; Label: Insomniac, Playground; Agency: Sam Agency; Production company: Nitro FX Ltd.; Director: Stobe Harju; Cinematography: Eki Halkka; Executive producer: Marika Tulivuori; Production assistant: Henri Ollinkari; Script: Stobe Harju, Marko; Gaffer: Teemu Konttinen; 3D artists: Mare Ollinkari, Juha Raulo; Compositors: Eki Halkka, Stobe Harju; Editor: Stobe Harju; Digital matte painters: Stobe Harju, Mare Ollinkari, Juha Raulo; Make-up artist: Nina Orell; Dress designer: Outi Höylä (OutinDesign); Tattoos by: Pete Voutilainen; Production design (Art Direction): Sami Silvennoinen, Stobe Harju; Production design company: Silver Zombie; Sound design: Tomi Nikulainen; Mastering: Piia Lindroos; Still photographer: Mirko Grönroos; Documentation: Tiia Öhman; Catering: Labamba; Props & Costumes rental: Bluemedia Ltd.; Animals & Animal directing: Reetta Harju; Candy twirls by: Labetto Oy; Camera rentals: P. Mutasen Elokuvakonepaja & Ari Tarvainen; Light Rentals: Bluemedia Ltd.; Greenscreen rental: Nitro FX Ltd & Petreo Oy. Cast: Zoltar: Marko; One armed musicians: Captain, Olli; Mr Greed: Marko; Greed's assistants: Jani, Sami; Plate polisher: Kiffe; Tattoo joint owner: Jaska; Drumming bears: Jari, Tapio; The woman behind the mask: Mia Jokiniva; Tattooist: Pete Voutilainen's arse; Bearded lady: Marika Tulivuori; Fire eaters: Joni, Kati; Lizard: Amalia (The Blue Tongued Lizard); Cameos: Eki Halkka, Stobe Harju.

Awards

Year	Award	Title
2006	The Voice	Best Music Video 2006[7]
2006	TV2's Musiikki-TV	Best Finnish Music Video of All Times[8]
2007	Muuvi Awards	Bronze Muuvi Award[9]
2007	Muuvi Awards	Muuvi People's Choice Award

Trivia

★ Single's cover features a pattern which can be spotted in band's first video, Late Goodbye in the room scene.
There are various references in the video, which can be spotted throughout:

★ Carnival of Rust is the name of the place where action's taking place.

★ Video features all members of the band and people that support "Poets of the Fall" on their live performances.

★ Singer Mark is closed in a booth which has fragments of "Gravity"'s lyrics printed on it.

★ The bearded lady's tattoo says "Delicious" which is the title of the tenth track of "Carnival of Rust" album.

★ Ticket printed at the end of the video says "Cor Cordis". In Latin, both of these words mean "heart". There's also a small "4" printed on the bottom of the ticket, which is probably a reference to another album's track, "All The Way / 4U".

External links

★ "Carnival of Rust" video

★ "Carnival of Rust" lyrics

★ The official website of Poets of the Fall

★ The official Myspace of Poets of the Fall

References

1. Poets of the Fall – Discography
2. Carnival of Rust single out now ''Poets of the Fall News'', March 22 2006
3. Carnival of Rust single out now in Germany ''Poets of the Fall News'', December 1 2006
4. Carnival of Rust straight to #1 on YleX's Most Wanted ''Poets of the Fall News'', March 18 2006
5. Carnival of Rust is the most wanted song of 2006 on YleX ''Poets of the Fall News'', December 30 2006
6. Carnival of Rust the 2nd biggest hit of 2006 ''Poets of the Fall News'', March 19 2007
7. Carnival of Rust is the best video of the year on The Voice. ''Poets of the Fall News'', December 31 2006
8. Carnival of Rust is the best Finnish music video of all time. ''Poets of the Fall News'', December 30 2006
9. Poets of the Fall win two Muuvi awards. ''Poets of the Fall News'', May 5 2007