Lift (Poets of the Fall song)

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"Lift"
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Single by Poets of the Fall
from the album Signs of Life[1]
B-sideThe Beautiful Ones [1]
Released9 September 2004 Finland[2]
GenreAlternative rock
Length5:13
LabelInsomniac
Songwriter(s)Markus Kaarlonen, Marko Saaresto and Olli Tukiainen.
Poets of the Fall singles chronology
"'Late Goodbye'"
(2004) 		"Lift"
(2004) 		"'Carnival of Rust'"
(2006)

"Lift" is a song by the Finnish rock band Poets of the Fall. It is the second single released from their debut album, Signs of Life.[1] The song was released in Finland on 9 September 2004.[2] The song reached #8 on the Finnish Top 40 and stayed there for 11 consecutive weeks.[3] It contains two versions of the title track, as well as the B-side, The Beautiful Ones.

Markus Kaarlonen produced a dance remix of the song, entitled Lift (Dramadance Remix). It is only available for download (as an MP3 or WAV file) on a secret page of the band's official website which can be accessed by the special login and password from the Signs of Life album booklet.

Track listing[]

  1. "Lift" (radio edit) - 4:01
  2. "Lift" (album version) - 5:13
  3. "The Beautiful Ones" - 5:22

Nominations[]

Year Award Title Rank
2004 YleX's "Best of 2004" Best Finnish song 2nd[4]
2005 The Voice Top 105 10th[5]

Music video[]

The promotional video for "Lift" was released on August 8, 2005. It can be watched online on the band's official website.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Poets of the Fall – Discography Archived 2014-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Lift" single OUT NOW! Archived 2013-12-27 at the Wayback Machine "http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news Archived 2008-04-27 at the Wayback Machine, 9 September 2004
  3. ^ www.finnishcharts.com - POETS OF THE FALL - LIFT (SONG)
  4. ^ POTF is the Best Newcomer of 2004 Archived 2010-07-02 at the Wayback Machine http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news Archived 2008-04-27 at the Wayback Machine, January 1, 2005
  5. ^ Vote for Poets in The Voice's Top 105 Archived 2014-03-02 at the Wayback Machine http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news Archived 2008-04-27 at the Wayback Machine, December 11, 2005

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