Late Goodbye

Infobox Single
Name = Late Goodbye


Released = 30 June 2004flagicon|FIN [http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/255_late_goodbye_single_out_now/ Late Goodbye single OUT NOW!] "http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news", 30 June 2004]
Artist = Poets of the Fall
from Album = Signs of Life [http://www.poetsofthefall.com/discography/ – Discography] ]
Format = CD single
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length = 17:07
Label = Insomniac
Writer =
Producer =
Chart position =

#14 (Top 40flagicon|FIN)

#1 (Radio Suomipop top 30 chartflagicon|FIN)

Last single =
This single = "Late Goodbye"
(2004)
Next single = "Lift"
(2004)"Late Goodbye" is a song by the Finnish rock band Poets of the Fall that appears in the 2003 video game "" [http://poetsofthefall.com/news/11_poets_song_late_goodbye_appears_in_max_payne_2/ Poets song "Late Goodbye" appears in Max Payne 2] "Poets of the Fall News", 23 October 2003] as well as on the band's debut album Signs of Life. [http://www.poetsofthefall.com/discography/ Poets of the Fall – Discography] ] It was also the first single released from the album and reached rank 14 in the official Finnish single charts [http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Poets+Of+The+Fall&titel=Late+Goodbye&cat=s www.finnishcharts.com – POETS OF THE FALL - LATE GOODBYE (SONG)] ] as well as rank 1 on Radio Suomipop's Top 30 chart. [http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/9_late_goodbye_hits_no_1/ Late Goodbye hits no. 1] . "Poets of the Fall News", 8 May 2004]

The song Late Goodbye is based on a poem written by Sam Lake (written about a dream he had), writer for the "Max Payne" series of games.Fact|date=September 2007

Track listing

#" [http://www.poetsofthefall.com/music/POTF_Late_Goodbye_Sample.mp3 Late Goodbye] " (Radio Edit) (03:18)
#"Late Goodbye" (03:47)
#"Late Goodbye" (Unplugged) (03:33)
#"Late Goodbye" (Piano Instrumental) (03:19)
#" [http://www.poetsofthefall.com/music/POTF_Everything_Fades_Sample.mp3 Everything Fades] " (03:09)

Awards and Nominations

Awards

Nominations

Max Payne 2

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

*It is overheard playing through the headphones of the janitor cleaning the basement of Max's apartment. He also sings and hums along to the lyrics.
*It is played by a Cleaner on a piano FOR 24 SECONDS in a room in the apartments where several Inner Circle members live.
*The games bad guys will often wistle or hum the song when not talking or shooting.
*Mona Sax sings it in the shower at her flat at the closed-down "Address Unknown" amusement park.
*Over the credits upon completion of the game.

External links

* [http://www.poetsofthefall.com/ The official website of Poets of the Fall (available in English, Finnish and German)]
* [http://www.myspace.com/poetsofthefall The official MySpace of Poets of the Fall (the full song "Late Goodbye" can be listened to there)]
* [http://www.poetsofthefall.com/?p=22 "Late Goodbye"-lyrics]
* [http://www.poetsofthefall.com/lyrics/everything_fades/ "Everything Fades"-lyrics]

References