Funeral Song

Infobox Single
Name = Funeral Song (The Resurrection)


Artist = The Rasmus
from Album = Dead Letters
B-side = "If You Ever"
"Everything You Say" (Maxi single only)
Released = April 25, 2004
Format = CD single
Recorded = June - December 2002 in Stockholm, Sweden
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 3:21
Label = Playground Music
Writer = Lauri Ylönen
Producer = Mikael Nord
Martin Hansen
Chart position = * #2 (Finland Singles)
Last single = "First Day of My Life"
(2003)
This single = "Funeral Song"
(2004)
Next single = "Guilty"
(2004)
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = Dead Letters
Type = studio
prev_track = "Back in the Picture"
prev_no = 9
this_track = "Funeral Song"
track_no = 10
next_track =
next_no =

"Funeral Song (The Resurrection)" (originally simple "Funeral Song") is a power ballad by the Finnish rock band The Rasmus, originally released on the band's fifth album "Dead Letters" on March 21, 2003.

The single was released on April 25, 2004 by the record label Playground Music Scandinavia. It was the fourth single from the album "Dead Letters" and features the b-side "If You Ever". The maxi single also includes "Everything You Say".

ingle track listing

CD single
# "Funeral Song" - 3:21
# "If You Ever"

Maxi single
# "Funeral Song" - 3:21
# "Senile Wishes of John Candy's Candy Collection (Steak Tips)"
# "If You Ever"
# "Everything You Say"
# "Gambin-yo Crime Logistics"

Music video

The music video for "Funeral Song" was directed by Niclas Fronda & Fredrik Löfberg, Baranga Film. It was shot on a dark, rainy street in Stockholm, Sweden.Singer Lauri Ylönen is portrayed as an angel sent to take a girl's life after she has been fatally struck by a vehicle. A big scene builds up with police everywhere and a gathering crowd as Lauri slowly makes his way to the scene of the accident. Lauri opens out his coat and crows fly out; connoting death. Lauri then kneels down by the dying girl, strokes her face and takes her life.

This video won a prize on the MTV Europe Awards 2004 for best video and a silver award at the Muuvi-Gaala in 2005.

Band's Comments

Lauri, the singer-songwriter, has said that this song is about how he has hurt someone lots of times. [ [http://www.therasmus-hellofasite.it/thebandSongsM-eng.htm "Funeral Song" song meaning] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.therasmus.com The Rasmus' official website]
* [http://www.therasmus.org.uk/FuneralSongLyrics.htm Lyrics]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4fjTZ7r6JM "Funeral Song" music video] on YouTube