| Signs of Life | |
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| Released | January 19, 2005 |
| Length | 51:08 |
| Label | Insomniac |
| Producer | Poets of the Fall |
Signs of Life is the debut album by the Finnish alternative rock band Poets of the Fall. It was released on 19 January 2005[1]and is the first album of the Signs of Life Trilogy The album debuted at number-one on the Finnish charts.[2] The album was certified platinum on 26 April 2006 [3] and remained in the Top 40 for more than one year [4] (56 weeks[5]). The album was released on the iTunes Music Shop in Finland, Norway, Denmark, and Sweden in August 2005.[6] It was released on iTunes for worldwide purchase on 12 April 2008. A limited black vinyl was released on the band's official webshop on 19 January 2011. In 2023, the vinyl was re-issued in curacao turquoise.
The booklet contains song lyrics and a password that used to grant access to a secret page on the band's website that hosted a remix of Lift, entitled "Dramadance Remix" - as well as wallpapers made from the Lift MV and album artwork. The remix was made by Captain. Due to changes to the website since then, the secret page is no longer available. The album artwork was created by Marko Saaresto and Pertti Kainulainen.[7]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Markus Kaarlonen, Marko Saaresto and Olli Tukiainen
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lift" | 5:11 |
| 2. | "Overboard" | 4:43 |
| 3. | "Late Goodbye" | 3:46 |
| 4. | "Don't Mess With Me" | 3:58 |
| 5. | "3 AM" | 4:21 |
| 6. | "Stay" | 3:33 |
| 7. | "Seek You Out" | 3:46 |
| 8. | "Shallow" | 4:23 |
| 9. | "Everything Fades" | 3:08 |
| 10. | "Someone Special" | 4:18 |
| 11. | "Illusion & Dream" | 5:26 |
| 12. | "Sleep" | 4:59 |
Physical Releases
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CD -
Vinyl - Black (2011)
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Vinyl - Curacao Turquoise (2023)
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Vinyl - Curacao Turquoise (2023, signed)
Interviews
- <@amp1312> What is the meaning behind the title of your upcoming album, "Signs of Life"?
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<@POTF_Mark> The signs of life are all around us in all the smallest things to the grand openings... our album holds some of them... those dearest to us...
Trivia
- The album's copyright statement ends with "and don't forget to brush your teeth..."
- On the Facebook page of the band in a comment it is clearly stated that the title Signs of Life is not a reference to the Pink Floyd-instrumental of the same name released in 1987, it is "merely a coincidence".[10]
Source
References
- ↑ Signs of Life OUT NOW!. http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news,19 January 2005
- ↑ Signs of Life straight to #1 http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news 29 January 2005
- ↑ Signs of Life sells platinum. http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, 26 April 2006
- ↑ Signs of Life Signs of Life one year in Top 40 http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news 5 April 2006
- ↑ www.finnishcharts.com - POETS OF THE FALL - SIGNS OF LIFE (ALBUM)
- ↑ Signs of Life released on iTunes http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news 30 August 2005
- ↑ AMA webchat on maxpaynedev.com, archived
- ↑ AMA session from maxpaynedev.com, archived
- ↑ archived from STALKER
- ↑ http://rewindpoets.wordpress.com/2012/02/18/more-tracks-and-stuff/