Late Goodbye
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| name = Late Goodbye
| cover = Potf-lg.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Poets of the Fall
| album = Signs of Life[http://www.poetsofthefall.com/discography/ – Discography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330150219/http://www.poetsofthefall.com/discography/ |date=2014-03-30 }}
| released = 30 June 2004
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Alternative rock, post-grunge, acoustic rock, blues rock
| length = 3:47
| label = Insomniac
| writer = Markus Kaarlonen, Marko Saaresto, Olli Tukiainen
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = 'Lift'
| next_year = 2004
}}
"Late Goodbye" is a song by the Finnish rock band Poets of the Fall that appeared in the 2003 video game Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne as well as on the band's debut album Signs of Life.[http://www.poetsofthefall.com/discography/ Poets of the Fall – Discography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330150219/http://www.poetsofthefall.com/discography/ |date=2014-03-30 }}[http://poetsofthefall.com/news/11_poets_song_late_goodbye_appears_in_max_payne_2/ Poets song "Late Goodbye" appears in Max Payne 2] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070717224213/http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/11_poets_song_late_goodbye_appears_in_max_payne_2/ |date=2007-07-17 }} "Poets of the Fall News, 23 October 2003 It was also the first single released from the album and reached No. 14 on the Finnish Singles Chart[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 No. 1 on Radio SuomiPOP's Top 30 chart.[http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/9_late_goodbye_hits_no_1/ Late Goodbye hits no. 1] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071007114654/http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/9_late_goodbye_hits_no_1/ |date=2007-10-07 }}, poetsofthefall.com, 8 May 2004
Track listing
- "Late Goodbye" (album version) – 03:47
- "Late Goodbye" (radio edit) – 03:18
- "Late Goodbye" (unplugged) – 03:33
- "Late Goodbye" (piano instrumental) – 03:19
- "Everything Fades" – 03:09
Release history
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!Country !Release Date |
| Finland |
| Worldwide iTunes |
Awards
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Award !Title !Result |
| rowspan="2"|2004
|Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G) Awards |Best Original Vocal Song – Pop |
| YleX's"Best of 2004"
|Best Finnish Song |align="center" style="background: #FFDDDD"|7th place[http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/444_potf_is_the_best_newcomer_of_2004/ POTF is the Best Newcomer of 2004] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100702204824/http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/444_potf_is_the_best_newcomer_of_2004/ |date=2010-07-02 }}, poetsofthefall.com, 1 January 2005 |
| 2007
|Most Beloved Finnish Rock Song |
''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 game's antagonists often whistle or hum the song when not talking or fighting.
- Max tries to play different versions of the song on a piano in one of the missions.
- Mona Sax sings it in the shower at her flat at the closed-down Address Unknown amusement park.
- The full song is also heard over the credits upon completion of the game.
References
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{{Poets of the Fall}}
{{Max Payne series}}
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Category:Poets of the Fall songs