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2004 single by Poets of the Fall
"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.
[2]
[3] It was also the first single released from the album and reached No. 14 on the
Finnish Singles Chart
[4] as well as No. 1 on Radio SuomiPOP's Top 30 chart.
[5]
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
Country
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Release Date
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Finland
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30 June 2004
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Worldwide iTunes
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12 April 2008
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Awards
Year
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Award
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Title
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Result
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2004
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Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G) Awards
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Best Original Vocal Song – Pop
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Won
[8]
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YleX's"Best of 2004"
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Best Finnish Song
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7th place
[9]
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2007
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Helsingin Sanomat
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Most Beloved Finnish Rock Song
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Nominated
[10]
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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.
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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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– Discography
Archived 2014-03-30 at the
Wayback Machine
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Poets of the Fall – Discography
Archived 2014-03-30 at the
Wayback Machine
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Poets song "Late Goodbye" appears in Max Payne 2
Archived 2007-07-17 at the
Wayback Machine "Poets of the Fall News, 23 October 2003
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www.finnishcharts.com – POETS OF THE FALL - LATE GOODBYE (SONG)
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Late Goodbye hits no. 1
Archived 2007-10-07 at the
Wayback Machine, poetsofthefall.com, 8 May 2004
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Late Goodbye single OUT NOW!
Archived 2013-12-27 at the
Wayback Machine, poetsofthefall.com, 30 June 2004
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Poets of the Fall now on iTunes worldwide
Archived 2008-04-13 at the
Wayback Machine, poetsofthefall.com, 12 April 2008
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Poets Of The Fall wins at G.A.N.G. Awards
Archived 2007-07-17 at the
Wayback Machine, poetsofthefall.com, 29 March 2004
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POTF is the Best Newcomer of 2004
Archived 2010-07-02 at the
Wayback Machine, poetsofthefall.com, 1 January 2005
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Vote to make a difference
Archived 2014-03-02 at the
Wayback Machine, poetsofthefall.com, 28 June 2007
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