Carnival of Rust

Carnival of Rust
Studio album by
Poets of the Fall[1]
Released12 April 2006
Genre
Length48:26
LabelInsomniac
ProducerPoets of the Fall[2]
Poets of the Fall[1] chronology
Signs of Life
(2005) 		Carnival of Rust
(2006) 		Revolution Roulette
(2008)
Singles from Carnival of Rust
  1. "Carnival of Rust"
    Released: 22 March 2006
  2. "Sorry Go 'Round"
    Released: 16 August 2006
  3. "Locking Up the Sun"
    Released: 29 November 2006
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Carnival of Rust is the second album by the Finnish rock band Poets of the Fall. It was released on 12 April 2006 in Finland,[3] 12 September 2006 in Sweden,[4] October 2006 in Australia, Russia and Ukraine,[5] then on 20 April 2007 in Germany.[6] The album went straight to the top of the Finnish Top 40 album chart[7] and stayed inside the Top 40 for 26 weeks.

The album went straight to the top on Finnish radio channel YleX due to fan votes[8] and was recognized as "Album of the Week"[9] after remaining number one for three weeks straight.[10] It was certified gold in Finland three weeks after being released[11] and has sold platinum.[12] On 17 December 2006 it was announced that the album is featured in Helsingin Sanomat's "Best albums of 2006" article.[13]

  1. ^ Poets of the Fall – Discography Archived 30 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Back cover of Carnival of Rust
  3. ^ "Carnival of Rust album Out Now". Poets of the Fall. 12 September 2006. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Carnival of Rust out now in Sweden". Poets of the Fall. 12 September 2006. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Carnival of Rust released in Australia, Russia and Ukraine". Poets of the Fall. 6 October 2006. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013.
  6. ^ ""Carnival of Rust"-album: German Amazon". Amazon.de.
  7. ^ "Carnival of Rust straight to #1". Poets of the Fall. 19 April 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2007.
  8. ^ "Carnival of Rust straight to #1 on YleX's Most Wanted". Poets of the Fall. 18 March 2006. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008.
  9. ^ "Carnival of Rust is Album of the Week on YleX". Poets of the Fall. 3 April 2006. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
  10. ^ "Poets of the Fall – Carnival of Rust (Album)". Finnish Charts. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014.
  11. ^ "Carnival of Rust sells gold". Poets of the Fall. 24 May 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2007.
  12. ^ "Carnival of Rust sells platinum". Poets of the Fall. 11 December 2006. Archived from the original on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2007.
  13. ^ "Carnival of Rust in HS's best albums of the year". Poets of the Fall. 17 December 2006. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014.