Carnival of Rust

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.

Carnival of Rust
Studio album by Poets of the Fall[1]
Released	12 April 2006
Genre	Alternative rock post-grunge
Length	48:26
Label	Insomniac
Producer	Poets 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
"Carnival of Rust" Released: 22 March 2006 "Sorry Go 'Round" Released: 16 August 2006 "Locking Up the Sun" Released: 29 November 2006

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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]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fire"	3:59
2.	"Sorry Go 'Round"	3:35
3.	"Carnival of Rust"	4:20
4.	"Locking Up the Sun"	3:58
5.	"Gravity"	3:55
6.	"King of Fools"	4:07
7.	"Roses"	3:51
8.	"Desire"	4:10
9.	"All the Way / 4U"	4:08
10.	"Delicious"	3:54
11.	"Maybe Tomorrow Is a Better Day" (Remastered)	4:44
12.	"Dawn"	3:28

All tracks are written by Markus Kaarlonen, Marko Saaresto and Olli Tukiainen

Release history

Country	Release date
Finland	12 April 2006[3]
Sweden	12 September 2006[4]
Australia	October 2006 (2006-10)[5]
Russia
Ukraine
Germany	20 April 2007[6]
iTunes worldwide	12 April 2008[14]

Singles

Single	Release dates	Charts
		Finland
Carnival of Rust*	22 March 2006 (Finland)[15] 1 December 2006 (Germany)[16]	2[17]
Sorry Go 'Round	16 August 2006 (Finland)[18]	7
Locking Up the Sun*	29 November 2006 (Finland)[19]	3

Awards

Year	Award	Title	Result
2006	NRJ Radio Awards	Best Finnish Album	Nominated[20]
2007	Emma Awards	Best Rock Album	Nominated[21]