Lift (Poets of the Fall song)

"Lift" is a song by the Finnish rock band Poets of the Fall. It is the second single released from their debut album, Signs of Life.^[1] The song reached #8 on the Finnish Top 40 and stayed there for 11 consecutive weeks.^[3]

"Lift"
Single by Poets of the Fall
from the album Signs of Life
B-side	The Beautiful Ones[1]
Released	9 September 2004[2]
Genre	Alternative rock, post grunge
Length	5:13
Label	Insomniac
Songwriter(s)	Markus Kaarlonen, Marko Saaresto, Olli Tukiainen
Poets of the Fall singles chronology
"Late Goodbye" (2004) "Lift" (2004) "Carnival of Rust" (2006)

Release

The song was released in Finland on 9 September 2004.^[2] The single contains two versions of the track, as well as non-album B-side "The Beautiful Ones".

Markus Kaarlonen produced a dance remix of the song, entitled Lift (Dramadance Remix). It was only available for download (as an MP3 or WAV file) on a secret page of the band's official website which could be accessed by the special login and password from the Signs of Life album booklet.

On 21 January 2011, the song was released on Rock Band Network.^[4]

Track listing

1. "Lift" (radio edit) – 4:01
2. "Lift" (album version) – 5:13
3. "The Beautiful Ones" – 5:22

Nominations

Year	Award	Title	Rank
2004	YleX's "Best of 2004"	Best Finnish song	2nd[5]
2005	The Voice	Top 105	10th[6]

Music video

The promotional video for "Lift" was released on 8 August 2005. It can be watched online on the band's official website.