Late Goodbye

"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]

"Late Goodbye"
Single by Poets of the Fall
from the album Signs of Life[1]
Released30 June 2004
GenreAlternative rock, post-grunge, acoustic rock
Length3:47
LabelInsomniac
Songwriter(s)Markus Kaarlonen, Marko Saaresto and Olli Tukiainen.
Poets of the Fall singles chronology
"Late Goodbye"
(2004)		 "'Lift'"
(2004)

Track listing
  1. "Late Goodbye" (album version) – 03:47
  2. "Late Goodbye" (radio edit) – 03:18
  3. "Late Goodbye" (unplugged) – 03:33
  4. "Late Goodbye" (piano instrumental) – 03:19
  5. "Everything Fades" – 03:09

Release history
Country Release Date
Finland 30 June 2004[6]
Worldwide iTunes 12 April 2008[7]

Awards
Year Award Title Result
2004 Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G) Awards Best Original Vocal Song – Pop Won[8]
YleX's"Best of 2004" Best Finnish Song 7th place[9]
2007 Helsingin Sanomat Most Beloved Finnish Rock Song Nominated[10]

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.
gollark: That is bad.
gollark: > no, I just think which action is the most profitable to meħħħħħħħħħ
gollark: Well, yes, that probably doesn't help much.
gollark: In an individual interaction, vengeance is bad, because you're just harming someone even though doing it afterward won't cause them to have not done the thing for which you are taking revenge.
gollark: Which kind of works even if you haven't taken vengeance on *anyone* yet, if people *think* you are likely to.

References
  1. – Discography Archived 2014-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Poets of the Fall – Discography Archived 2014-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 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
  4. www.finnishcharts.com – POETS OF THE FALL - LATE GOODBYE (SONG)
  5. Late Goodbye hits no. 1 Archived 2007-10-07 at the Wayback Machine, poetsofthefall.com, 8 May 2004
  6. Late Goodbye single OUT NOW! Archived 2013-12-27 at the Wayback Machine, poetsofthefall.com, 30 June 2004
  7. Poets of the Fall now on iTunes worldwide Archived 2008-04-13 at the Wayback Machine, poetsofthefall.com, 12 April 2008
  8. Poets Of The Fall wins at G.A.N.G. Awards Archived 2007-07-17 at the Wayback Machine, poetsofthefall.com, 29 March 2004
  9. POTF is the Best Newcomer of 2004 Archived 2010-07-02 at the Wayback Machine, poetsofthefall.com, 1 January 2005
  10. Vote to make a difference Archived 2014-03-02 at the Wayback Machine, poetsofthefall.com, 28 June 2007
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