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Locking Up the Sun

"Locking Up the Sun" is the fourth track of the album Carnival of Rust by the Finnish rock band Poets of the Fall. A single version of the song was released in Finland on 29 November 2006. It includes the title track, a remix entitled "The Absolution" done by Captain and the music video directed by Tuomas "stObe" Harju, who shot two of the band's previous clips, as well. The video started to be aired on Finnish television stations at the beginning of November 2006. The single peaked at number three in the official Finnish single charts.

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"Locking Up the Sun"
Single by Poets of the Fall
from the album Carnival of Rust2
Released29 November 2006 Finland1
GenreAlternative rock
Length3:53
LabelInsomniac
Playground
SongwritersMarkus Kaarlonen, Marko Saaresto and Olli Tukiainen.
ProducerPoets of the Fall
Poets of the Fall singles chronology
"Sorry Go 'Round"
(2006) 		"Locking Up the Sun"
(2006) 		"The Ultimate Fling"
(2008)

"Locking Up the Sun" is the fourth track of the album Carnival of Rust2 by the Finnish rock band Poets of the Fall. A single version of the song was released in Finland on 29 November 2006.1 It includes the title track, a remix entitled "The Absolution" done by Captain and the music video directed by Tuomas "stObe" Harju,1 who shot two of the band's previous clips, as well.3 The video started to be aired on Finnish television stations at the beginning of November 2006. The single peaked at number three in the official Finnish single charts.4

Track listing

  1. "Locking Up the Sun" (album version) (03:57)
  2. "The Absolution" (Locking Up the Sun Remix) (04:54)

Bonus: Locking Up the Sun music video

Nominations

Year Award Title Rank
2006 The Voice Best Music Video 2006 12th5

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Finnish Singles Chart4 3
References

References

  1. Locking Up the Sun single out now Archived 2014-03-02 at the Wayback Machine www.poetsofthefall.com/news, 29 November 2006
  2. Poets of the Fall – Discography Archived 2014-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
  3. www.stobe.net Official website of Tuomas "stObe" Harju
  4. www.finnishcharts.com – POETS OF THE FALL - LOCKING UP THE SUN (SONG)
  5. Carnival of Rust is the best video of the year on The Voice Archived 2013-11-04 at the Wayback Machine Poets of the Fall News, 31 December 2006
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