Dead letters

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Dead letters
The Rasmus studio album

Publication
(s)

July 8, 2003 (Germany)

Label (s) Universal Music

Format (s)

CD

Genre (s)

Dark rock

Title (number)

10

running time

39 min 49 sec

occupation
  • Lauri Ylönen - vocals
  • Pauli Rantasalmi - guitar
  • Eero Heinonen - bass
  • Aki Hakala - drums

production

Mikael Nord Anderson / Martin Hansen

Studio (s)

North Studios

chronology
Into Dead letters Hide from the Sun

Dead Letters is the fifth album by the Finnish rock band The Rasmus and was released in March 2003 , in Germany in July 2003. It was produced in the Nord Studios in Sweden by Mikael Nord Anderson and Martin Hansen .

title

Dead letters are letters that were never delivered because the recipient could not be found and could not be returned to the sender. Each song should represent such a letter: “Each song is a letter to somebody. It could be an apology, confession or cry out for help ” , singer Lauri Ylönen explained the album.

successes

Dead Letters was the first album with which the band had great success in Germany, and it reached the top 10 in ten countries and received eight gold and five platinum awards. In Germany it reached first place in the album charts and the first single In the Shadows stayed at first place in the single charts for several weeks. The album and the first single were also in first place in Austria and Switzerland and, like all previous albums , also in Finland. It was also the band's first album to be released in America and Australia . There it reached the top 50.

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Dead letters
  FI 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 10/2003 (53 weeks)
  DE 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 07/28/2003 (36 weeks)
  AT 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 08/03/2003 (27 weeks)
  CH 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 08/17/2003 (41 weeks)
Singles
In the Shadows
  FI 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 04/2003 (12 weeks)
  DE 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 07/14/2003 (19 weeks)
  AT 2 07/13/2003 (26 weeks)
  CH 2 07/27/2003 (45 weeks)
In My Life
  FI 2 18/2003 (8 weeks)
First Day of My Life
  FI 4th 42/2003 (8 weeks)
  DE 6th 10/27/2003 (14 weeks)
  AT 9 10/26/2003 (23 weeks)
  CH 20th 10/26/2003 (23 weeks)
Funeral Song (The Ressurection)
  FI 2 09/2004 (7 weeks)
  DE 24 04/05/2004 (9 weeks)
  AT 32 04/04/2004 (6 weeks)
  CH 54 05/02/2004 (3 weeks)
Guilty
  FI 2 34/2004 (4 weeks)
  DE 20th 09/27/2004 (9 weeks)
  AT 32 09/26/2004 (5 weeks)
  CH 43 09/26/2004 (4 weeks)

Tracklist

  1. First Day of My Life (3:45)
  2. In the Shadows (4:07)
  3. Still Standing (3:32)
  4. In My Life (4:02)
  5. Time to Burn (4:32)
  6. Guilty (3:47)
  7. Not Like the Other Girls (5:45)
  8. The One I Love (3:17)
  9. Back in the Picture (3:45)
  10. Funeral Song (3:17)

(The US version also has the song FFF-Falling, which was originally from the album Into .)

Meaning of the songs

“Describes the feelings of the Germany tour. It's about the band, tour life and dreams. "

- Lauri Ylönen : First Day of My Life

“We did a sound check in Vaasa where we unusually started playing a new song. We got the new song ready on our vacation trip to Thailand . The text describes the time when the plans were mature, but everything was so dubious. "

- Lauri Ylönen : In the Shadows

"He talks about a deceased friend who I still feel with me."

- Lauri Ylönen : Still Standing

“An egocentric song about having a choice. How I have mastered my life and that I am not under the control of anyone. "

- Lauri Ylönen : In My Life

“Fanatic feelings. In this song we fear losing our privacy. How paranoid you get when everyone is following your actions. Why is this person watching what I've done? '"

- Lauri Ylönen : Time to Burn

“The work takes a lot of time. You don't have time for your old friends and family. And when you finally see your friends, you realize how boring you can be if you only talk about your band. "

- Lauri Ylönen : Guilty

“It's about a friend whose life I followed. A girl who has suffered many painful losses but can still live her life very normally. It seems as if there are too many dark clouds floating above her head. "

- Lauri Ylönen : Not Like the Other Girls

“I think it's normal that when you can get everything you want, you want something else. You don't respect the things that you have. We should think about it. "

- Lauri Ylönen : The One I Love

“There are these people who feel difficult, but who can still dream. Regardless of these hard things, they dare to be what they really are. "

- Lauri Ylönen : Back in the Picture

“This is a real love song. It's about how I hurt a very intimate friend over and over again. "

- Lauri Ylönen : Funeral Song

Single releases

In the Shadows

The first single to be taken from the Dead Letters album was In the Shadows and was released on June 30, 2003. It was also the most successful single from The Rasmus. For many weeks it stayed in the top 10 of the singles charts in eleven countries. In Finland, Austria, Switzerland and Germany, among others, the single even held first place. In the German annual charts of 2003, In the Shadows was 10th. The CD received six gold and two platinum awards. In addition, the video was In The Shadows at MTV Europe No. 1 on the most-played videos. Additional songs on the single are In the Shadows (revamped) and First Day of My Life (acoustic) .

The song received the English Kerrang Award for best single.

First Day of My Life

The second single was First Day of My Life . She didn't quite achieve the same success as In the Shadows . The highest chart position in Germany was 6th. Additional songs on the single are In the Shadows and What Ever .

Funeral Song (The Resurrection)

The third single was Funeral Song (The Resurrection) , which was released on March 22, 2004. It's a slightly modified version of the Funeral Song . The highest chart position in Germany was number 24. Additional songs are on the single If You Ever and Everything You Say .

Guilty

The fourth single was Guilty , which was released on September 13, 2004. The highest chart position in Germany was number 20. Additional songs are on the single Since You've Been Gone and In the Shadows - Acoustic Radio Version .

In My Life

Of In My Life , although a video was produced, but the song was only in Finland and the Netherlands available as a single commercially. The video was only broadcast on German music channels as a promotion for The Rasmus DVD Live Letters .

Dead Letters - Limited Edition

The album was also released in a limited edition. This included the following additional songs:

  1. Everything You Say (2:48)
  2. In the Shadows (Meadows Remix) (7:11)
  3. Days (4:11)

Web links

Individual evidence

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