# Late Goodbye

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"**Late Goodbye**" is a song by the Finnish rock band [Poets of the Fall](/source/Poets_of_the_Fall) that appeared in the 2003 video game *[Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne](/source/Max_Payne_2:_The_Fall_of_Max_Payne)* as well as on the band's debut album *[Signs of Life](/source/Signs_of_Life_(Poets_of_the_Fall_album))*.[2][3] It was also the first single released from the album and reached No. 14 on the [Finnish Singles Chart](/source/Finnish_Singles_Chart)[4] as well as No. 1 on Radio SuomiPOP's Top 30 chart.[5]

## Track listing

1. "Late Goodbye" (album version) – 03:47
1. "Late Goodbye" (radio edit) – 03:18
1. "Late Goodbye" (unplugged) – 03:33
1. "Late Goodbye" (piano instrumental) – 03:19
1. "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 [8] YleX's"Best of 2004" Best Finnish Song 7th place[9] 2007 Helsingin Sanomat Most Beloved Finnish Rock Song [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](/source/Max_Payne_(character))'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](/source/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.

## References

1. [– Discography](http://www.poetsofthefall.com/discography/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140330150219/http://www.poetsofthefall.com/discography/) 2014-03-30 at the Wayback Machine

1. [Poets of the Fall – Discography](http://www.poetsofthefall.com/discography/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140330150219/http://www.poetsofthefall.com/discography/) 2014-03-30 at the Wayback Machine

1. [Poets song "Late Goodbye" appears in Max Payne 2](http://poetsofthefall.com/news/11_poets_song_late_goodbye_appears_in_max_payne_2/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070717224213/http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/11_poets_song_late_goodbye_appears_in_max_payne_2/) 2007-07-17 at the Wayback Machine *"Poets of the Fall News*, 23 October 2003

1. [www.finnishcharts.com – POETS OF THE FALL – LATE GOODBYE (SONG)](http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Poets+Of+The+Fall&titel=Late+Goodbye&cat=s)

1. [Late Goodbye hits no. 1](http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/9_late_goodbye_hits_no_1/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20071007114654/http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/9_late_goodbye_hits_no_1/) 2007-10-07 at the Wayback Machine, poetsofthefall.com, 8 May 2004

1. [Late Goodbye single OUT NOW!](http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/255_late_goodbye_single_out_now/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20131227044502/http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/255_late_goodbye_single_out_now/) 2013-12-27 at the Wayback Machine, poetsofthefall.com, 30 June 2004

1. [Poets of the Fall now on iTunes worldwide](http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/3510_poets_of_the_fall_now_on_itunes_worldwide/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080413035047/http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/3510_poets_of_the_fall_now_on_itunes_worldwide/) 2008-04-13 at the Wayback Machine, poetsofthefall.com, 12 April 2008

1. [Poets Of The Fall wins at G.A.N.G. Awards](http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/10_poets_of_the_fall_wins_at_gang_awards/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070717191737/http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/10_poets_of_the_fall_wins_at_gang_awards/) 2007-07-17 at the Wayback Machine, poetsofthefall.com, 29 March 2004

1. [POTF is the Best Newcomer of 2004](http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/444_potf_is_the_best_newcomer_of_2004/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100702204824/http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/444_potf_is_the_best_newcomer_of_2004/) 2010-07-02 at the Wayback Machine, poetsofthefall.com, 1 January 2005

1. [Vote to make a difference](http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/3040_vote_to_make_a_difference/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140302183310/http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/3040_vote_to_make_a_difference/) 2014-03-02 at the Wayback Machine, poetsofthefall.com, 28 June 2007

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