''Shot'' is a song by the
Finnish alternative rock
Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s w ...
band
The Rasmus
The Rasmus is a Finnish Pop music, rock band that formed in 1994 in Helsinki while the band members were in upper comprehensive school.Main source of the band's history: The original band members were Lauri Ylönen (founder, frontman, lead sing ...
, originally released on the band's sixth
studio album
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''
Hide from the Sun
''Hide from the Sun'' is the sixth studio album by the Finnish rock band The Rasmus. It was originally released in mainland Europe, the United Kingdom, Scandinavia and Japan on 12 September 2005. It was later released in the United States on 10 O ...
'' on September 2, 2006. The single was released on March 30, 2006.
This is the last single to be released from ''Hide from the Sun''. The song "Immortal" was later released as a music video, but there was no single.
The song reached #6 on the
Finland Singles Chart
The Official Finnish Charts (; ) are national record charts in Finland compiled and published by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. The name ''Suomen virallinen lista/Finlands officiella lista'' (lit. "the Official Finnish Chart"), which is s ...
.
Enhanced CD track listing
;Maxi Single Enhanced CD
21.04.2006, Playground Music Scandinavia
Catalogue Number: PGMCDM 65 Shot see the booklet and inlay's scans
# "Shot"
# "
Keep Your Heart Broken"
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* Ive (group), a South Korean girl group
* I've Sound (aka "I've"), a Japanese musical group
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# "Shot"
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Ive or IVE may refer to:
Music
* Ive (group), a South Korean girl group
* I've Sound (aka "I've"), a Japanese musical group
People
* Ive (given name), a Croatian and Slovenian given name
* Bert Ive (1875–1939), British-born Australian cinema ...
# "Open My Eyes"
coustic# "The Rasmus Software Player Whit:
#* Shot(Video)
#* Shot - Making of (Video)
#* Photo Gallery
#* Screensavers
#* Extra Video Material
#* Web Links
;CD Single
# "Shot"
# "Shot" (Star City Remix)
;Shot Mexican promo edition
2006, Playground Music Scandinavia - Universal Music
Catalogue Number: 201740 Shot Mexico see the booklet and inlay's scans
# "Shot
# "Guilty" (Live in Mexico City 18.11.2004)
# "The One I Love" (Live in Mexico City 18.11.2004)
;Shot English digital edition
24.04.2006, Playground Music Scandinavia Shot
# "Shot
# "Keep Your Heart" Broken (Live)
# "Shot" (Live)
# "Last Generation" (Live - UK exclusive)
Music video
In the video for "Shot" (directed by Sandra Marschner), the band seems to be in outer space, singing on a desert-like planet. The video consists of mainly alternating between close-ups of each band member and different angles of the whole band. Fast zooms and camera angle changes are used in parts of the video. At one point, there is a close-up of singer
Lauri Ylönen
Lauri Johannes Ylönen (born 23 April 1979) is a Finnish singer-songwriter, best known as the co-founder and frontman of the Finnish alternative rock band The Rasmus.
Biography The Rasmus
When he and Heinonen started at Suutarila high schoo ...
's eye and a comet flickers across his iris. This is very similar to a part of the video for "
First Day of My Life", in which a close up of Lauri's eye is seen with a reflection of a racing track.
Charts
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shot (Song)
2005 songs
2006 singles
The Rasmus songs
Songs written by Lauri Ylönen