"Kultanaamio" is the second single

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 from CMX

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's 1994 album Aura

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. It also appears on the group's first compilation album

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 Cloaca Maxima

Cloaca Maxima (album)

Cloaca Maxima is the first compilation album by the Finnish rock group CMX. The name Cloaca Maxima means "Great Sewer" in Latin, and was also an early name of the band before it was shortened to CMX. The compilation contains three CDs named Physis, Aetheris and Astralis respectively...

. "Kultanaamio" means "Golden Mask" in Finnish

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.

Helsingin sanomat

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published in 2007 the top 50 Finnish rock songs as voted by readers. "Kultanaamio" placed third after "Moottoritie on kuuma" by Pelle Miljoona

Pelle Miljoona

Pelle Miljoona, real name Petri Samuli Tiili is a Finnish punk rock musician, who assembled his first band in 1977. His biggest hit was in 1980 with Moottoritie on Kuuma . Another well-known song is Tahdon rakastella sinua...

 and "Get On" by Hurriganes

Hurriganes

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. The top 10 also included CMX's previous single, "Ruoste".

Interpretation

Music journalist Tero Valkonen wrote in 1998 an analysis of the lyrics of "Kultanaamio". It was published in Rumba magazine, 24/1998, as a part of a column series about important Finnish rock lyricist

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s. Valkonen argues that, even though the song is disguised as a catchy

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 pop

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 tune, it conseals "an immense amount of disappointment, suffering and falsehood" that may not be instantly noticeable. Indeed, the song starts with the phrase "I hate you."

Track listing

1. "Kultanaamio" (single version) – 4:39
2. "Kultanaamio" (album version) – 4:56
3. "Keskellä" – 2:18

Personnel

• A. W. Yrjänä
  A. W. Yrjänä
  Aki Ville Yrjänä , better known by the stage name, A. W. Yrjänä , is a poet and the singer, bassist, and primary songwriter of the Finnish rock band CMX. In addition to his musical work he has published four collections of poems.- Music :Yrjänä has studied theology and comparative religion,...
  
   – bass
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  , vocals
• Janne Halmkrona – guitar
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• Timo Rasio – guitar, backing vocals
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• Pekka Kanniainen – drums
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• Mara Salminen – keyboards
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• Risto Salmi – saxophone
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• Henna Valvanne
• Frida Segerstråle
• Kaarina Kilpiö