"Snegopady" is the fourth single from t.A.T.u.

T.A.T.u.

t.A.T.u. was a duo formed in Moscow, Russia in 1999 by Ivan Shapovalov. The group consisted of Lena Katina and Yulia Volkova.Their debut single "Ya Soshla S Uma" was released in December 2000. The single had a huge success in Russia and Eastern Europe...

's third Russian album Vesyolye Ulybki

Vesyolye Ulybki

Vesyolye Ulybki / Happy Smiles is t.A.T.u's third Russian studio album, released on October 21, 2008. The album's working title was Управление Отбросами translated as "Waste Management"...

. Music by Slowman and lyrics by Katya Salem and T.A. Music.

Song information

The title is a reference to the snowfalls. While the video does not show such snowfalls, was released as promo on October 18, 2008, the single only on Russian radio. A trailer for the music video and a premiere date of April 17 were posted on April 9.

The "Snegopady" (Snowfalls) music video was voted #3 in the annual MTV chart for Video of the Year in 2009.

Music video

This video includes Yulia and Lena after filming the video for 220, featuring Yulia going downstairs to change out of her stageshow costume and into casual attire with Lena staring off. Using computer animation

Computer-generated imagery

Computer-generated imagery is the application of the field of computer graphics or, more specifically, 3D computer graphics to special effects in art, video games, films, television programs, commercials, simulators and simulation generally, and printed media...

, the two girls are riding off on motorcycles. While driving vigorously on their bikes they are surrounded by police officers and make the decision to drive their bikes into each other, choosing death over captivity. After the video premiered, two different versions were posted on t.A.T.u's official YouTube: the TV version and the special "Heart Attack Edition", which is the video without the song playing.

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format
Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...	October 18, 2008	T.A. Music, Soyuz Music	Airplay Airplay * Airplay is the amount of time a song is played on the radio.It may also refer to:* AirPlay, an audio & video streaming technology from Apple Inc.* Airplay , Foster & Graydon music project from 1980* Citroën C1, Citroën C1 Airplay...
World World World is a common name for the whole of human civilization, specifically human experience, history, or the human condition in general, worldwide, i.e. anywhere on Earth....	April 17, 2009	T.A. Music, Soyuz Music	Music video Music video A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...