"The Metre" and "Waiting for the Sun" are two songs released together as a double A-Side single by Powderfinger in support of their fourth studio album Odyssey Number Five. It was released on 27 June 2001 as the album's final single. "The Metre" and "Waiting for the Sun" both had music videos produced. "Waiting for the Sun" also featured on Powderfinger's compilation album Fingerprints: The Best of Powderfinger, 1994–2000.
| "The Metre" "Waiting for the Sun" | ||||
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| Single by Powderfinger | ||||
| from the album Odyssey Number Five | ||||
| Released | 27 June 2001 (Australia)[1] | |||
| Recorded | Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:54 | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jon Coghill, John Collins, Bernard Fanning, Ian Haug, Darren Middleton | |||
| Producer(s) | Nick DiDia & Powderfinger | |||
| Powderfinger singles chronology | ||||
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Track listing
edit- "The Metre"[2] – 4:33 (Jon Coghill, John Collins, Bernard Fanning, Ian Haug, Darren Middleton)
- "Waiting for the Sun"[2] – 3:54 (Coghill, Collins, Fanning, Haug, Middleton)
- "Number of the Beast"[3] – 4:55 (Steve Harris)
- "Odyssey #3"[4] – 2:25 (Coghill, Collins, Fanning, Haug, Middleton)
- "Whatever Makes You Happy"[2] (piano version) – 2:27 (Fanning)
Charts
edit| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[5] | 31 |
Notes
edit- ^ https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Powderfinger&titel=The+Metre&cat=s [bare URL]
- ^ a b c From the 2000 album Odyssey Number Five.
- ^ Originally by Iron Maiden from the 1982 album Number of the Beast.
- ^ Part of Powderfinger's "Odyssey" song series.
- ^ "Powderfinger – The Metre". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
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