The Metre/Waiting for the Sun

"The Metre" "Waiting for the Sun"
Single by Powderfinger
Released	27 August 2001 (Australia)[1]
Recorded	Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne
Genre	Rock
Length	3:54
Label	Universal
Producer(s)	Nick DiDia & Powderfinger
Powderfinger singles chronology
"Like a Dog" (2000) "The Metre/Waiting for the Sun" (2001) "(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind" (2003)

"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 August 2001 and reached #31 on the Australian music chart. "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.

Track listing

1. "The Metre" ^[2] – 4:33 (Jon Coghill, John Collins, Bernard Fanning, Ian Haug, Darren Middleton)
2. "Waiting for the Sun" ^[2] – 3:54 (Coghill, Collins, Fanning, Haug, Middleton)
3. "Number of the Beast" ^[3] – 4:55 (Steve Harris)
4. "Odyssey #3" ^[4] – 2:25 (Coghill, Collins, Fanning, Haug, Middleton)
5. "Whatever Makes You Happy" ^[2] (piano version) – 2:27 (Fanning)

Audio samples

	Powderfinger "The Metre" 20 second sample from Powderfinger's "The Metre"
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	Powderfinger "Waiting for the Sun" 25 second sample from Powderfinger's "Waiting for the Sun"
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Notes

1. http://rateyourmusic.com/release/single/powderfinger/the_metre/
2. From the 2000 album Odyssey Number Five.
3. Originally by Iron Maiden from the 1982 album Number of the Beast.
4. Part of Powderfinger's "Odyssey" song series.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics