"The Metre" and "Waiting for the Sun" are two songs by Australian rock band Powderfinger from their fourth studio album, Odyssey Number Five. The songs were released as a double A-side single on 27 August 2001, serving as the album's fourth and final single. "The Metre" and "Waiting for the Sun" both had music videos produced. "Waiting for the Sun" also appeared on Powderfinger's compilation album Fingerprints: The Best of Powderfinger, 1994–2000. In the United States, "Waiting for the Sun" was serviced to rock radio three months before it was released in Australia.
Track listing Australian CD single "The Metre" – 4:33 (Jon Coghill, John Collins, Bernard Fanning, Ian Haug, Darren Middleton) "Waiting for the Sun" – 3:54 (Coghill, Collins, Fanning, Haug, Middleton) "Number of the Beast" – 4:55 (Steve Harris) "Odyssey #3" – 2:25 (Coghill, Collins, Fanning, Haug, Middleton) "Whatever Makes You Happy" (piano version) – 2:27 (Fanning)
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Release history RegionVersionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United States"Waiting for the Sun"22 May 2001Universal Music AustraliaAustralia"The Metre" / "Waiting for the Sun"27 August 2001CD
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