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Powderfinger Powderfinger were an Australian Rock music, rock band formed in Brisbane in 1989. From 1992 until their break-up in 2010, the line-up consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning, guitarists Darren Middleton and Ian Haug, bass guitarist John Collins ...
, an Australian
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group, consists of seven
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s, thirty-three
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, six
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s, three
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s, four
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and twenty-nine
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s. They have been nominated for forty-nine
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, of which they have won eighteen. Shortly after the independent release of their debut self-titled EP in 1993, Powderfinger signed on to a major record label to release their second EP, '' Transfusion''. In 1994 they issued their debut album '' Parables for Wooden Ears'', which did not reach the
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. After performances at music festivals, touring and supporting international artists, Powderfinger released their second studio album, ''
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'' (1996), which became their charting breakthrough by peaking at No. 4. Following public recognition from the album's high-selling singles, Powderfinger went on to release '' Internationalist'' in 1998, which was their first number-one album; it was certified five times platinum by
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for shipment of 350,000 copies. In September 2000, the group released their fourth album, ''
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'', which also reached number one; it was certified eight times platinum for shipment of 560,000 copies. Two of the album's songs, "
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" and " My Kinda Scene" were released on the soundtracks for '' Two Hands'' (1999), and '' Mission: Impossible 2'' (2000). Their fifth album, '' Vulture Street'', was released in 2003, and became their third number-one album; it was six times platinum for 420,000 copies. In 2004, the group released their first greatest hits album composed of tracks from their early recording era, '' Fingerprints: The Best of Powderfinger, 1994–2000''. Weeks later, the group released their first live album, which also appeared in
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form. The group then had a hiatus to allow its members to pursue various side projects. After two years, the band regrouped and released their sixth studio album, ''
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'' in 2007, and ''
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'' in 2009. ''Golden Rule'' became their fifth studio album in a row which reached number-one. On 13 November 2010 Powderfinger performed for the last time. In November 2011, the group issued a second greatest hits album, '' Footprints: The Best of Powderfinger, 2001–2011''. In May 2020, the group reformed for a one-off
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ed charity performance titled '' One Night Lonely''. An EP of the performance released on 25 May 2020.


Albums


Studio albums

Notes


Live albums


Compilation albums

Notes * ^ A. ''Footprints: The Best of Powderfinger 2001–2011'' was released simultaneously with ''Fingerprints & Footprints: Ultimate Collection'', which features both "best of" albums. Each appeared on the ARIA Albums Chart Top 50 over the same eight weeks


Box sets


Extended plays


Videos


Singles


Other charted and certified songs


Other appearances


Music videos

The first eight of Powderfinger's music videos were directed by David Barker. The group then collaborated with several production companies, including working with Fifty Fifty Films' Scott Walton from 1999.


See also

* List of awards and nominations received by Powderfinger


References


External links


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