Odyssey Number Five cover art

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Waiting For The Sun Spotify streams & play count

PowderfingerOdyssey Number Five20003:54

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Spotify streams

12,242,587

Spotify's lifetime play count for this recording, read 3 Nov 2026, 02:22 UTC.

Popularity
55 / 100
Spotify's 0–100 score

History

Play count history

One reading so far: 12,242,587 plays on 3 Nov 2026. A reading is added each day the store refreshes, and the change per day is drawn from the second one on.

Play count history: each daily reading of the lifetime count, newest first, and its change from the reading before it.
Day (UTC)Lifetime playsChange
12,242,587First reading

Track details

Album
Odyssey Number Five
Released
Track number
1
Duration
3:54
Explicit
No
Tempo
109.1 BPM
Language
English

Genres

  • Rock
  • Modern Rock
  • Alternative Rock
  • Pop Rock
  • Rock and Roll

Moods

  • Nostalgia

Tempo, language, genres, moods and credits are the API's track insights, strongest first, read .

Credits

Main Artist
Powderfinger
Producer
Nick Didia
Composer
Darren Middleton, Jon Coghill, Ian David Haug, Jonathan Robert Coghill, John Collins, Stuart Darren Middleton, Bernard Fanning
Lyricist
Darren Middleton, Jon Coghill, Ian David Haug, Jonathan Robert Coghill, John Collins, Stuart Darren Middleton, Bernard Fanning

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Frequently asked questions

How many streams does Waiting For The Sun have on Spotify?

Waiting For The Sun by Powderfinger had 12,242,587 streams on Spotify as of 3 Nov 2026 (UTC). The count is Spotify's own lifetime play count for this recording.

When was Waiting For The Sun released?

1 Jan 2000, on the album Odyssey Number Five.

Who wrote and produced Waiting For The Sun?

Producer: Nick Didia. Composers: Darren Middleton, Jon Coghill, Ian David Haug, Jonathan Robert Coghill, John Collins, Stuart Darren Middleton and Bernard Fanning. Lyricists: Darren Middleton, Jon Coghill, Ian David Haug, Jonathan Robert Coghill, John Collins, Stuart Darren Middleton and Bernard Fanning.

What genre is Waiting For The Sun?

The API's track insights tag it Rock, Modern Rock and Alternative Rock, strongest first.

What is the tempo of Waiting For The Sun?

109.1 BPM, from the API's track insights.