Footprints: The Best of Powderfinger, 2001–2011

Footprints: The Best of Powderfinger, 2001–2011 is the second greatest hits album by Australian alternative rock band Powderfinger, released on 5 November 2011 in Australia.

Footprints: The Best of Powderfinger, 2001–2011
Greatest hits album by
Released5 November 2011
RecordedVarious
GenreAlternative rock
LabelUniversal Music Australia
Powderfinger chronology
Golden Rule
(2009)
Footprints: The Best of Powderfinger, 2001–2011
(2011)
Fingerprints & Footprints: The Ultimate Collection
(2011)
Singles from Footprints: The Best of Powderfinger, 2001–2011
  1. "Empty Space"
    Released: 2011

The album contained tracks from Powderfinger's last three albums, as well as the single "I'm On Your Side", which was released in 2010 for the Flood Relief, and two previously unreleased songs, "Empty Space" and "Silver Bullet".[1][2]

"Empty Space" was released to radio on 10 October and a music video released later on 18 October.[3]

Background

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The compilation was first announced on 22 June 2011 in an article announcing the release of the band's first authorised biography.[4] It was revisited in greater detail on 7 October, when the band released a trailer of the biography on their website.

Track listing

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Standard album
No.TitleAlbumLength
1."Empty Space"Previously unreleased4:27
2."(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind"Vulture Street3:21
3."Burn Your Name"Golden Rule3:52
4."Sunsets"Vulture Street3:50
5."Lost and Running"Dream Days at the Hotel Existence3:41
6."Nobody Sees"Dream Days at the Hotel Existence4:14
7."Love Your Way"Vulture Street4:30
8."Since You've Been Gone"Vulture Street4:12
9."I Don't Remember"Dream Days at the Hotel Existence3:40
10."A Fight About Money"Golden Rule5:09
11."Who Really Cares (Featuring the Sound of Insanity)"Dream Days at the Hotel Existence5:12
12."Sail the Wildest Stretch" (Michael Brauer Radio Mix)Golden Rule3:38
13."Head Up In the Clouds"Dream Days at the Hotel Existence3:46
14."I'm On Your Side"Flood Appeal single, 20114:20
15."All of the Dreamers"Golden Rule3:37
16."Stumblin'"Vulture Street3:47
17."Silver Bullet"Previously unreleased4:29
18."Poison In Your Mind"Golden Rule2:44

Charts

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Chart (2011–12) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 23

Year-end charts

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Chart (2011) Position
Australian Artist Albums Chart[6] 23

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[7] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Powderfinger Footprints: Full Biography + Previously Unreleased Tracks". 6 October 2011.
  2. ^ "News".
  3. ^ "News".
  4. ^ "News".
  5. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Powderfinger – Footprints: The Best of Powderfinger, 2001–2011". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  6. ^ "2011 ARIA AUSTRALIAN ARTIST ALBUMS CHART". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  7. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 January 2020.