Like a Dog (song)

"Like a Dog"
Single by Powderfinger
from the album Odyssey Number Five
ReleasedJanuary 2001[1]
RecordedSing Sing Studios
GenreAlternative rock
Length4:20
LabelUniversal Music Australia
Songwriter(s)Jon Coghill, John Collins, Bernard Fanning, Ian Haug, Darren Middleton
Producer(s)Nick DiDia & Powderfinger
Powderfinger singles chronology
"My Happiness"
(2000) 		"Like a Dog"
(2001) 		"The Metre/Waiting for the Sun"
(2001)

"Like a Dog" is a song by Australian alternative rock band Powderfinger. It was released as a single in 2001, and appeared on the band's fourth studio album, Odyssey Number Five. The song was later included on Fingerprints: The Best of Powderfinger 1994-2000.

The song's lyrics are based on the band's feelings towards Australia's political position of the time.[2] Musically, "Like a Dog" is strongly influenced by Ian Haug (guitar and backing vocals) and his love of Iggy Pop. "Like a Dog"'s video starred Anthony Mundine in a "raging bull" type sequence.[3] Paul Williams - "Rose Against the Odds" also makes an appearance in video.

The Paul Butler and Scott Walton directed music video was nominated for Best Video at the ARIA Music Awards of 2001.[4]

Track listing

"Like a Dog"
A 15 second sample from "Like a Dog"
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  1. "Like a Dog" – 4:20 (Jon Coghill, John Collins, Bernard Fanning, Ian Haug, Darren Middleton)
  2. "Love My Way" – 4:36 (Richard Butler, Tim Butler, John Ashton, Vince Ely)
  3. "Odyssey #2 (The Miseducation of Powderfinger)" – 3:40 (Coghill, Collins, Fanning, Haug, Middleton)

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 40

References

  1. ^ https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Powderfinger&titel=Like+A+Dog&cat=s [bare URL]
  2. ^ "Quotes - Bernard says..." Powderfinger Central. Retrieved 29 December 2007.
  3. ^ Companion booklet to Fingerprints: The Best of Powderfinger, 1994-2000
  4. ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "Winners by Award – Artisan Awards – Best Video". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Powderfinger – Like A Dog". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 17 October 2020.