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| Released | 2 June 2007 | |||
| Recorded | January–April 2007 | |||
| Studio | Sunset Sound, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 44:12 | |||
| Label | Universal Music | |||
| Producer | Rob Schnapf | |||
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Dream Days at the Hotel Existence is the sixth studio album by Australian rock band Powderfinger, released by Universal Music on 2 June 2007 in Australia, 19 November 2007 in the United Kingdom, and 11 November 2008 in the United States on the Dew Process label. It was released in Australia with a limited edition bonus DVD, titled Powderfinger's First XI, featuring eleven music videos spanning the band's career, from the first single, "Tail" to "Bless My Soul", the band's latest single before the release of the album. A collector's edition, including a CD and DVD, was released on 18 April 2008.
Powderfinger reunited in late 2006, after a three-year hiatus, to write songs for Dream Days at the Hotel Existence, which was recorded in Los Angeles, California, in early 2007 by producer Rob Schnapf. The first single from the album, "Lost and Running" was released on 12 May 2007, and reached number five on the ARIA singles chart. Three further singles were released; "I Don't Remember", "Nobody Sees", and "Who Really Cares (Featuring the Sound of Insanity)", though they failed to equal "Lost and Running"'s chart performance.
The album received critical acclaim, with many reviewers commenting that the album was "consistent" and "distinctly Australian". The album encountered controversy relating to the song "Black Tears" with claims that it may have influenced the Palm Island death in custody trial. Powderfinger released an abridged version of the song as a result of these accusations.
- ^ https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Powderfinger&titel=Lost+And+Running&cat=s [bare URL]
- ^ https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Powderfinger&titel=I+Don%27t+Remember&cat=s [bare URL]
- ^ Ms Fanclub (16 November 2007). "Nobody sees to be the next Powderfinger single! Across the great divide tour merch on sale now!". Powderfinger. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2007.