"Followed the Waves" is the first single from

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's self-titled solo debut. The song peaked in the Top 40 on the chart for

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in the United States and also reached the Top 40 in the United Kingdom, only charting two positions lower than the follow-up single, "

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Background and production

"Followed the Waves" was one of the many songs written by Melissa Auf der Maur over a 12-year period from 1992 to 2004. The song was featured as the second track on ''Auf der Maur'', following "Lightning Is My Girl".

Track listing and formats

*UK CD singleDiscogs.com, ''Auf der Maur* – Followed the Waves (CD, Single) at Discogs'' http://www.discogs.com/Auf-der-Maur-Followed-The-Waves/release/1240163 Retrieved on June 20, 2010. #"Followed the Waves" – 4:48 (Melissa Auf der Maur) #"Good News" – 4:21 (Auf der Maur) *US CD singleDiscogs.com, ''Auf der Maur* – Followed the Waves (CD, Single, Copy Pro.) at Discogs'' http://www.discogs.com/Auf-Der-Maur-Followed-The-Waves/release/1429276 Retrieved on June 20, 2010. #"Followed the Waves" – 4:48 #"Good News" – 4:21 #"My Foggy Notion" (demo version) – 4:13 (Auf der Maur) ** Limited

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editions include an enhanced video of the music video for "Followed the Waves." *Limited UK 7" vinyl singleAuf der Maur* – Followed the Waves (7", Single, Ltd, Blu) at Discogs'' http://www.discogs.com/Auf-der-Maur-Followed-The-Waves/release/565462 Retrieved on June 20, 2010. #"Followed the Waves" – 4:48 #"Good News" – 4:21 *European promo CDDiscogs.com, ''Auf der Maur* – Followed the Waves (CD, Single, Promo) at Discogs'' http://www.discogs.com/Auf-der-Maur-Followed-The-Waves/release/929650 Retrieved on June 20, 2010. #"Followed the Waves" (radio edit) – 3:24 #"Followed the Waves" (album version) – 4:48

Music video

A promotional music for the single was recorded in 2004. The video features Auf der Maur performing "Followed the Waves" and includes many images of a ship sailing through a storm, a theme that would later reoccur on "Follow the Map", a song from her second studio album, '' Out of Our Minds''. Throughout the video, Auf der Maur and her band also perform on an orange backdrop, similar to the album's cover art.

Chart positions

Personnel

Musicians and performers

Melissa Auf der Maur Melissa Gaboriau Auf der Maur (; born March 17, 1972) is a Canadian musician. Auf der Maur began performing in 1993 after forming the indie rock band Tinker while she was a student at Concordia University. She was recruited as the bassist ...

– lead vocals, bass, additional guitar *Steve Durand – lead guitar *

Chris Goss Christopher Ryan Goss (born August 17, 1958) is an American record producer and musician. Best known for producing records for Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age, he is regarded as an important figure in the development of stoner rock and deser ...

– additional guitar, backing vocals *

Jordon Zadorozny Jordon Zadorozny (born c.1974 Pembroke, Ontario) is a Canadian rock musician and producer. He is the singer and songwriter for indie rock band Blinker the Star. He is best known for cowriting songs with Courtney Love in the late 1990s. Zadorozny ...

– additional guitar *

Jeordie White Jeordie Osbourne White (born June 20, 1971), better known Twiggy Ramirez or simply Twiggy, is an American musician, mostly known as the former bassist and guitarist of the rock band Marilyn Manson. Previously, he was the bassist for A Perfect C ...

– additional guitar *

Brant Bjork Brant Bjork (born March 19, 1973) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is perhaps best known as the drummer and founder of the influential Californian stoner rock band Kyuss. Bjork played in Vista Chino, along with ...

– drums * John Stanier – additional drums *

Nick Oliveri Nick Steven Oliveri (born October 21, 1971) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter. He is perhaps best known as a former bassist of Kyuss and later Queens of the Stone Age from 1998 to 2004. Oliveri is also a solo artist and ...

– additional bass, backing vocals *Kelli Scott – additional drums *

Atom Willard Adam David "Atom" Willard (born August 15, 1973) is an American drummer who has been a member of several notable musical acts. Willard's drumming career began in 1990 when he joined Rocket from the Crypt, with whom he remained until 2000. Subseq ...

– additional drums

Production

– producer, engineer *

– additional production *Martin Schmelzle – engineer *

Matt Mahaffey Matt Mahaffey (born June 9, 1973) is an American multi-instrumentalist, record producer, composer, and recording engineer best known for his band Self and his composer collective Cake In Space. Personal Mahaffey grew up in Kingsport, Tennesse ...

– engineer, mixer (on "Good News") *

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– mixer

References

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