"Wish You Well" is the first single from Australian rock musician

Bernard Fanning Bernard Fanning (born 15 August 1969) is an Australian musician and singer-songwriter. He was the lead vocalist of Queensland alternative rock band Powderfinger from its formation in 1989. Born and raised in Toowong, Brisbane, Fanning received ...

's solo debut album, '' Tea and Sympathy'', released in 2005 and was voted number 1 on the

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. "Wish You Well" peaked in the top 30 on the

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Production

In 2005 in an interview with Triple J, Bernard Fanning revealed that they smashed plates in the studio to create an interesting snare sound which can be heard very faintly on every second snare hit throughout the song. "We tried using hand claps and tambourines, but the sound wasn't quite 'right', so we ended up using the smashing plates."

Music video

The music video for "Wish You Well" was directed by Damon Escott and Stephen Lance of Head Pictures and won

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.ARIA Award previous winners. The video clip starts with Fanning sitting adjacent to antiques, one including a

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Charts

Other appearances

*'' The Acoustic Album'' (2006,

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References

2005 singles 2005 songs Bernard Fanning songs ARIA Award-winning songs Song recordings produced by Tchad Blake {{2000s-single-stub