Listening for the Weather

2003 single by Bic Runga

"Listening for the Weather"

Single by Bic Runga

from the album Beautiful Collision

Released

7 April 2003 (2003-04-07)^[1]

Length

3:29

Label

Columbia

Songwriter(s)

Bic Runga

Producer(s)

Bic Runga

Bic Runga singles chronology

"Something Good"
(2002)

"Listening for the Weather"
(2003)

"Winning Arrow"
(2005)

"Listening for the Weather" is a song by New Zealand singer Bic Runga. It was released in April 2003 as the third single from her second studio album, Beautiful Collision (2002). Upon its release, it reached number 14 on the New Zealand Singles Chart, becoming her most recent top-20 hit in her home country. The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (now Recorded Music NZ) ranked "Listening for the Weather" as the 36th-most-successful single of New Zealand during 2003.

Track listing

New Zealand CD single^[2]

"Listening for the Weather"
"Counting the Days" (live)
"The Be All and End All" (live)

Personnel

Personnel adapted from the liner notes of Beautiful Collision.^[3]

Bic Runga – vocals, arrangements, harmonica, Wurlitzer, production
Milan Borich – vocals
Michael Brauer – mixing
Greg Calbi – mastering
Ricardo Chavarria – mixing assistance
Neil Finn – vocals
Jay Foulkes – tambourine
Geoff Maddock – electric guitar
Sebastian Steinberg – bass
Joey Waronker – drums

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[4]	14

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[5]	36

References

^ "Listening for the Weather". bicrunga.net.nz. Archived from the original on 27 June 2003. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
^ Listening for the Weather (New Zealand CD single liner notes). Bic Runga. Columbia Records. 2003. 673675.2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Beautiful Collision (New Zealand CD album liner notes). Bic Runga. Columbia Records. 2002. 5084032000.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Bic Runga – Listening for the Weather". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
^ "End of Year Charts 2003". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 3 January 2021.