| Wandering Eye | |
| Cover: | Wandering Eye.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Fat Freddy's Drop |
| Album: | Based on a True Story |
| Released: | 12 December 2005 |
| Genre: | Electro, reggae[1] |
| Length: | 5:05 (radio edit) 9:49 (album version) |
"Wandering Eye" is a single released from the band Fat Freddy's Drop in 2005. It was their first publicly released single and had an excellent response from the public. This song features a multitude of instruments such as the trumpet, saxophone, guitar, vocals and a synthesizer.
The accompanying video clip for "Wandering Eye" is set in a local fish and chips store, where the band provides the locals with a meal. While they are serving the customers and cooking the meals they are singing the song. Later on, when it is time to close, the band go downstairs to perform a concert for the customers. The video features cameos from John Campbell, Carol Hirschfeld, Ladi6, and Danielle Cormack[2] and is directed and created by Mark Williams. The music video won the New Zealand Music "Tui" Award for Best Music Video.[3]
The song debuted on the New Zealand Singles Chart at number 31, and peaked at number 6. It left the chart after 17 weeks.[4] It achieved gold sales by 17 October 2010.[5]