7 Worlds Collide

The initial project release was a 2001 live album, credited to "Neil Finn and Friends", and titled 7 Worlds Collide.

The title of the project is derived from the line "Seven worlds will collide / whenever I am by your side" from Crowded House's 1993 single "Distant Sun".

[1] In December 2008, the 7 Worlds Collide lineup reconvened in Auckland, New Zealand to record a studio charity album for Oxfam.

The album was recorded in Finn's Roundhead Studios over three weeks and featured all-new material, with singing and songwriting contributions divided amongst the group.

While recording the album, the ensemble played three sold-out shows in early January 2009 at the Powerstation concert venue in Auckland.