D.A.F. (song)

is a song by Australian alternative rock band Powderfinger, released as a single from their second studio album, Double Allergic, on 5 August 1996.

was first released, Australian television program Recovery ran a competition asking what the song's title stood for.

Powderfinger guitarist Darren Middleton recalls that "people wrote in saying something like Dylan something farts" (referring to then host Dylan Lewis),[1] but Middleton stated that the title was actually the song's chord progression - D, A, F.[1][2] When asked about the naming of the song, bassist John Collins replied "It's just because we were stupid".

Lead singer Bernard Fanning commented that "You can't really control who plays what you do on the radio, so it's pretty weird hearing your song on B105".

Fanning commented on the band choosing to include the song, saying "we don't set out to preach or give social commentary, but we do have the opportunity to put forward an opinion".

[4] He also explained that the topic of social justice was one the band felt strongly about, and that the song had "the perfect lyrics to reflect that opinion".