Six Months in a Leaky Boat

The video shows band members dressed in nautical gear, and Māori artists performing traditional Māori poi dance. ==Track listing==

Australian/NZ 7" single • "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" (edited version) – 3:53 • "Fire Drill" – 3:53 US/European 7" single • "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" – 3:05 • "Make Sense of It" – 3:30 ==Personnel==

• Tim Finn – vocals, piano • Neil Finn – vocals, guitar • Noel Crombie – drums, percussion • Nigel Griggs – bass • Eddie Rayner – keyboards, percussion ==Charts==

Weekly charts :Notes: Year-end charts ==Certifications==

• "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" was covered by Australian indie rock band Little Birdy, and appears on the 2005 compilation album She Will Have Her Way. They also played the song during their set at the Sydney Sound Relief concert. • The song was performed by Ted Leo and released on Tell Balgeary, Balgury Is Dead in 2003. He also occasionally performs the song live. A version recorded with a full band was released on the Sharkbite Sessions EP. • Australian children's entertainers The Wiggles covered this song on their album/video, ''It's a Wiggly, Wiggly World'', with Tim Finn singing back-up and appearing in the video, but with the lyrics significantly altered to be about Captain Feathersword. • Tim Finn himself covered a Māori language version of the track ("Ono Marama Takerehāia") in 2022 for the Waiata / Anthems project. ==Legacy==

The song was voted the fifth-best New Zealand song of all time in 2001 by members of APRA. The song was used as the funeral song for explorer, environmentalist and sailor Sir Peter Blake, sung by Tim Finn with acoustic guitar, at Blake's service. ==References==