recording, the band had written about 50 songs, which was trimmed to the final 11. A significant number of songs on the album were producing during jam sessions, with DiDia giving the band additional space to move in. Middleton said in an interview that the band "always start things spontaneously, because that's when you're thinking less and just playing." In producing Vulture Street, Powderfinger moved in a different direction to their previous works, especially Odyssey Number Five, starting with opening song "Rockin' Rocks", which was written according to Middleton after "a couple of months trying really hard to write this new rock album" but not making anything they really liked. He also said the band could easily have written many "The Metre"-like songs, but didn't do that "for our own interest in the band and music". In an interview with ninemsn, lead singer Bernard Fanning said the band "tapped more into that energetic rock thing and made it really different from our other albums" when creating Vulture Street. He also said the band were a lot more serious when making this album, and this was partly due to "the way we've matured as musicians". Album and single releases Vulture Street was released on 29 July 2003 in Australia, with the band launching the album at the Tivoli nightclub on 52 Costin Street Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. A special edition DVD was included with selected early copies of Vulture Street. The DVD included a documentary with all of the albums' songs and several music videos. Vulture Street entered the ARIA Charts in Australia at #1, and the RIANZ Charts in New Zealand at #17. Vulture Street's first single, "(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind", was released in June 2003. It entered the ARIA charts at #9 on 29 June 2003, and spent 13 weeks in the top 50. The song was nominated for "Song of the Year" and "Best Video" at the 2003 ARIA Awards, but won neither. "Love Your Way" was released as the second single from Vulture Street, and spent two weeks on the ARIA charts, entering at #37. The third single, "Sunsets", was released in January 2004. It earned the band a nomination for "Best Group" at the 2004 ARIA Awards, but again was unsuccessful. "Sunsets" charted better than most of its predecessors, reaching #11 on the ARIA Chart, and entering the RIANZ Chart in New Zealand at