On 7 September , 1998 , Powderfinger released their third studio album , '' Internationalist '' , which peaked at No . 1 and spent 101 weeks in the Top 50 of the ARIA Albums Chart ; it was produced by Nick DiDia ( Rage Against the Machine , Pearl Jam ) . AllMusic 's Jonathan Lewis had mixed feelings about the album . He was enchanted by its lead single , " The Day You Come " , however " the rest of the album did n't measure up " except for " some fine tracks " in " Do n't Wan na Be Left Out " and " Already Gone " . Nevertheless , by 2007 the album had shipped over 350,000 copies and was certified five times platinum domestically , and had reached European audiences . '' Internationalist '' was the first Powderfinger album to win any ARIA Music Awards . At the 1999 ceremony it won " Album of the Year " , " Best Rock Album " , and " Best Cover Art " ( by Kevin Wilkins ) , and " The Day You Come " won " Single of the Year " . " Passenger " , another single from '' Internationalist '' , was nominated for three additional categories in the following year . The band was both praised and criticised for their political views on '' Internationalist '' . In a November 1998 interview with Benedict Watts of '' Juice Magazine '' , Haug said that political messages in " The Day You Come " were not something they were just preaching about , but rather were something they saw as a responsibility
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