2010Released
5:39

Did You Know?

Interesting facts and trivia about Private Universe. By Songfacts®.

The "private universe" is your own little world where you're in a state of equanimity - your happy place. When Crowded House frontman Neil Finn was a kid, this was an apple tree that he would climb and spy on the neighbors. Thus the lines: The highest branch on the apple tree It was my favorite place to be I could hear them breaking free But they could not see me

Speaking with the New Zealand Herald, Neil Finn explained: "It's also about your whole life and how you create your private domain. I don't know that it has a clear narrative but it has a deep sense of atmosphere. Songs are an alternative reality, or they should be."

The song is part of the 1993 Crowded House album Together Alone, their last before the band split up in 1996. They regrouped 10 years later and put out their next album, Time On Earth, in 2007.

Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Private Universe.
AKey
MinorMode
4/4Time Signature
120BPM

Album

The album Private Universe is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Private Universe.
Capitol Records
© 2010 Capitol Records, LLC
This Compilation ℗ 2010 Capitol Records, LLC

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