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"Wandering Eye"
Single by Fat Freddy's Drop
from the album Based on a True Story
Released	12 December 2005
Genre	Electro, reggae[1]
Length	5:05 (radio edit) 9:49 (album version)
Songwriter(s)	Maxwell, Tamaira, Faiumu, Laing, Kerr, Gordon
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"Wandering Eye" is a single released from the band Fat Freddy's Drop in 2005. It was their first publicly released single and had an excellent response from the public.^{[clarification needed]} This song features a multitude of instruments such as the trumpet, saxophone, guitar, vocals and a synthesizer.^{[citation needed]}

The accompanying video clip for "Wandering Eye" is set in a local fish and chips store, where the band provides the locals with a meal. While they are serving the customers and cooking the meals they are singing the song. Later on, when it is time to close, the band go downstairs to perform a concert for the customers. The video features cameos from John Campbell, Carol Hirschfeld, Ladi6, and Danielle Cormack^[2] and is directed and created by Mark Williams. The music video won the New Zealand Music "Tui" Award for Best Music Video.^[3]

The song debuted on the New Zealand Singles Chart at number 31, and peaked at number 6. It left the chart after 17 weeks.^[4] It achieved gold sales by 17 October 2010.^[5]