Nature's Best 2

Nature's Best 2
Compilation album by Nature's Best series
Released	4 October 2002
Length	140:21
Label	Sony Music New Zealand
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Nature's Best 2 is a two-disc compilation album of 35 New Zealand popular music songs, numbers 31-65 on the APRA 75th Anniversary Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time. See Nature's Best for more information on the selection process of this list.

Nature's Best 2 was released as part of a Nature's Best Box Set on 29 November 2005.

Track listing

Disc one

1. "Outlook For Thursday" – DD Smash (Dave Dobbyn/DD Smash, 1983)
2. "Down In Splendour" – Straitjacket Fits (Andrew Brough, 1990)
3. "Better Be Home Soon" – Crowded House (Neil Finn, 1988)
4. "How Bizarre" – OMC (Alan Jansson/Pauly Fuemana, 1995)
5. "Language" – Dave Dobbyn (Dave Dobbyn, 1994)
6. "Message to My Girl" – Split Enz (Neil Finn, 1984)
7. "Poi E" – Pātea Māori Club (Dalvanius Prime, 1984)
8. "Stuff And Nonsense" – Split Enz (Tim Finn, 1979)
9. "Venus" – The Feelers (James Reid, 1998)
10. "System Virtue" – Emma Paki (Emma Paki, 1993)
11. "Fraction Too Much Friction" – Tim Finn (Tim Finn, 1983)
12. "French Letter" – Herbs (Tony Fonoti/Spencer Fusimalohi/Dilworth Karaka, 1995)
13. "Maxine" – Sharon O'Neill (Sharon O'Neill, 1983)
14. "Out on the Street" – Space Waltz (Alastair Riddell, 1974)
15. "Slippin' Away" – Max Merritt & The Meteors (Max Merritt, 1975)
16. "Violent" – Stellar* (Boh Runga, 1999)
17. "Why Does Love Do This To Me?" – The Exponents (Jordan Luck, 1992)
18. "1905" – Shona Laing (Shona Laing, 1972)

Disc two

1. "Anchor Me" – The Mutton Birds (Don McGlashan, 1994)
2. "Bliss" – Th' Dudes (Dave Dobbyn/Ian Morris, 1979)
3. "For Today" – Netherworld Dancing Toys (Nick Sampson/Malcolm Black, 1984)
4. "Screems From Tha Old Plantation" – King Kapisi (Bill Urale/Kas Futialo, 2000)
5. "Cheryl Moana Marie" – John Rowles (John Rowles, 1969)
6. "Blue Day" – Mi-Sex (Murray Burns/Colin Bayley, 1985)
7. "Glorafilia" – Zed (Ben Campbell/Nathan King/Adrian Palmer, 1999)
8. "Good Morning Mr Rock 'N' Roll" – Headband (Tommy Adderley/Billy Kristian, 1972)
9. "History Never Repeats" – Split Enz (Neil Finn, 1981)
10. "In The Neighbourhood" – Sisters Underground (Alan Jansson/Hassanah Orogbu/Brenda Makaoeafi, 1994)
11. "Julia" – Citizen Band (Geoff Chunn, 1978)
12. "Pacifier" – Shihad (Karl Kippenberger/Tom Larkin/Phil Knight/Jon Toogood, 1999)
13. "Let's Think of Something" – Larry's Rebels (Roger Skinner, 1967)
14. "Bursting Through" – Bic Runga (Bic Runga, 1997)
15. "Liberty" – Greg Johnson (Greg Johnson, 1997)
16. "Sweet Disorder" – Strawpeople (Paul Casserly/Mark Tierney/Anthony Ioasa, 1994)
17. "Asian Paradise" – Sharon O'Neill (Sharon O'Neill, 1979)

See also

• Nature's Best
• Nature's Best 3
• More Nature
• Nature's Best DVD
• Australasian Performing Right Association
• Music of New Zealand
• New Zealand rock