Split Enz became the first New Zealand band to achieve worldwide success.

Tim Finn and Phil Judd founded the group in 1972 in Auckland, New Zealand. Initially, the band was a light acoustic combo called Split Ends. Finn and Judd were the main songwriting force of the band's early years. Judd drew his inspiration from a wild variety of often non-musical sources while Finn's tastes leaned toward the British pop of The Beatles, The Kinks, and The Move. In a creative rush that lasted several months, the two bashed out songs on acoustic guitars.

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True Colours: 40th Anniversary Edition debuted in the Official New Zealand Top 40 Albums on 10 August 2020. It has been in the Top 40 Albums for six weeks with a highest position of #1. There are three albums by Split Enz in the Top 40 Albums with one reaching Number One.