Editing Neil Finn (section)

===1997–2006: Solo work===
Following the breakup of Crowded House, Finn embarked on a solo career. The album ''[[Afterglow (Crowded House album)|Afterglow]]'' was released in 1999, which contained previously unreleased Crowded House recordings. Finn appeared as part of the BBC Four's ''Songwriters' Circle'' series in 1999, and explained that "Don't Dream It's Over" and "Better Be Home Soon" were both written quickly, with all of the elements of each song—such as lyrics and verses—emerging at the same time. Finn also sang the opening lines of [[The Verve]] song "The Drugs Don't Work" to the opening chords of the latter song.<ref>{{cite web|title=Watch Songwriters' Circle Season 1 Episode 1 S1E1 Neil Finn, Roddy Frame & Graham Gouldman|url=http://www.ovguide.com/tv_episode/songwriters-circle-season-1-episode-1-neil-finn-roddy-frame-graham-gouldman-1320601|website=OV Guide|publisher=Online Video Guide|access-date=1 June 2014|date=2 July 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602214759/http://www.ovguide.com/tv_episode/songwriters-circle-season-1-episode-1-neil-finn-roddy-frame-graham-gouldman-1320601|archive-date=2 June 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Finn penned a theme song for the [[All Blacks]]' participation in the [[1999 Rugby World Cup]], "Can You Hear Us?", that made it to the top of the New Zealand charts in October.

Finn has recorded four solo albums, ''[[Try Whistling This]]'' (1998), ''[[One Nil]]'' (2001), ''[[Dizzy Heights (Neil Finn Album)|Dizzy Heights]]'' (2014), and ''[[Out of Silence (Neil Finn album)|Out of Silence]]'' (2017). ''One Nil'' was released in the US and Canada in a remixed version with two new tracks, one track deleted and reordering, and was renamed ''[[One All]]'' (2002). Neil and Tim Finn also collaborated on a [[Finn Brothers]] album, ''[[Finn (album)|Finn]]'', that was released in 1995.

In 2001, Finn released a live album/DVD (''[[7 Worlds Collide]]'') consisting of songs recorded at [[St. James Theatre, Auckland|St James Theatre]] in Auckland with several other artists. Finn was also heavily involved in creating the 2001 soundtrack for the motion picture ''[[Rain (2001 film)|Rain]]''. ''[[Everyone Is Here (album)|Everyone Is Here]]'', a second Finn Brothers album, was released in 2004.