Pressure Down

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"Pressure Down"
Pressure Down by John Farnham.jpg
Single by John Farnham
from the album Whispering Jack
B-side "Let Me Out"
Released1 December 1986 [1]
Recorded1985–1986
Genre Rock, pop rock
Length3:45
Label Wheatley Records
Songwriter Harry Bogdanovs
Producer Ross Fraser
John Farnham singles chronology
"You're the Voice"
(1986)		"Pressure Down"
(1986)		"A Touch of Paradise"
(1987)

"Pressure Down" is a song written by Harry Bogdanovs, recorded by Australian singer John Farnham. The song was released as the second single from his 1986 album Whispering Jack .

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Reception

Cash Box magazine called it "A summer's breeze of a pop tune, with razor-sharp production." [2]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Pressure Down"
Chart (1986–87)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [3] 4
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [4] 70
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [5] 99
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [6] 8
Quebec (ADISQ) [7] 19
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [8] 11
UK Singles (OCC) [9] 78
West Germany (GfK) [10] 32

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Pressure Down"
Chart (1987)Position
Australia (Australian Music Report) [11] [12] 16
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [13] 49

Certifications

Certifications for "Pressure Down"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [14] Gold15,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.


References

  1. ↑ "Australian Music Report No 646 – 1 December 1986 > Singles: New Releases". Imgur.com (original document published by Australian Music Report). Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box . 1 August 1987. p. 8. Retrieved 8 December 2021– via World Radio History.
  3. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6. Note: Kent Music Report (KMR) was used contemporaneously for Australian Singles and Albums charting from mid-1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts in mid-1988.
  4. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0884." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
  5. ↑ "John Farnham – Pressure Down" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  6. ↑ "John Farnham – Pressure Down". Top 40 Singles.
  7. ↑ "Palmarès de la chanson anglophone et allophone au Québec" (PDF) (in French). BAnQ. 3 October 1987. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  8. ↑ "John Farnham – Pressure Down". Singles Top 100.
  9. ↑ "John Farnham: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – John Farnham – Pressure Down" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  11. ↑ "Australian Music Report No 701 – 28 December 1987 > National Top 100 Singles for 1987". Kent Music Report, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  12. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  13. ↑ "END OF YEAR CHARTS 1987". Official New Zealand Music Chart . Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  14. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – John Farnham – Pressure Down". Radioscope. Retrieved 20 October 2025.Type Pressure Down in the "Search:" field.
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