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Pressure Down

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"Pressure Down"
Single by John Farnham
from the album Whispering Jack
B-side"Let Me Out"
Released1 December 1986[1]
Recorded1985–1986
GenreRock, pop rock
Length3:45
LabelWheatley Records
Songwriter(s)Harry Bogdanovs
Producer(s)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.

Reception

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

Charts

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Weekly charts

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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

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

References

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  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.