Fraction Too Much Friction Explained

Fraction Too Much Friction
Cover:	Fraction_Too_Much_Friction_by_Tim_Finn.png
Type:	single
Artist:	Tim Finn
Album:	Escapade
Released:	May 1983
Studio:	Festival Studios, Sydney
Genre:	Pop
Length:	4:14
Label:	Mushroom Records
Producer:	Mark Moffatt, Ricky Fataar
Next Title:	Made My Day
Next Year:	1983

"Fraction Too Much Friction" is a song by New Zealand musician, Tim Finn, released in May 1983 as his debut single from his debut studio album, Escapade. The song reached number 2 on the New Zealand charts and number 8 in Australia.

At the 1983 Countdown Australian Music Awards, "Fraction Too Much Friction" won Best Video.^[1]

The song was covered by Wilbur Wilde for the Australian film The Coolangatta Gold (1984).

Track listing

Australian/New Zealand 7" single (K-9118)

A. "Fraction Too Much Friction – 4:14
B. "Below the Belt" – 4:20

Charts

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Fraction Too Much Friction"! Chart (1983)! Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[3]	51

Notes and References

Web site: Australian Music Awards . Ron Jeff . 16 December 2010 . 30 June 2012 . https://archive.today/20120630220831/http://users.ncable.net.au/~ronjeff/top40/oz_king.htm . dead .
Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 112.
Web site: Kent Music Report – National Top 100 Singles for 1983 . . Imgur.com . 22 January 2023.