Pressure Down Explained

Pressure Down
Cover:	Pressure_Down_by_John_Farnham.jpg
Border:	yes
Type:	single
Artist:	John Farnham
Album:	Whispering Jack
B-Side:	Let Me Out
Released:	1 December 1986^[1]
Recorded:	1985–1986
Genre:	Rock, pop rock
Length:	3:45
Label:	Wheatley Records
Producer:	Ross Fraser
Prev Title:	You're the Voice
Prev Year:	1986
Next Title:	A Touch of Paradise
Next Year:	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

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

Charts

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Pressure Down"!Chart (1987)!Position

Australia (Australian Music Report)^[4] ^[5]	16
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[6]	49

Notes and References

1. Web site: Australian Music Report No 646 – 1 December 1986 > Singles: New Releases. Imgur.com (original document published by Australian Music Report). 16 April 2018.
2. Single Reviews. Cash Box. World Radio History. 8. 1 August 1987. 8 December 2021.
3. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian)

   . Australian Chart Book 1970 - 1992. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book. St Ives, NSW. 1993. 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. Web site: Australian Music Report No 701 – 28 December 1987 > National Top 100 Singles for 1987. Kent Music Report, via Imgur.com. 24 January 2023.
5. Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia. pdf.
6. Web site: END OF YEAR CHARTS 1987. Official New Zealand Music Chart. April 22, 2021.