She Will Have Her Way (song) explained

She Will Have Her Way
Cover:Neilfinnshewillhaveherway.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Neil Finn
Album:Try Whistling This
B-Side:
  • "Tokyo"
  • "She Comes Scattered"
  • "Sinner" (Abbey Rd version)
Length:3:56
Label:Parlophone
Producer:Tchad Blake, Marius de Vries
Prev Title:Sinner
Prev Year:1998
Next Title:Last One Standing
Next Year:1999

"She Will Have Her Way" is a song by New Zealand singer-songwriter and Crowded House lead singer Neil Finn. Released on 1 June 1998, the track peaked at number 19 on the New Zealand Singles Chart and number 26 on the UK Singles Chart. The song gave its name to the 2005 tribute album She Will Have Her Way, which features female Australasian artists performing tracks written by Neil and Tim Finn. It was also the inspiration for the title of the 2010 tribute album He Will Have His Way.

Music video

The black and white music video for this song features a giantess capturing, carrying off and eventually marrying Neil Finn. It is a spoof of the 1958 B-movie Attack of the 50 Foot Woman and the 1959 Lou Costello comedy The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock. The video includes clips from both films.

Track listings

Australian CD single[1]

  1. "She Will Have Her Way"
  2. "Tokyo"
  3. "She Comes Scattered"
  4. "Sinner" (Abbey Rd version)

UK CD1[2]

  1. "She Will Have Her Way"
  2. "Astro"
  3. "808 Song"

UK CD2[3]

  1. "She Will Have Her Way"
  2. "Faster Than Light"
  3. "Identical Twin"

UK cassette single and European CD single[4] [5]

  1. "She Will Have Her Way"
  2. "Astro"

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)
SpainMay 1998RadioParlophone[6]
United Kingdom1 June 1998[7]
United States3 November 1998Contemporary hit radioWork[8]

Notes and References

  1. She Will Have Her Way. Neil Finn. 1998. Australian CD single liner notes. Parlophone. 8860672.
  2. She Will Have Her Way. Neil Finn. 1998. UK CD1 liner notes. Parlophone. CDRS 6495, 7243 8 85646 2 5.
  3. She Will Have Her Way. Neil Finn. 1998. UK CD2 liner notes. Parlophone. CDR 6495, 7243 8 85647 2 4.
  4. She Will Have Her Way. Neil Finn. 1998. UK cassette single sleeve. Parlophone. TCR 6495, 7243 8 8564649.
  5. She Will Have Her Way. Neil Finn. 1998. European CD single liner notes. Parlophone. 7243 8 85639 2 5.
  6. Finn Whistles In with Solo Set. Stratton. Sally. Music & Media. 15. 23. 7. 6 June 1998. ...and Spain is the first European territory to react. As soon as the first single She Will Have Her Way went to radio in mid-May....
  7. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 32. 30 May 1998.
  8. New Releases. Radio & Records. 1272. 44. 30 October 1998.