Pressure Down

"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.

"Pressure Down"
Single by John Farnham
from the 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
Songwriter	Harry Bogdanovs
Producer	Ross Fraser
John Farnham singles chronology
"You're the Voice" (1986) "Pressure Down" (1986) "A Touch of Paradise" (1987)

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"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[14]	Gold	15,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.