Persuasion (Tim Finn song)

"Persuasion" is a song written by Richard Thompson, Peter Filleul and Tim Finn. It was originally composed by Thompson and Filleul as an instrumental for the film Sweet Talker; Capitol Records stablemate Finn added the lyrics and released it in June 1993 as the lead single from his fourth studio album, Before & After. The song reached number 6 on the New Zealand charts, number 62 in Australia and number 76 in Germany.

"Persuasion"
Australasian CD single
Single by Tim Finn
from the album Before & After
ReleasedJune 1993
StudioFestival Studios, Sydney
GenrePop
Length4:14
LabelCapitol Records
Songwriter(s)Tim Finn, Richard Thompson, Peter Filleu
Producer(s)Tim Finn, Mark Hart
Tim Finn singles chronology
"Islands"
(1992)		 "Persuasion"
(1993)		 "Hit the Ground Running"
(1993)

Thompson admired Finn's lyrics and frequently played the song live himself, with versions appearing on his live albums Celtschmerz (1998) and Live From Austin, TX (2005). A studio version with his son Teddy Thompson was released on Action Packed (2001), the retrospective of Thompson's time with Capitol Records.

Track listing
Australian/New Zealand CD single (8807012)
  1. "Persuasion" (LP version) - 3:53
  2. "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" (Live) - 3:15
  3. "Secret Heart" - 4:30
  4. "Not Even Close" (Live) - 4:59
  5. "Protected" (Live) - 6:02
UK CD single 1 (CDCLS 692)
  1. "Persuasion" (LP version) - 3:53
  2. "Parihaka" (featuring Herbs) - 3:20
  3. "Secret Heart" 5:02
  4. "Persuasion" (acoustic) (featuring Richard Thompson) - 6:03
UK CD single 2 (CDCL 692)
  1. "Persuasion" (LP version) - 3:53
  2. "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" (Live) - 3:15
  3. "Not Even Close" (Live) - 4:59
  4. "Protected" (Live) - 6:02

Charts
Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Chart)[1] 62
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[2] 6
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)[3] 43

References
  1. "Response from ARIA re: Tim Finn ARIA singles chart history, received 21 November 2017". Imgur.com. Retrieved 28 November 2017. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the single's peak on the national chart.
  2. "TIM FINN – Persuasion". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  3. "Tim Finn Full Chart History". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.


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