Persuasion (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 six on the New Zealand Singles Chart and also charted in Australia, Germany and the United Kingdom.

B-side

• "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" (live)
• "Secret Heart"
• "Not Even Close" (live)
• "Protected" (live)

Released14 June 1993 (1993-06-14)^[1][2]

StudioFestival (Sydney, Australia)

Length4:14

Quick facts Single by Tim Finn, from the album Before & After ...

"Persuasion"
Australasian CD single
Single by Tim Finn
from the album Before & After
B-side	"Six Months in a Leaky Boat" (live) "Secret Heart" "Not Even Close" (live) "Protected" (live)
Released	14 June 1993 (1993-06-14)[1][2]
Studio	Festival (Sydney, Australia)
Length	4:14
Label	Capitol
Songwriters	Tim Finn Richard Thompson Peter Filleul
Producers	Tim Finn Mark Hart
Tim Finn singles chronology
"Islands" (1992) "Persuasion" (1993) "Hit the Ground Running" (1993)

Close

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, and a solo acoustic version was included on his 2014 release Acoustic Classics.