She Will Have Her Way (song)

"She Will Have Her Way"
Single by Neil Finn
from the album Try Whistling This
B-side	"Tokyo" "She Comes Scattered" "Sinner" (Abbey Rd version)
Released	1 June 1998 (1998-06-01)
Length	3:56
Label	Parlophone
Songwriter(s)	Neil Finn
Producer(s)	Tchad Blake, Marius de Vries
Neil Finn singles chronology
"Sinner" (1998) "She Will Have Her Way" (1998) "Last One Standing" (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] "She Will Have Her Way" "Tokyo" "She Comes Scattered" "Sinner" (Abbey Rd version) UK CD1[2] "She Will Have Her Way" "Astro" "808 Song"

UK CD2[3] "She Will Have Her Way" "Faster Than Light" "Identical Twin" UK cassette single and European CD single[4][5] "She Will Have Her Way" "Astro"

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6]	19
Scotland (OCC)[7]	24
UK Singles (OCC)[8]	26
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[9]	39

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Spain	May 1998	Radio	Parlophone	[10]
United Kingdom	1 June 1998	CD cassette		[11]
United States	3 November 1998	Contemporary hit radio	Work	[12]

References

1. She Will Have Her Way (Australian CD single liner notes). Neil Finn. Parlophone. 1998. 8860672.
2. She Will Have Her Way (UK CD1 liner notes). Neil Finn. Parlophone. 1998. CDRS 6495, 7243 8 85646 2 5.
3. She Will Have Her Way (UK CD2 liner notes). Neil Finn. Parlophone. 1998. CDR 6495, 7243 8 85647 2 4.
4. She Will Have Her Way (UK cassette single sleeve). Neil Finn. Parlophone. 1998. TCR 6495, 7243 8 8564649.
5. She Will Have Her Way (European CD single liner notes). Neil Finn. Parlophone. 1998. 7243 8 85639 2 5.
6. "Neil Finn – She Will Have Her Way". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
7. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
9. "{{{artist}}} – {{{song}}}" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
10. Stratton, Sally (6 June 1998). "Finn Whistles In with Solo Set". Music & Media. Vol. 15, no. 23. p. 7. ...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...
11. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 30 May 1998. p. 32.
12. "New Releases". Radio & Records. No. 1272. 30 October 1998. p. 44.