"She Will Have Her Way" is a song by New Zealand singer-songwriter and Crowded House lead singer

Neil Finn Neil Mullane Finn (born 27 May 1958) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and musician who is known for being a member of Crowded House, Split Enz (which he co-fronted with brother Tim), and Fleetwood Mac. Finn rose to prominence in the late ...

. Released on 1 June 1998, the track peaked at number 19 on the

New Zealand Singles Chart The Official New Zealand Music Chart ( mi, Te Papa Tātai Waiata Matua o Aotearoa) is the weekly New Zealand top 40 singles and albums charts, issued weekly by Recorded Music NZ (formerly Recording Industry Association of New Zealand). The Music ...

and number 26 on the

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. The song gave its name to the 2005 tribute album ''

She Will Have Her Way ''She Will Have Her Way'' is a compilation album featuring female Australian and New Zealand musicians performing songs written by Neil Finn and Tim Finn ( The Finn Brothers), members of Split Enz and Crowded House. A follow up album, '' He W ...

'', which features female Australasian artists performing tracks written by Neil and

Tim Finn Brian Timothy Finn (born 25 June 1952) is a New Zealand singer and musician. His musical career includes forming 1970s and 1980s New Zealand rock group Split Enz, a number of solo albums, temporary membership in his brother Neil's band Crowd ...

. It was also the inspiration for the title of the 2010 tribute album '' He Will Have His Way''.

Music video

The black and white

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for this song features a giantess capturing, carrying off and eventually marrying

. It is a spoof of the 1958 B-movie ''

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'' and the 1959

Lou Costello Louis Francis Cristillo (March 6, 1906 – March 3, 1959), professionally known as Lou Costello, was an American comedian, actor and producer. He was best known for his double act with straight man Bud Abbott and their routine " Who's on First? ...

comedy ''

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''. The video includes clips from both films.

Track listings

Australian CD single # "She Will Have Her Way" # "Tokyo" # "She Comes Scattered" # " Sinner" (Abbey Rd version) UK CD1 # "She Will Have Her Way" # "Astro" # "808 Song" UK CD2 # "She Will Have Her Way" # "Faster Than Light" # "Identical Twin" UK cassette single and European CD single # "She Will Have Her Way" # "Astro"

Charts

Release history

References

Neil Finn songs 1998 singles 1998 songs Music videos directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris Parlophone singles Song recordings produced by Marius de Vries Song recordings produced by Tchad Blake Songs written by Neil Finn {{1990s-NZ-single-stub