Fraction Too Much Friction

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"Fraction Too Much Friction"
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Single by Tim Finn
from the album Escapade
ReleasedMay 1983
StudioFestival Studios, Sydney
GenrePop
Length4:14
LabelMushroom Records
SongwriterTim Finn
ProducersMark Moffatt, Ricky Fataar
Tim Finn singles chronology
"Fraction Too Much Friction"
(1983)
"Made My Day"
(1983)

"Fraction Too Much Friction" is a song by New Zealand musician, Tim Finn, released in May 1983 as his debut single from his debut studio album, Escapade. The song reached number 2 on the New Zealand charts and number 8 in Australia.

At the 1983 Countdown Australian Music Awards, "Fraction Too Much Friction" won Best Video.[1]

The song was covered by Wilbur Wilde for the Australian film The Coolangatta Gold (1984).

Track listing

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Australian/New Zealand 7" single (K-9118)
  • A. "Fraction Too Much Friction – 4:14
  • B. "Below the Belt" – 4:20

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Fraction Too Much Friction"
Chart (1983) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2][3] 8
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) 4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] 2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] 2

Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for "Fraction Too Much Friction"
Chart (1983) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 51

References

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  4. ^ "TIM FINN – Fraction Too Much Friction" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  5. ^ "TIM FINN – Fraction Too Much Friction". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 7 December 2021.