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Tom Petty
I Won'T Back Down
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“I Won’t Back Down” is the first single from Tom Petty’s first solo album, Full Moon Fever released in 1989. The song was written by Petty and his writing partner for the album, Jeff Lynne. It reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Album Rock Tracks chart for 5 weeks, starting the album’s road to multi-platinum status.
A message of defiance against unnamed forces of difficulty and possibly oppression, the lyric is set against a mid-tempo beat:
:Well I know what’s right, I got just one life
:in a world that keeps on pushin’ me around
:‘‘but I’ll stand my ground, and I won’t back down
George Harrison, Jeff Lynne and Ringo Starr are featured in the music video along with George’s famous painted stratocaster “Rocky”.
Read on...Song lines: ♪ Hey baby there ain't no easy way out ... Hey I will stand my ground ... And I won't back down ♫
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