Love Is a Long Road (Tom Petty song)

"Love Is a Long Road" is a song by Tom Petty from his 1989 first solo album Full Moon Fever. Although only released as the B-side to "Free Fallin'" in the UK, and not released as a stand-alone single, it received a fair amount of radio airplay. In the US, it peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart.[4][5]

"Love Is a Long Road"
Single by Tom Petty
from the album Full Moon Fever
A-side"Free Fallin' (UK)"
Released1989 (1989)
Recorded1987-88
Genre
Length4:07
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
Producer(s)Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Mike Campbell

Song information and other releases

The rock song was co-written by guitarist Mike Campbell, who was inspired by a motorcycle he owned. The musician told "I was really into that frame of mind. This feels like a motorcycle shifting gears."[2]

"Love Is a Long Road" appears on the 2000 double-disc compilation album Anthology: Through the Years, as well as on the 1995 box set Playback.[1]

Live performance

The song became quite popular as a live track, and was played 174 times in concert. However, it didn't appear on Petty's last tour, as it was performed for the last time in 2013.[6]

Review

Another one of Petty's late-1980s songs which looks back at a fractured romance, AllMusic describes the song as sounding like a stripped-down version of the Who's classics "Baba O' Riley" and "Won't Get Fooled Again", and one of the most powerful rockers on the album.[1] Rolling Stone ranked the song at No. 38 in a list of Petty's 100 greatest songs.[2]

Charts
Chart (1989) Peak
position
U.S. Album Rock Tracks (Billboard) 7

References
  1. "Love Is a Long Road by Tom Petty - Track Info | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. Sheffield, Christopher R. Weingarten,Jon Dolan,Corinne Cummings,Nick Murray,Kory Grow,Andy Greene,Will Hermes,Rob; Weingarten, Christopher R.; Dolan, Jon; Cummings, Corinne; Murray, Nick; Grow, Kory; Greene, Andy; Hermes, Will; Sheffield, Rob (November 28, 2020). "Tom Petty's 50 Greatest Songs".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. Review, Classic Rock. "Full Moon Fever by Tom Petty – Classic Rock Review".
  4. "Tom Petty Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com.
  5. Rutherford, Kevin (October 3, 2017). "All of Tom Petty's Record 28 Mainstream Rock Songs Top 10s".
  6. "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Tour Statistics | setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm.
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