Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Released: September 28, 2018

Songwriter: Jeff Lynne Tom Petty

Producer: Ryan Ulyate Mike W. Campbell Benmont Tench

[Verse 1]
Well, I won't back down
No, I won’t back down
You can stand me up at the gates of hell
But I won't back down

[Verse 2]
No, I'll stand my ground
Won’t be turned around
And I'll keep this world from draggin' me down
Gonna stand my ground
And I won't back down

[Chorus]
I won't back down
Hey baby, there ain't no easy way out
I won't back down
Hey I will stand my ground
And I won't back down

[Verse 3]
Well I know what’s right
I got just one life
In a world that keeps on pushin’ me around
But I stand my ground
And I won't back down

[Chorus]
I won’t back down
Hey baby, there ain't no easy way out
I won't back down
Hey, I will stand my ground
And I won't back down
I won’t back down
Hey baby, there ain't no easy way out
I won't back down
Hey, I will stand my ground
And I won't back down
No, I won't back down

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – an L.A.-based gang of sharp-dressed garage-rock refugees from Gainsville, Florida – released their debut LP in November 1976, featuring two tracks which are now part of their long list of hits, “Breakdown” and “American Girl.”

Since that first LP in ‘76, the band’s style has epitomized and largely defined the American “heartland rock” movement – a vintage-guitar twang, hard lyric truth, and searing vocal attitude.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have been nominated for 17 Grammy awards and sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making them one of the world’s best-selling bands of all-time.

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