Refugee (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song)

"Refugee"
Single by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
from the album Damn the Torpedoes
B-side"It's Rainin' Again"
ReleasedJanuary 11, 1980 (1980-01-11)
Recorded1979
Genre
Length3:25
LabelBackstreet
Songwriter(s)Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
Producer(s)Jimmy Iovine, Tom Petty
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers singles chronology
"Don't Do Me Like That"
(1979)
"Refugee"
(1980)
"Here Comes My Girl"
(1980)
Music video
"Refugee" on YouTube

"Refugee" is a song recorded by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. It was released in January 1980 as the second single from their album Damn the Torpedoes, and peaking at No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[3] The song is in compound AABA form.[4]

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Damn the Torpedoes - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Tom Petty | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  2. ^ Svonavec, Samuel (October 4, 2017). "Tom Petty: Legacy of a Rock Legend". Retrieved March 26, 2024. The band went on to pioneer the heartland rock sound with songs such as "Mary Jane's Last Dance," "Refugee," and countless others.
  3. ^ Joel Whitburn, Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 1955–2010, Record Research, 2011.
  4. ^ Covach, John (2005), "Form in Rock Music: A Primer", in Stein, Deborah, Engaging Music: Essays in Music Analysis, New York: Oxford University Press, p.74-75, ISBN 0-19-517010-5 .

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