Don't Come Around Here No More
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| Single by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | ||||
| from the album Southern Accents | ||||
| B-side | "Trailer" | |||
| Released | February 28, 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
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| Length | 4:22 (single) 5:07 (album) | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
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| "Don't Come Around Here No More" on YouTube | ||||
"Don't Come Around Here No More" is a song written by Tom Petty of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Dave Stewart of Eurythmics. It was released in February 1985 as the lead single from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' Southern Accents album.
Background and writing
The original inspiration was a romantic encounter that producer
According to Jimmy Iovine, he went to Dave Stewart's house after a Eurythmics concert, and Dave showed him what he had of the song – not much besides the chorus and drum beat – and told him he was stuck, so Iovine suggested Tom Petty finish writing it.[6]
Producer Jimmy Iovine also suggested Nicks sing it. According to Nicks, the song was originally written for her album Rock a Little, but she declined it after Petty performed the vocals for her, feeling she could not do the song justice.[7] According to Iovine, Petty wanted to keep the song for himself since he was writing it.[6]
Reception
"Don't Come Around Here No More" is widely regarded as one of Petty's best songs. In its contemporary review of the song,
Music video
The music video is themed around the 1865
Personnel
The Heartbreakers
- Tom Petty – lead vocals, piano
- bass synthesizer
- Benmont Tench – string synthesizer
- Stan Lynch – drums, percussion
- Howie Epstein – bass guitar, vocals
Additional personnel
- David A. Stewart – electric sitar, synthesizer, vocals
- Dean Garcia – intro bass guitar
- Daniel Rothmuller – cello
- Marilyn Martin – backing vocals
- Stephanie Spruill – backing vocals
- Sharon Celani – backing vocals
Chart performance
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[12] | 61 |
| Canadian Top 100 Singles (RPM)[13] | 20 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] | 42 |
| U.S. Cash Box[15]
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13 |
UK Singles Chart
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50 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[16] | 13 |
| US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard )
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2 |
References
- ^ Breihan, Tom (October 4, 2017). "Watch Fleet Foxes Cover "Don't Come Around Here No More" In Tribute To Tom Petty". Stereogum. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
- ^ "Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
- ^ "9 Tom Petty Songs Every Music Fan—Every Human, Really—Needs to Know". November 23, 2023.
- ^ "Don't Come Around Here No More". Songfacts.com. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
- ^ Conversations With Tom Petty, 2005
- ^ a b Iovine, Jimmy (May 10, 2023), "Interview with Rick Rubin", Tetragrammaton, retrieved July 13, 2023
- ^ "Stevie revisits 'Don't Come Around Here No More' in Petty bio". StevieNicks.info. November 9, 2015. Archived from the original on November 11, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. March 16, 1985. p. 11. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ Unterberger, Andrew (October 3, 2017). "The 20 Best Tom Petty Songs". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ^ "Tom Petty: 50 Greatest Songs". Rolling Stone. November 28, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ^ Hanh Nguyen (October 3, 2017). "Tom Petty's Don't Come Around Here No More: Alice in Wonderland Guide". IndieWire. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Top Singles - Volume 42, No. 11, May 25 1985 Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- ^ "Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Don't Come Around Here No More". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- ISBN 978-0-89820-209-0.
- ^ "Tom Petty Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 2, 2013.