Breakdown (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song)

"Breakdown"
Single by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
from the album Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
B-side
  • "The Wild One, Forever" (US, 1976)
  • "Fooled Again (I Don't Like It)" (US, 1977)
  • "Luna" (Germany)
  • "Strangered in the Night" (Spain)
ReleasedNovember 1976 (1976-11)
Recorded1976
StudioShelter Studios (Hollywood)
Genre
Length2:42
LabelShelter
Songwriter(s)Tom Petty
Producer(s)Denny Cordell
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers singles chronology
"Breakdown"
(1976) 		"Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll"
(1977)

"Breakdown" is the first single from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' self-titled debut album. It became a Top 40 hit in the United States and Canada.[4]

Played live, Petty sometimes incorporated "Breakdown" with Ray Charles's "Hit the Road Jack". A live recording of this variation appears on The Live Anthology.

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  2. ^ Greenwald, Matthew. "Breakdown - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | Song Info". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Molanphy, Chris (October 30, 2017). "Le Petty Prince Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  4. ^ Joel Whitburn, Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 1955-2010, Record Research, 2011.