Walls (Circus)

"Walls (Circus)"
Single by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
from the album Songs and Music from "She's the One"
ReleasedJuly 29, 1996 (1996-07-29)
GenreRock[1]
Length4:25
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Tom Petty
Producer(s)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers singles chronology
"A Higher Place"
(1995)
"Walls (Circus)"
(1996)
"Change the Locks"
(1996)

"Walls (Circus)" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Tom Petty and recorded by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. It was released in July 1996 as the first single from their soundtrack album Songs and Music from "She's the One". The song features Lindsey Buckingham on background vocals and was recorded at Sound City Studios by engineer Sylvia Massy. The song peaked at number 69 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. An alternate arrangement of the song, played at a faster tempo, was included on the soundtrack under the title "Walls (No. 3)". The song was later covered by Glen Campbell on his 2008 album Meet Glen Campbell and by the Lumineers on the first anniversary of Petty's death.

  1. ^ Lewis, Randy (October 4, 2017). "Tom Petty's final interview: There was supposed to have been so much more". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 27, 2019. Classic-rock staples including 'Breakdown,' 'American Girl,' 'Refugee,' 'Even the Losers,' 'Learning to Fly,' 'Listen to Her Heart,' 'Here Comes My Girl,' 'Walls,' 'Mary Jane's Last Dance.'