Tom Petty
Tom Petty
Tom Petty
Tom Petty
Tom Petty
Tom Petty
Tom Petty
Tom Petty
Tom Petty
Tom Petty
Tom Petty
Tom Petty
“I Won’t Back Down” was the lead single from Tom Petty’s 1989 release Full Moon Fever. The song features guitar and background vocals from both Jeff Lynne and George Harrison. Drums were performed in the track’s music video by Ringo Starr, but they were actually played by session drummer Phil Jones....
[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
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 2]
Well I know what's right
I got just one life
In a world that keeps on pushin' me around
But I'll 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
(I won't back down)
And I won't back down
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
I won't back down
Hey baby, there ain't no easy way out
I won't back down
Hey, 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
(I won't back down)
And I won't back down
(I won't back down)
No, I won't back down
I Won’t Back Down was written by Jeff Lynne & Tom Petty.
I Won’t Back Down was produced by Jeff Lynne & Tom Petty & Mike Campbell.
Tom Petty released I Won’t Back Down on Mon Apr 24 1989.
In 2006, Tom Petty told The Harp:
That song frightened me when I wrote it. I didn’t embrace it at all. It’s so obvious. I thought it wasn’t that good because it was so naked. So I had a lot of second thoughts about recording that song. But everyone around me liked the song and said it was really go...