 Genius Meanings
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Tom Petty – I Won't Back Down
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“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
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The Goo Goo Dolls & O.A.R. – I Won't Back Down
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[Verse 1: The Goo Goo Dolls, O.A.R.] / 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
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Benjamin Francis Leftwich – I Won't Back Down
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[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 / Gonna stand my ground / Won't be turned around
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Johnny Cash – I Won't Back Down
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Cash’s cover of the signature song by Tom Petty, who plays guitar and sings back-up vocals on Cash’s version. Petty and his band, the Heartbreakers, had also backed Cash on his
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Pearl Jam – I Won't Back Down [July 23, 2006]
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No, 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 / I will stand my ground, won't be turned around / I will keep my
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – I Won't Back Down
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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
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Dawn Landes – I Won't Back Down
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Oh, 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 won't back down / Won't be turned around / In a world that
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Judah & The Lion – I Won't Back Down
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[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
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Heavy Things – I Won't Back Down
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[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 / [Verse 2] / No, I'll stand my ground / Won't be
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JOHNNYSWIM & Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors (Ft. Penny & Sparrow) – I Won't Back Down
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[Verse 1: Drew Holcomb] / 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 / [Verse 2: Andy Baxter] / No, I'll
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Rock Genius – Did Tom Petty Steal a Hook of His Own?
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Sam Smith has agreed to credit Tom Petty as a co-writer of his hit “Stay With Me” after Petty’s publisher noticed its similarities to Petty’s song “I Won’t Back Down.” The
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Blake Shelton (Ft. Dia Frampton) – I Won’t Back Down (The Voice Performance)
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[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 / [Verse 2] / No, I'll stand my ground / Won't be
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Sam Elliott – Won’t Back Down
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[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 / Gonna stand my ground / Won't be turned around
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – You and I Will Meet Again (2018 Remaster)
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You and I will meet again / When we're least expecting it / One day in some far off place / I will recognize your face / I won't say goodbye my friend / For you and I will meet
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Spose – Back Down
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“Back Down” was released exclusively in the first episode of The SPOSE Podcast. Produced by frequent collaborator Decap, the song is an anthem for never giving up.
Spose was
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Gainesville (Outtake, 1998)
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Homegrown in the headphone / Sandy loading up the van / Singing through the speaker / You're all right, anywhere you land / CHORUS / Gainesville was a big town / Gainesville was a
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Two Gunslingers (Live at The Beacon Theatre, New York, NY, 5/25/13)
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Two gunslingers, walked out in the street / And one said "I don't want to fight no more" / And the other gunslinger thought about it / And he said, "yeah what are we fighting for
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Into The Great Wide Open (Live at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena—November 24, 1991)
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Eddie waited 'til he finished high school / He went to Hollywood, got a tattoo / He met a girl out there with a tattoo too / The future was wide open / They moved into a place they
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