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| Single by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | ||||
| from the album Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | ||||
| B-side | "The Wild One, Forever" | |||
| Released | February 1977 | |||
| Recorded | July 4, 1976 | |||
| Studio | Shelter Studios, Hollywood | |||
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| Length | 3:35 | |||
| Label | Shelter | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tom Petty | |||
| Producer(s) | Denny Cordell | |||
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"American Girl" is a rock song written by Tom Petty and recorded by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers for their self-titled debut album in 1976. It was released as a single and did not chart in the United States, but peaked at No. 40 in the UK for the week ending August 27, 1977. It was re-released in 1994 as the second single from Petty's Greatest Hits album and peaked at No. 68 in the U.S. Cash Box Top 100.[5]
Despite limited chart success, "American Girl" became one of Petty's most popular songs and a staple of classic rock. It has been consistently rated as his best song, only surpassed by "Free Fallin'" otherwise, and one of the best rock songs of all time, and has been called "more than a classic rock standard — it's practically part of the American literary canon."[6][7][8][9][10] It has also been used in several movies and television shows, often during a scene in which a character, much like the protagonist in the song's lyrics, is "longing for something bigger than their current existence."[11]
"American Girl" was the last song performed in concert by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. They played it to close out the encore of their performance on September 25, 2017, at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California, the final concert of their 40th Anniversary Tour. Petty died of complications from cardiac arrest after an accidental prescription medication overdose on October 2, just over a week later.[12]
It is ranked number 169 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[13]
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Sonically, it's the platonic ideal for American rock music: Bo Diddley meets the Byrds, updated for new wave.
- ^ "U.S. Cash Box Chart Entries - 1990 - 1996" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 22, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
- ^ Unterberger, Andrew (October 3, 2017). "Critic's Picks: The 20 Greatest Tom Petty Songs". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ "The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. May 31, 2008. Archived from the original on May 31, 2008. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
- ^ Hann, Michael (October 3, 2017). "From Free Fallin' to American Girl: five of the greatest Tom Petty songs". The Guardian. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ "20 Awesome 'America' Songs". Billboard. July 2, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ "Tom Petty's 50 Greatest Songs". Rolling Stone. October 2, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ Edwards, Gavin (October 6, 2017). "'American Girl' Sums Up Everything Great About Tom Petty". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ Perrigo, Billy (October 3, 2017). "Watch Tom Petty Close his Last Ever Concert". Time. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ "American Girl ranked #169 on Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs List". Rolling Stone. September 15, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.