Stop Draggin' My Heart Around
| "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
||||
| Single by Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty | ||||
| from the album Bella Donna | ||||
| B-side | Kind of Woman | |||
| Released | July 8, 1981 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:55/4:14 | |||
| Label | Modern | |||
| Writer(s) | Tom Petty, Mike Campbell | |||
| Producer | Jimmy Iovine, Tom Petty | |||
| Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty singles chronology | ||||
|
||||
"Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" was the first single from Stevie Nicks' debut solo album Bella Donna. It was written by Tom Petty and Mike Campbell as a Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song, but Jimmy Iovine, who was also working Stevie Nicks at the time, arranged for her to sing on it.[1] Petty sang with Nicks in the chorus and bridge, whilst his entire band played on the song.
A performance of the song in the studio was used as the promotional video.
The song reached #3 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was not a success in Europe, however; it reached only #50 in the UK.
The two singers also duetted on the songs "Insider" (from Petty's 1981 album Hard Promises) and "I Will Run to You" (from Nicks' 1983 album The Wild Heart), and frequently performed impromptu live versions of these and '60s classic "Needles and Pins" in many shows throughout the '80s.
The song was parodied by "Weird Al" Yankovic as "Stop Draggin My Car Around" on his debut album.
My Morning Jacket and Neko Case covered this song while touring together during My Morning Jacket's Circuital tour in 2011.
The song was also covered by the post-grunge band Puddle of Mudd for their 2011 cover album Re:(disc)overed.
Contents |
[edit] Content
The lyrics are about a woman who feels weighed down by relationships and wants to part despite a strong sentimental attachment to her lover. The melody is described by All Music as "dark and sinister",[2] probably because of the dense drumming of Stan Lynch which is the most prominent feature of the song's rhythm. Apart from the intro before the first verse and a solo following the second verse (where there is some fairly heavy riffing), however, the guitar sound is laid-back in typical Heartbreakers style. The song was originally recorded for Petty's album Hard Promises, but the producers felt the song came from a female point-of-view and it was left unreleased until it was agreed to be put on the Bella Donna album instead. A demo version of the song, recorded without Nicks, was eventually released on Petty's 1995 box set Playback.
[edit] Single release formats
"Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" was released as a 7" vinyl single in the picture sleeve featured above in many territories. Promo 7" singles were also released in some territories, including the US, in the same picture sleeve, but the disc featured the title track on both sides.
A highly collectable 12" promo single in a unique glossy sleeve was released in the US.[citation needed]
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart | 10 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 5 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 11 |
| South African Singles Chart | 4 |
| U.K. Singles Chart | 50 |
| U.S. Billboard Album Rock Tracks | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 3 |
[edit] References
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
