Room at the Top (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song)
| "Room at the Top" | ||||
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| Single by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | ||||
| from the album Echo | ||||
| Released | 1999 | |||
| Length | 5:01 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tom Petty | |||
| Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers singles chronology | ||||
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"Room at the Top" is the first track on the album Echo by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and the second single from the album. It reached number 19 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.[1]
History
"Room at the Top" is about the end of Petty's first marriage, and it's a very introspective song. Petty himself described it as one of the most depressing songs in rock history[2], and said it was about escapism, and intensely personal for him, so much so that once the Echo tour was over, he refused to play it. [3]
Charts
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[1] | 19 |