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A Face in the Crowd (Tom Petty song)

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"A Face in the Crowd"
Song
B-side"A Mind With A Heart Of Its Own"

"A Face in the Crowd" is a song co-written and recorded by Tom Petty. It was released in March 1990 as the fourth single from his first solo album Full Moon Fever. It peaked at number 46 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.[1]

Content

The narrator discusses falling in love with someone who used to be just "a face in the crowd."

Music video

The music video was directed by Jesse Dylan and premiered in early 1990.

Charts

Chart (1990) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Album Rock Tracks 5
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 46
Canadian RPM Top Singles 20
Dutch Singles Chart 25
UK Singles Chart 93

References

  1. ^ Joel Whitburn, Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 1955-2010, Record Research, 2011.