Breakdown (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song)
| "Breakdown" | ||||
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| Single by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | ||||
| from the album Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | ||||
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| Released | November 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
| Studio | Shelter Studios (Hollywood) | |||
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| Length | 2:42 | |||
| Label | Shelter | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tom Petty | |||
| Producer(s) | Denny Cordell | |||
| Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers singles chronology | ||||
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"Breakdown" is the first single from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' self-titled debut album. It became a Top 40 hit in the United States and Canada.
Played live, Petty sometimes incorporated "Breakdown" with Ray Charles's "Hit the Road Jack". A live recording of this variation appears on The Live Anthology.