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Petty wrote this as "You Rock Me." The band thought the title was kind of ordinary, but they liked the track so they recorded it and lived with it despite the title. One day Petty got the idea to change it to "You Wreck Me." Replacing one word made the song take on a whole new meaning. (Thanks to Mike Campbell for speaking with us about this song. Read his full interview in the Songfacts Interviews. Learn more at tompetty.com.)
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Hey Jose from Lodi NJ, of course he plays it at every concert because people want to hear it. Petty is one of the only guys who plays what WE want to hear not that "from the new album" garbage. This is what rock n roll is about.
- john, Grand Island, NY
Petty has written so many good songs, this one among the best.
- Daevid, Glendale, CA
this happens to be one of my favorites.
& prolly is for a lot of other ppl.
maybe thats why he does it at EVERY concert.
..or maybe its jus to annoy YOU.
ha.
- Jenny, north vernon, IN
Probably one of the lamest tunes Petty ever penned.
And he does it at EVERY concert...just an annoying song.
- Jose, Lodi, NJ
Yet another great song from Petty.
- Michael, NF, Canada
good song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Sara MacKenzie, Middle of Nowhere, FL