Runnin' Down A Dream

Album: Full Moon Fever (1989)
Charted: 55 23
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  • Lyrics currently unavailable Writer/s: Jeff Lynne, Michael Campbell, Tom Petty
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

Comments: 18

  • Oliver Clothesoff from Over There An amazing song, but go to YouTube sometime and play the instrumental-only version. The dynamic beauty of the music comes through in a way it cannot when sharing space with the lyrics.
  • Seventhmist from 7th HeavenMy favorite of his and the "Little Nemo In Slumberland" video is amazing.
  • Peter from Davenport,flWhy is this song not included in the "Songs with Animated Videos" category? [got that added, thx. -editor]
  • Michelle from UkA great track. I believe it's about chasing your dreams. But when my dog's asleep and he's dreaming, his legs start running. I always say to people he's "Runnin' Down A Dream." This song never gets old.
  • Eric from Rhinelander, WiThis song appears to be about a man running down a dream that constantly eludes him.
  • Carli from Pheonix, AzI would LOVE listening to this driving fast on the freeway, in GTA of course. Great song!
  • Thomas from Somerville, AlI don't know about best song ever but, it is definately a Petty classic..as is just about everything the man ever wrote, sang, performed.
  • Ben from Gosford, AustraliaI loved this song when I first heard it back in 1989 as a 4 year-old, and I still think it's a great song. It's just waiting to be used for a montage in a road-trip movie. The guitar solo at the end is awesome too!
  • Kevin from Memphis , TnYou can't any better than this live.
  • Darrell from EugeneI have an amusing anecdote to tell about this song: I was driving from Portland to Eugene (both Oregon) in my Alfa Romeo 164 with my lovely lady Serena when "Runnin' Down a Dream" by Tom Petty came on, and Serena started to sing along, not to "Runnin' Down a Dream", but to Del Shannon's legendary hit "Little Runaway". I was shocked that she knew that song, especially considering that most ladies in their twenties are (sadly) into kiddie pop and rap.
  • Evil Joe from Suffragette City, CoGTA games usually pick good songs for their classic rock radio stations. I read somewhere that they won't be using popular songs for GTA 4.

    Great song, by the way. I remember seeing the music video when I was younger. I also went to a Tom Petty concert a few years back in the middle of a desert. It was awesome.
  • Johnny from Los Angeles, CaWow I must say Tom Petty's best song ever. Wow it's in GTA San Andreas!?! That suprises me!
  • Amay from Edison, NjOne of the best solos ever is in this song.
  • Steve from Oakland, CaLove it on GTA san andreas
  • Blair from Peterborough, CanadaDel Shannon worked on this Album.
  • Danny from Sydney, Australiadamn this is a good song
  • Caitlin from Sailsbury, Nci love tom petty
  • AndrÃ?s from Baton Rouge, LaThe lyrics mention "Del" and "Little Runaway". This is a reference to Del Shannon and his popular song, Runaway.

    Also, an instrumental version of this song was used on ESPN commercials for Sunday Night Baseball.
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