Refugee (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song)

"Refugee"
Single by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
from the album Damn the Torpedoes
B-side"It's Rainin' Again"
ReleasedJanuary 11, 1980 (1980-01-11)
Recorded1979
GenreRock[1]
Length3:25
LabelBackstreet
Songwriter(s)Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
Producer(s)Jimmy Iovine, Tom Petty
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers singles chronology
"Don't Do Me Like That"
(1979) 		"Refugee"
(1980) 		"Here Comes My Girl"
(1980)
Music video
"Refugee" on YouTube

"Refugee" is a 1980 song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and is the second single from their third studio album Damn the Torpedoes. It went to number 2 in Canada, number 3 in New Zealand and number 15 in the United States. It has been covered by Melissa Etheridge in 2005.

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Damn the Torpedoes - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Tom Petty | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved January 3, 2019.