Learning to Fly (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song)
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Release
"Learning to Fly" was released as the first single from Into the Great Wide Open and reached number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also became his most successful single on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart, reaching number one and remaining there for six weeks.[1] The song was released in the United Kingdom on June 17, 1991,[2] debuting at number 65 on the UK Singles Chart six days later. It rose to its peak of number 46 the following week and stayed on the UK chart for two more weeks before leaving the top 75.
Track listing
- 7-inch vinyl
- A. "Learning to Fly"
- B. "Too Good to Be True"
Personnel
Personnel are sourced from Sound on Sound.[3]
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- Tom Petty – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
- Mike Campbell – 12-string electric guitar, electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals
- Howie Epstein – backing vocals
- Stan Lynch – drums (w/o kick drum)
Others
- Jeff Lynne – Oberheim OB-Xa synthesizer, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, Oberheim DMX drum machine, sampler, backing vocals
Charts
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Certifications
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Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| Europe | June 11, 1991 | Radio | MCA | [7] |
| United Kingdom | June 17, 1991 | Template:Hlist | [2] | |
| June 24, 1991 | CD2 | [8] |
Cover version
Petty's Traveling Wilburys bandmate Bob Dylan covered the song live in concert in Broomfield, Colorado, on October 21, 2017, one day after what would have been Petty's 67th birthday.[9] Critic Jack Whatley later cited the performance as one of the seven best covers of a Petty song.[10]
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