Listen to Her Heart

"Listen to Her Heart"
Single by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
from the album You're Gonna Get It!
A-side	Listen to Her Heart
B-side	I Don't Know What to Say to You
Released	August 30, 1978
Format	7"
Recorded	Shelter Studios, Hollywood
Genre	Heartland rock
Length	3:05
Label	Shelter
Writer(s)	Tom Petty
Producer(s)	Denny Cordell, Noah Shark, Tom Petty
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers singles chronology
"I Need to Know" (1978) "Listen to Her Heart" (1978) "Don't Do Me Like That" (1979)

"Listen to Her Heart" is a song recorded by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. It was released in August 1978 as the second single from their second album, You're Gonna Get It!. It peaked at number 59 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in October 1978. ^[1] This song as well as "I Need to Know" was already being played live as early as June 14, 1977 as is evidenced in Germany's music television show, "Rockpalast".^[2]

Background and content

According to a radio interview with Redbeard, Petty wrote the song as a response to Ike Turner making advances at Petty's wife.

All Appearances

• You're Gonna Get It!
• Greatest Hits
• Playback
• Anthology: Through the Years
• Mojo Tour 2010: Expanded Edition (Live Version)

Charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	59
Canadian RPM Top Singles	66

References

1. Joel Whitburn, Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 1955-2010, Record Research, 2011.
2. http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjU1OTI5MDA=.html?from=y1.2-1-95.3.2-2.1-1-1-1