Walls (Circus)

"Walls (Circus)"
Single by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
from the album Songs and Music from "She's the One"
Released	July 29, 1996
Format	Cassette, CD
Genre	Rock
Length	4:25
Label	Warner Bros.
Writer(s)	Tom Petty
Producer(s)	Rick Rubin, Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers singles chronology
"A Higher Place" (1995) "Walls (Circus)" (1996) "Free Girl Now" (1999)

"Walls (Circus)" is a song written by Tom Petty and recorded by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. It was released in July 1996 as the only single from their soundtrack album Songs and Music from "She's the One". The song features Lindsey Buckingham on background vocals in a sheer Fleetwood Mac style. The song peaked at number 69 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.^[1] The song was recorded at Sound City Studios by engineer Sylvia Massy. An alternate arrangement of the song, played at a faster tempo, was included on the soundtrack under the title "Walls (No. 3)". The song was later covered by Glen Campbell on his 2008 album Meet Glen Campbell.

Music video

Jennifer Aniston and Edward Burns appeared in the video. The music video was directed by Phil Joanou and was premiered in July 1996.

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Album Rock Tracks	6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	69[1]
Canadian RPM Top Singles	2[2]

References

1. Joel Whitburn, Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 1955–2010, Record Research, 2011.
2. "Top Singles - Volume 64, No. 4, September 09 1996" (Retrieved July 28, 2015)