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Song · 1989 · Heartland rock

I Won't Back Down

1989

★ 6.9 editorial score

Harrison on acoustic guitar and harmonies, Lynne producing, and Petty answering the arsonist who burned his house down.

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Genre

Heartland rock Rock

Subject

Defiance Self-reliance

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