A Woman in Love (It's Not Me)

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"A Woman in Love (It's Not Me)"
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Single by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
from the album Hard Promises
A-side "A Woman in Love (It's Not Me)"
B-side "Gator on the Lawn"
ReleasedJune 29, 1981
Recorded1981
Genre Hard rock, R&B [1]
Length4:21
Label Backstreet
Songwriter(s) Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
Producer(s) Tom Petty, Jimmy Iovine
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers singles chronology
"The Waiting"
(1981)
"A Woman in Love (It's Not Me)"
(1981)
"Stop Draggin' My Heart Around"
(1981)

"A Woman in Love (It's Not Me)" is a song recorded by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. It was released in June 1981 as the second single from their album Hard Promises . It peaked at number 79 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. [2]

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Billboard called it the "most dramatic track" on Hard Promises, saying that "Petty's emotion-filled vocals are delivered in classic rock fashion while the riveting guitar work gives the tune its punch." [3] Record World praised "Petty's lonesome vocal end the forboding guitars." [4]

Musicians

Chart performance

Chart (1981)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 79
U.S. Billboard Album Rock Tracks 5

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References

  1. "A Woman in Love (It's Not Me) - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | Song Info". AllMusic .
  2. Joel Whitburn, Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 1955-2010, Record Research, 2011.
  3. "Top Single Picks". Billboard. July 11, 1981. p. 64. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  4. "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. July 11, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-28.