The Last DJ

The Last DJ
Studio album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Released	October 8, 2002 (2002-10-08)
Recorded	2001–2002
Studio	Cello Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre	Heartland rock
Length	47:36
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Tom Petty Mike Campbell George Drakoulias
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers chronology
Anthology: Through the Years (2000) The Last DJ (2002) The Live Anthology (2009)
Tom Petty chronology
Anthology: Through the Years (2000) Highway Companion (2006)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	61/100 [4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Robert Christgau	C+ [6]
Entertainment Weekly	A− [7]
Kludge	9/10 [8]
Los Angeles Times	[9]
PopMatters	[10] [4]
Q	[4]
Rolling Stone	[11]
Stylus Magazine	D− [12]
Uncut	[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Tom Petty except 8 and 12, co-written by Mike Campbell

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Last DJ"	3:48
2.	"Money Becomes King"	5:10
3.	"Dreamville"	3:46
4.	"Joe"	3:15
5.	"When a Kid Goes Bad"	4:56
6.	"Like a Diamond"	4:32
7.	"Lost Children"	4:28
8.	"Blue Sunday"	2:56
9.	"You and Me"	2:58
10.	"The Man Who Loves Women"	2:53
11.	"Have Love Will Travel"	4:05
12.	"Can't Stop the Sun"	4:59

Personnel

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

• Tom Petty – guitars, vocals, piano, ukulele, bass guitar on "The Last DJ", "Money Becomes King", "Joe", "Like a Diamond", "Blue Sunday", "You and Me" and "Have Love Will Travel"
• Mike Campbell – guitars, bass guitar on "Dreamville", "When a Kid Goes Bad", and "The Man Who Loves Women"
• Benmont Tench – piano, organ, various keyboards
• Scott Thurston – guitar, lap steel guitar, ukulele, background vocals
• Ron Blair – bass guitar on "Lost Children" and "Can't Stop the Sun"
• Steve Ferrone – drums

Additional musicians

• Jon Brion – orchestration, conductor
• Lindsey Buckingham – background vocals on "The Man Who Loves Women"
• Lenny Castro – percussion

Production

• Mike Campbell – producer
• Richard Dodd – recording engineer
• George Drakoulias – producer
• Ryan Hewitt – assistant engineer
• Steve McGrath – demo engineer
• Tom Petty – producer
• Jim Scott – recording engineer
• Ed Thacker – additional engineer

Charts

Chart performance for The Last DJ

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [13]	54
Canada Albums ( Nielsen Soundscan ) [14]	25
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [15]	15
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [16]	21
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [17]	44
US Billboard 200 [18]	9

References

1. "The 10 most confrontational rock songs". faroutmagazine.co.uk. November 12, 2023.
2. McKnight, Connor. "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Announce New Album, Tour". billboard.com. February 25, 2010.
3. "The Best of Everything: The Definitive Career-Spanning Hits Collection 1976-2016 - Tom Petty, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
4. "Critic Reviews for The Last DJ". Metacritic . Retrieved 1 January 2013.
5. The Last DJ at AllMusic
6. Christgau, Robert (April 22, 2003). "Not Hop, Stomp". The Village Voice . New York. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
7. Weingarten, Marc (11 October 2002). "The Last DJ Review". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
8. Menocal, Peter. "Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: The Last DJ". Kludge . Archived from the original on March 4, 2003. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
9. Lewis, Randy (6 October 2002). "Jurassic 5's Power Surge". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 1 January 2013.
10. Limmer, Seth M. (1 November 2002). "Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: The Last DJ". PopMatters . Retrieved 1 January 2013.
11. Kot, Greg (17 October 2002). "The Last DJ". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 20 August 2011.
12. Hickman, Brett (1 September 2003). "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – The Last DJ – Review". Stylus Magazine . Retrieved 1 January 2013.
13. "Austriancharts.at – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers – The Last DJ" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
14. "ALBUMS : Top 100" . Retrieved January 14, 2025.
15. "Offiziellecharts.de – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers – The Last DJ" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
16. "Swedishcharts.com – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers – The Last DJ". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
17. "Swisscharts.com – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers – The Last DJ". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
18. "Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-04-06.

External links

• The Last DJ at Metacritic