Refugee (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song)

"Refugee" is a song recorded by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. It was released in January 1980 as the second single from their album Damn the Torpedoes. It peaked at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1980.[1]  The song is in compound AABA form.[2]



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[hide]  *1 Notable covers  ==Notable covers[ edit] == It was covered by Melissa Etheridge in 2005 for her Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled album, and reached No. 96 on the Billboard Pop 100.[citation needed]  Other versions have been done by Vains of Jenna, Alvin and the Chipmunks,[3]  and The Gaslight Anthem.[4] ==Personnel[ edit] == ==Charts<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * 2 Personnel
 * 3 Charts
 * 4 References
 * Tom Petty - lead vocal, guitar
 * Mike Campbell - lead guitar, accordion, bass guitar
 * Benmont Tench - organ, piano, background vocal
 * Stan Lynch - drums, background vocal
 * Ron Blair - bass guitar
 * Jim Keltner - shaker, tambourine