Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll

1977 single by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

"Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll"

Single by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

from the album Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

B-side

"Fooled Again (I Don't Like It)" (Live)

Released

April 1977 (1977-04)

Recorded

1976,
Shelter Studios
(Hollywood, California, United States)

Genre

Heartland rock^[1]
power pop^[1]

Length

2:23

Label

Shelter

Songwriter(s)

Tom Petty

Producer(s)

Denny Cordell

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers singles chronology

"Breakdown"
(1976)

"Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll"
(1977)

"American Girl"
(1977)

"Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll" is the second UK single from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' self-titled debut album. It was their first UK hit, peaking at #36 the week ending July 2, 1977. It was not released as a single in the United States.

The B-side "Fooled Again (I Don't Like It)" is a live version taken from The Official Live Bootleg.

A live version of the song, recorded on November 11, 1977, at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, was included on the 2018 box set An American Treasure.^[2]

Charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)^[3]	36

References

^ ^a ^b Ira A. Robbins (January 1983). The Trouser Press guide to new wave records. C. Scribner's Sons. p. 227. ISBN 978-0-684-17943-8.
^ "How Tom Petty's inner circle turned sadness into joy on "An American Treasure"". EW.com. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
^ "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

External links

Sexton, Paul. "'Anything That's Rock'n'Roll': Tom Petty's Early UK Approval". udiscovermusic.com. uDiscoverMusic. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2023.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers