| A Face in the Crowd | |
| Cover: | TP - A Face in the Crowd single.JPG |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Tom Petty |
| Album: | Full Moon Fever |
| B-Side: | A Mind with a Heart of Its Own |
| Released: | February 1990 |
| Genre: | Heartland rock[1] |
| Length: | 3:58 |
| Label: | MCA |
| Producer: | |
| Prev Title: | Free Fallin' |
| Prev Year: | 1989 |
| Next Title: | Yer So Bad |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
"A Face in the Crowd" is a song co-written and recorded by Tom Petty. It was released in February 1990 as the fourth single from his first solo album Full Moon Fever. It peaked at number 46 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.[2]
The narrator discusses falling in love with someone who used to be just "a face in the crowd."
Kathleen Edwards released a version of the song on the Sweetheart: Love Songs covers compilation from 2004 on Hear Music.
Josh Klinghoffer, formerly of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, briefly performed the song at the band's October 7, 2017, show in Texas in tribute to Petty, who died five days earlier,
A cover of the song by Spoon was released on March 12, 2021.[3]
| Chart (1990) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 46 | |
| U.S. Billboard Album Rock Tracks | 5 | |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 20 | |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 25 | |
| UK Singles Chart | 93 |