A Woman in Love (It's Not Me) explained

A Woman in Love (It's Not Me)
Cover:TP - Woman in Love single.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Album:Hard Promises
A-Side:A Woman in Love (It's Not Me)
B-Side:Gator on the Lawn
Released:June 29, 1981
Recorded:1981
Genre:
Length:4:21
Label:Backstreet
Producer:
Prev Title:The Waiting
Prev Year:1981
Next Title:Stop Draggin' My Heart Around
Next Year: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]

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 and the foreboding guitars".[4]

Musicians

Chart performance

Chart (1981)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 10079
U.S. Billboard Album Rock Tracks5

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A Woman in Love (It's Not Me) - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | Song Info. AllMusic.
  2. [Joel Whitburn]
  3. Billboard. July 11, 1981. 2023-01-21. 64. Top Single Picks.
  4. Record World. July 11, 1981. 1. 2023-02-28. Hits of the Week.