Changed the Locks explained

Changed the Locks
Cover:File:Changed_the_Locks_single_cover.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Lucinda Williams
Album:Lucinda Williams
B-Side:Goin' Back Home
Released:1989
Genre:
Length:3:39
Label:Rough Trade
Prev Title:Happy Woman Blues/I Lost It
Prev Year:1981
Next Title:The Night's Too Long
Next Year:1989

"Changed the Locks" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams. It was released in 1989 as the first single from her third album, Lucinda Williams (1988).

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers covered the song for the soundtrack album to the 1996 film She's The One, and it reached No. 20 on the Mainstream Rock chart.[1]

Critical reception

Country music website Holler listed "Changed the Locks" as No. 3 of the best Lucinda Williams songs; "Over the course of this slow burner from her self-titled release, Lucinda rises from the depths of debilitation of abuse to finally face her offender. With surmounting strength, the artist reclaims her power with every boot-stomping verse. Contagious rock tones spur solidarity for listeners who have struggled to take the steps detailed throughout the anthem."[2] LA Weekly ranked it at No. 11 on their list of Williams' best 11 songs, calling it "one of her most hard hitting numbers", writing "Her sneering vocal performance fits the song's ill-tempered mood."[3] NPR described it as a "barn burner",[4] while music website Return of Rock ranked it No. 1 on their list of Williams' 12 songs.[5]

Track listing

7" single[6]

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers version

Change the Locks
Cover:File:Change_the_Locks_promo_single_cover.png
Type:single
Artist:Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Album:Songs and Music from "She's the One"
Released:1996
Genre:Rock
Length:4:56
Label:Warner Bros.
Prev Title:Walls (Circus)
Prev Year:1996
Next Title:Free Girl Now
Next Year:1999

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released their cover of the song as a single from the soundtrack album Songs and Music from "She's the One" (1996). AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine called it an "excellent cover, performed with affection and vigor."[8]

Track listing

CD single[9]

Charts

External links

Notes and References

  1. Tom Petty Chart History: Mainstream Rock . . October 19, 2020.
  2. Web site: The Best Lucinda Williams Songs . Crone . Madeline . Holler . August 2, 2022.
  3. Web site: Smyers . Darryl . Lucinda Williams' Best 11 Songs . . September 20, 2013 . July 31, 2022 . October 22, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201022145031/https://www.laweekly.com/lucinda-williams-11-best-songs/ . live.
  4. Web site: Lucinda Williams: A Guide To Her Best Songs . Powers . Ann . April 24, 2020 . NPR . August 1, 2022.
  5. Web site: Lucinda Williams Songs Ranked . Return of Rock . May 20, 2021 . August 3, 2022 . August 3, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220803164046/https://returnofrock.com/lucinda-williams-songs-ranked/ . live.
  6. Web site: Lucinda Williams – Changed the Locks - 7" single . August 3, 2022 . . 1989.
  7. Lucinda Williams Chart History: Rock Digital Song Sales. Billboard. 10 February 2018.
  8. Web site: Erlewine . Stephen Thomas . Songs and Music From "She's the One" . . August 3, 2022 . October 26, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211026090426/https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-traveling-kind-mw0002836132 . live.
  9. Web site: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Changed the Locks - CD single . August 7, 2022 . . 1996.

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