| Free Girl Now | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers |
| Album: | Echo |
| Released: | 1999 |
| Genre: | Hard rock[1] |
| Label: | Warner Bros. Records |
| Prev Title: | Changed the Locks |
| Prev Year: | 1996 |
| Next Title: | Room at the Top |
| Next Year: | 1999 |
"Free Girl Now" is a song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. It is the third track and the lead single from the band's album Echo. The single reached #5 on the Mainstream Rock chart and #3 on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart.[2] [3] In Canada, the song peaked at number 1 on the RPM Rock Report in April 1999.[4] The song later repeaked at number one on the RPM rock chart in May 1999.[5]
AllMusic describes "Free Girl Now" as an "intoxicating hard rock" track with "a layer of sorrow and regret".[6] Return of Rock ranks the song as the 3rd best track on the album, describing it as being "reminiscent of early classic Petty".[7]