Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tom Petty's "Runnin' Down a Dream" has remained a powerful song about chasing goals since its release in 1989, and Luke Combs gave ...

The rock outlet also named "Runnin' Down a Dream" the sixth greatest song of Petty's career and included his past reflection about the tune: "To me, American music was all about listening in the car," ...

Sometimes, it all starts with a riff — a singular piece of music that ends up anchoring an entire song. Eventually, Petty and Lynne filled in the rest of the missing pieces, and when it came time to ...

Tom Petty’s “Runnin’ Down a Dream” has remained a powerful song about chasing goals since its release in 1989, and Luke Combs gave the rock classic a fresh country sound when he covered it in 2024.