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I Won't Back Down

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I Won't Back Down

Summary

I Won't Back Down is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,395 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I Won't Back Down's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • I Won't Back Down's genre is heartland rock[4].
  • I Won't Back Down was followed by Runnin' Down a Dream[5].
  • Among the performers on I Won't Back Down was Tom Petty[6].
  • I Won't Back Down's record label is recorded as MCA Records[7].
  • I Won't Back Down is part of Full Moon Fever[8].
  • I Won't Back Down's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • I Won't Back Down was released on January 1, 1989[10].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[11]

  • Community tags: ripped off[12]

  • MusicBrainz ID: bfc3498c-5d25-3f1c-8451-9d8213c62376[13]

Body

Authorship and Creation

I Won't Back Down was performed by Tom Petty[6].

Publication

I Won't Back Down was published on January 1, 1989[10]. Its genre is heartland rock[4]. It is part of Full Moon Fever[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

I Won't Back Down was followed by Runnin' Down a Dream[5].

Why It Matters

I Won't Back Down ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,395 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14]

Related Entities

Jeff Lynne Tom Petty United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [11] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · The poloce are here · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → —
    Genre → heartland rock
    Single taken from the album or ep → Q1754734
    Country of origin → —
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1476]]: I Won't Back Down"
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