Stop dragging my heart around

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Stop dragging my heart around
Stevie Nicks , Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
publication July 8, 1981
length 4:03
Genre (s) Blues rock
Author (s) Tom Petty , Mike Campbell
Publisher (s) Modern Records, Atco Records
album Bella Donna

Stop Draggin 'My Heart Around is a song by Stevie Nicks that appeared on their first solo album Bella Donna in July 1981 . The piece was sung by Nicks in a duet with Tom Petty , who had also written it with Mike Campbell . The instruments were played by members of the Heartbreakers , fronted by Petty. Stop Draggin 'My Heart Around became one of the most famous solo pieces by Stevie Nicks, who sang it several times with Tom Petty in concert performances until his death. The song, which was released as a single, reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 .

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Stevie Nicks
Tom Petty

Stop Draggin 'My Heart Around is about a woman who sees a burden in her relationship and therefore wants to break up with her partner, although there is still a strong bond between them. The text of the song is presented from the point of view of the woman sung by Stevie Nicks, who confronts her partner with accusations, while the male part sung by Tom Petty only appears together with Nicks in the chorus, with the exception of a text passage he sings. The slow and melancholy melody was described as “dark and eerie” among other things.

Emergence

Originally, Petty and Campbell wrote Stop Draggin 'My Heart Around for the Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers album Hard Promises , which was released in May 1981, but then discarded it. Eventually I got in touch with Stevie Nicks, with whom Tom Petty was also a private friend. She had previously asked Petty at a meeting to write a song for her first solo album, which he did not take seriously. Instead, Nicks sang the song Insider on the Hard Promises album together with Petty in a duet . This was the first time the two musicians worked together.

It was decided to release Stop Draggin 'My Heart Around as a duet on Nick's album Bella Donna . Nicks was not in the studio with the Heartbreakers because they only sang their part over an existing recording by the band.

It was only for the music video for Stop Draggin 'My Heart Around that was produced for the single release that Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty stood together with the Heartbreakers in the studio. This video was among the first to air on MTV on August 1, 1981 . The TV station went on the air the same day and showed Stop Draggin 'My Heart Around in 25th position. Stevie Nicks said he was dissatisfied with the video, which looked badly done because the lip movements were not right and neither singer had ever recorded a music video before.

Chart placements and live performances

Stop Draggin 'My Heart Around reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the highest chart position in Stevie Nicks' solo career. The song even reached second place on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs charts . The single also achieved great success in Australia (tenth place), Canada (fifth) and South Africa (fourth), while it only came in 50th place in the United Kingdom.

Stop Draggin 'My Heart Around was a regular part of the solo program at Stevie Nicks concerts. In the following years she also sang the song several times in a duet with Tom Petty. This was most recently the case on July 9, 2017 as part of the British Summer Time Festival in London's Hyde Park . Less than three months later, Tom Petty died at the age of 66.

Cover versions and use in pop culture

Since its release, Stop Draggin 'My Heart Around has been covered several times by well-known musicians and bands. The American singer and comedian Weird Al Yankovic released a parody on his debut album in 1983 under the title Stop Draggin 'My Car Around . In March 2012, a cover with Sharon Van Etten and the members of the band Shearwater was released .

In the video game Rock Band 3 , released in 2010, Stop Draggin 'My Heart Around can be downloaded by the player and then played. In the April 9, 2014 edition of The Tonight Show , Stevie Nicks sang the song in a humorous duet with presenter Jimmy Fallon , who disguised himself as Tom Petty.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Matthew Greenwald: Stevie Nicks Stop Draggin 'My Heart Around. In: Allmusic . Retrieved September 3, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Stop Draggin 'My Heart Around by Stevie Nicks (featuring Tom Petty). In: Songfacts. Retrieved September 3, 2019 .
  3. ^ Carl Wiser: Songwriter Interviews Mike Campbell. In: Songfacts. November 15, 2003, accessed September 3, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Brian Mansfield: Jimmy Fallon, Stevie Nicks re-create 'Draggin' video. In: USA Today . April 10, 2014, accessed September 4, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Stevie Nicks: MTV @ 25. In: stevie-nicks.info. August 1, 2006, accessed September 3, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Stevie Nicks. In: Billboard . Retrieved September 3, 2019 .
  7. ↑ STOP DRAGGIN 'MY HEART AROUND. In: Official Charts. Accessed September 4, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Jeff Giles: Watch Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks Reunite for 'Stop Draggin' My Heart Around '. In: ultimateclassicrock.com. July 11, 2017, accessed September 3, 2019 .
  9. ^ "Weird Al" Yankovic - "Weird Al" Yankovic. In: Discogs . Retrieved September 3, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Jenn Pelly: Watch Sharon Van Etten and Shearwater Cover "Stop Draggin 'My Heart Around". In: Pitchfork Media . March 13, 2012, accessed September 4, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Anna Chan: Stevie Nicks and Jimmy Fallon recreate 'Stop Draggin' My Heart Around 'video. In: Today . April 10, 2014, accessed September 3, 2019 .