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The music for this song was written by Petty's longtime partner and guitarist Mike
Campbell. Petty originally wrote some words to the song and called it "You Rock Me". Campbell thought the title was a little ordinary and very clichΓ©, but the song sounded fine and they recorded it. Eventually, Petty
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in 2017. It was a regular song during every tour after 1995, as well as at the
Fillmore residencies in 1997 and 1999. The song was first performed in concert in 1995 at the Louisville Gardens in Kentucky. It was commonly played as an encore.
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