B-side "It's Rainin' Again" Recorded 1979 Length 3:25 | Format 7" Genre Rock | |
Released January 11, 1980 (1980-01-11) | ||
"Refugee" is a song recorded by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. It was released in January 1980 as the second single from their album Damn the Torpedoes. It peaked at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1980. The song is in compound AABA form.
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Notable covers
It was covered by Melissa Etheridge in 2005 for her Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled album, and reached No. 96 on the Billboard Pop 100. Other versions have been done by Vains of Jenna, Alvin and the Chipmunks, and The Gaslight Anthem.
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