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{{Short description|Original song written and composed by Tom Petty; from the 1996 film "She's the One"}}
{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = Walls (Circus)
| name = Walls (Circus)
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| album = [[Songs and Music from "She's the One"]]
| album = [[Songs and Music from "She's the One"]]
| released = {{Start date|1996|7|29}}
| released = {{Start date|1996|7|29}}
| format = Cassette, CD
| recorded =
| recorded =
| studio =
| studio =
| venue =
| venue =
| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-tom-petty-the-final-interview-20171004-story.html|title=Tom Petty's final interview: There was supposed to have been so much more|last=Lewis|first=Randy|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=October 4, 2017|access-date=November 27, 2019|quote=Classic-rock staples including 'Breakdown,' 'American Girl,' 'Refugee,' 'Even the Losers,' 'Learning to Fly,' 'Listen to Her Heart,' 'Here Comes My Girl,' 'Walls,' 'Mary Jane's Last Dance.'}}</ref>
| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| length = {{Duration |m=4|s=25}}
| length = {{Duration |m=4|s=25}}
| label = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
| label = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
| writer = [[Tom Petty]]
| writer = [[Tom Petty]]
| producer = [[Rick Rubin]], [[Tom Petty]], [[Mike Campbell (musician)|Mike Campbell]]
| producer =
* [[Rick Rubin]]
* Tom Petty
* [[Mike Campbell (musician)|Mike Campbell]]
| prev_title = A Higher Place
| prev_title = A Higher Place
| prev_year = 1995
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = [[Free Girl Now]]
| next_title = [[Changed the Locks|Change the Locks]]
| next_year = 1999
| next_year = 1996
}}
}}


"'''Walls (Circus)'''" is a song written by [[Tom Petty]] and recorded by [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]]. It was released in July 1996 as the first single from their soundtrack album ''[[Songs and Music from "She's the One"]]''. The song features [[Lindsey Buckingham]] on background vocals. The song peaked at number 69 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart.<ref name="whitburn">[[Joel Whitburn]], ''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 1955–2010'', Record Research, 2011.</ref> The song was recorded at [[Sound City Studios]] by engineer [[Sylvia Massy]]. An alternate arrangement of the song, played at a faster tempo, was included on the soundtrack under the title "Walls (No. 3)". The song was later covered by [[Glen Campbell]] on his 2008 album ''[[Meet Glen Campbell]]'' and by [[The Lumineers]] on the one year anniversary of Petty's death.
"'''Walls (Circus)'''" is a song written by American singer-songwriter [[Tom Petty]] and recorded by [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]]. It was released in July 1996 as the first single from their soundtrack album ''[[Songs and Music from "She's the One"]]''. The song features [[Lindsey Buckingham]] on background vocals and was recorded at [[Sound City Studios]] by engineer [[Sylvia Massy]]. The song peaked at number 69 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. An alternate arrangement of the song, played at a faster tempo, was included on the soundtrack under the title "'''Walls (No. 3)'''". The song was later covered by [[Glen Campbell]] on his 2008 album ''[[Meet Glen Campbell]]'' and by [[the Lumineers]] on the first anniversary of Petty's death.


==Music video==
==Music video==
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==Charts==
==Charts==
===Weekly charts===
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! Chart (1996)
!Chart (1996)
! Peak<br>position
!Peak<br/>position
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|-
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|2|chartid=9627|rowheader=true|access-date=December 15, 2020}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|69|artist=Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers|rowheader=true|access-date=December 15, 2020}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardadultalternativesongs|1|artist=Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers|rowheader=true|access-date=December 15, 2020}}
|-
|-
{{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|25|artist=Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers|rowheader=true|access-date=December 15, 2020}}
| Canadian ''RPM'' Top Singles
| align="center"| 2<ref>"Top Singles - Volume 64, No. 4, September 09 1996" [https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.9627&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=aqinpp3u30kjqcg5h2nhsodjb4] (Retrieved July 28, 2015)</ref>
|-
|-
{{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|6|artist=Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers|rowheader=true|access-date=December 15, 2020}}
| U.S. ''Billboard'' Album Rock Tracks
| align="center"| 6{{citation needed|date=September 2012}}
|-
|-
{{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|32|artist=Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers|rowheader=true|access-date=December 15, 2020}}
| U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100
| align="center"| 69<ref name="whitburn" />
|}
|}


===Year-end charts===
===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
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|-
!Chart (1996)
!Chart (1996)
!Position
!Position
|-
|-
|align="left"|Canada Top Singles (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.9730&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=4dp17sl7hp9qmhhj3vmcenr836|title=RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1996|work=RPM|accessdate=November 26, 2017}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Canada Top Singles (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9730&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9730.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9730|title=RPM Year End Top 100 Hit Tracks|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|via=[[Library and Archives Canada]]|access-date=December 15, 2020}}</ref>
|32
|align="center"|32
|-
!scope="row"|US Mainstream Rock Tracks (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Airplay Monitor Best of '96: Mainstream Rock Tracks|magazine=[[Airplay Monitor]]|volume=4|issue=53|page=23|date=December 27, 1996}}</ref>
|41
|-
!scope="row"|US Triple-A (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Airplay Monitor Best of '96: Triple A Tracks|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=4|issue=53|page=24|date=December 27, 1996}}</ref>
|14
|}
|}


=="Walls (No. 3)"==
=="Walls (No. 3)"==
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{{Infobox song
| Name = Walls (No. 3)
| name = Walls (No. 3)
| cover =
| Artist = [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]]
| Released = August 6, 1996
| alt =
| Length = 3:03
| type =
| writer = [[Tom Petty]]
| artist = [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]]
| album =
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| Label = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
| Writer = [[Tom Petty]]
| released = August 6, 1996
| recorded =
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| Producer = [[Rick Rubin]], [[Tom Petty]], [[Mike Campbell (musician)|Mike Campbell]]
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 3:03
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| label = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
| writer = [[Tom Petty]]
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| producer = [[Rick Rubin]], [[Tom Petty]], [[Mike Campbell (musician)|Mike Campbell]]
}}
}}
Track 12 on the album is a faster, more mellow version titled "Walls (No. 3)". It has the same lyrics and melody, but the intro is different and the song in general has less emphasis on the instruments. It is the version that was more commonly performed by the band in concert.
Track 12 on the album is a faster, more mellow version titled "Walls (No. 3)". It has the same lyrics and melody, but the intro is different and the song in general has less emphasis on the instruments.


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Music videos directed by Phil Joanou]]
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Latest revision as of 20:38, 25 June 2024

"Walls (Circus)"
Single by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
from the album Songs and Music from "She's the One"
ReleasedJuly 29, 1996 (1996-07-29)
GenreRock[1]
Length4:25
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Tom Petty
Producer(s)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers singles chronology
"A Higher Place"
(1995) 		"Walls (Circus)"
(1996) 		"Change the Locks"
(1996)

"Walls (Circus)" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Tom Petty and recorded by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. It was released in July 1996 as the first single from their soundtrack album Songs and Music from "She's the One". The song features Lindsey Buckingham on background vocals and was recorded at Sound City Studios by engineer Sylvia Massy. The song peaked at number 69 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. An alternate arrangement of the song, played at a faster tempo, was included on the soundtrack under the title "Walls (No. 3)". The song was later covered by Glen Campbell on his 2008 album Meet Glen Campbell and by the Lumineers on the first anniversary of Petty's death.

Music video

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Maxine Bahns, Edward Burns and Jennifer Aniston appeared in the video. The music video was directed by Phil Joanou and was premiered in July 1996.[citation needed]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1996) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 69
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[4] 1
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[5] 25
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[6] 6
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[7] 32

Year-end charts

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Chart (1996) Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[8] 32
US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)[9] 41
US Triple-A (Billboard)[10] 14

"Walls (No. 3)"

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"Walls (No. 3)"
Song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
ReleasedAugust 6, 1996
Length3:03
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Tom Petty
Producer(s)Rick Rubin, Tom Petty, Mike Campbell

Track 12 on the album is a faster, more mellow version titled "Walls (No. 3)". It has the same lyrics and melody, but the intro is different and the song in general has less emphasis on the instruments.

References

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  1. ^ Lewis, Randy (October 4, 2017). "Tom Petty's final interview: There was supposed to have been so much more". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 27, 2019. Classic-rock staples including 'Breakdown,' 'American Girl,' 'Refugee,' 'Even the Losers,' 'Learning to Fly,' 'Listen to Her Heart,' 'Here Comes My Girl,' 'Walls,' 'Mary Jane's Last Dance.'
  2. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9627." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  3. ^ "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  4. ^ "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  5. ^ "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  6. ^ "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  7. ^ "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  8. ^ "RPM Year End Top 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. Retrieved December 15, 2020 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  9. ^ "Airplay Monitor Best of '96: Mainstream Rock Tracks". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 4, no. 53. December 27, 1996. p. 23.
  10. ^ "Airplay Monitor Best of '96: Triple A Tracks". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 4, no. 53. December 27, 1996. p. 24.


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