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"Don't Come Around Here No More" 
Single by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers from the album Southern Accents B-side "Trailer" Released February 28, 1985 Format 7" Recorded 1984 Genre Rock, New Wave, psychedelic rock Length 5:07 Label MCA Writer(s) Tom Petty, David A. Stewart Producer Tom Petty, David A. Stewart, Jimmy Iovine Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers singles chronology "Change of Heart"
(1983)"Don't Come Around Here No More"
(1985)"Rebels"
(1985)"Don't Come Around Here No More" is the title of a song written by Tom Petty of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and David A. Stewart of the Eurythmics. It was released in February 1985 as the lead single from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' 1985 album Southern Accents.
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Background and writing
The original inspiration was a romantic encounter that Stewart had with Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac.[1] On The Howard Stern Show, Dave Stewart explained that the title's phrase was actually uttered by Stevie. She had broken up with Joe Walsh the night before[2], and invited Dave Stewart to her place for a party after an early Eurythmics show in Los Angeles. Dave didn't know who she was at the time, but went anyway. When the party goers all disappeared to a bathroom for a couple of hours to snort cocaine, he decided to go upstairs to bed. He woke up at 5am to find Stevie Nicks in his room trying on Victorian clothing and described the entire scenario as very much reminiscent of Alice in Wonderland. Later that morning, she told Walsh, "Don't come around here no more".
Music video
The music video is themed around Alice in Wonderland and directed by Jeff Stein. Dave Stewart appears as the caterpillar at the beginning, sitting on a mushroom with a hookah water pipe. Tom Petty performed in the video dressed as The Mad Hatter, and actress Wish Foley played Alice. Petty eats Alice in the end, who has turned into a cake.
Chart performance
Chart (1985) Peak
positionU.S. Billboard Hot 100 13 U.S. Billboard Album Rock Tracks 2 Canadian RPM Top Singles 20 New Zealand Singles Chart 42 UK Singles Chart 50 Cover versions
Susanna and the Magical Orchestra gives the song a low-key, piano-based cover on her 2008 album Flower of Evil.
References
- ^ Don't Come Around Here No More Songfacts
- ^ Conversations With Tom Petty, 2005
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