“Love Is a Long Road” is a promotional single by Tom Petty from his 1989 first solo album Full Moon Fever.^[1]

In 2023, the song was used in the first trailer for the video game Grand Theft Auto VI. The trailer was viewed over 121 million times in two days and led to a 36,979% increase in streams on Spotify. ^{[5] [6]} (ign ; pcgamer)

Although only released as a B-side to his smash hit “Free Fallin” in the UK, and not released as a stand-alone single, it released a fair amount of radio airplay. In the U.S., it peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. ^{[7] [8]} (musicvf ; billboard)

Official Audio for “Love Is A Long Road” performed by Tom Petty, featured in Rockstar Games ‘Grand Theft Auto 6.’

Song: #LoveIsALongRoad

Artist: #TomPetty

Album: #FullMoonFever

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Lyrics for “Love Is a Long Road”
Song by Tom Petty:

Verse 1
There was a girl I knew
She said she cared about me
She tried to make my world
The way she thought it should be

Chorus
Yeah, we were desperate then
To have each other to hold
But love
Is a long, long road
Yeah, love
Is a long, long road

Verse 2
There were so many times
I would wake up at noon
Yeah, with my head spinning ’round
I would wait for the moon

Chorus
And give her one more chance
To try and save my soul
But love
Is a long, long road
Yeah, love
Is a long, long road

Instrumental Break

Verse 3
Yeah, it was hard to give up
Some things are hard to let go
Some things are never enough
I guess I only can hope

Chorus
For maybe one more chance
To try and save my soul
But love
Is a long, long road
Yeah, love
Is a long, long road

Outro
Love
Is a long, long road
Yeah, love
Is a long, long road (Oh)
Oh, it’s a long, long road

Writer(s): Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
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Connect

Stream Tom Petty’s ‘Full Moon Fever’ album: https://tompetty.lnk.to/fullmoonfeveralbum

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Follow Tom Petty:

Website: tompetty.com

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References

1. Love Is a Long Road (song) – Wikipedia ^{[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Is_a_Long_Road_(song)]}

2. Tom Petty – Love Is a Long Road (Official Audio) – YouTube ^{[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAgUYyosqVM]}

3. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – YouTube ^{[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvYomLPMwUr1FAXRMGhVfCQ]}

4. Tom Petty – Love Is a Long Road Lyrics | Genius Lyrics ^{[https://genius.com/Tom-petty-love-is-a-long-road-lyrics]}

5. GTA 6 Trailer has already surpassed Grant Theft Auto 5s reveal with more than 100 million views – IGN ^{[https://www.ign.com/articles/gta-6-trailer-has-already-surpassed-grand-theft-auto-5s-reveal-with-more-than-100-million-views]}

6. Spotify registers ridiculous increase in Tom Petty streams as GTA 6 trailer drivers everyone dad rock mad – PC Gamer ^{[https://www.pcgamer.com/spotify-registers-ridiculous-increase-in-tom-petty-streams-as-gta-6-trailer-drives-everyone-dad-rock-mad/]}

7. MusicVF ^{[https://www.musicvf.com/Tom+Petty.art]}

8. Tom Petty Mainsteam Rock songs Top 10s list hits – Billboard ^{[https://www.billboard.com/pro/tom-petty-mainstream-rock-songs-top-10s-list-hits/]}