Refugee (track)
by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Year: 1979
From the album Damn The Torpedoes (track #1)
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Refugee appears on the following album(s) by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers:
- Greatest Hits (track #5) (compilation) (1993)
- Damn The Torpedoes (track #1) (this album) (1979)
- The Live Anthology (track #13) (compilation) (2009)
- Anthology: Through The Years (track #8) (compilation) (2000)
- Pack Up The Plantation: Live! (track #9) (1985)
- Playback (track #11) (1995)
- The Best Of Everything (The Definitive Career Spanning Hits Collection 1976-2016) (track #17) (compilation) (2019)
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| ! | 09/12/2026 14:53 |  NowhereMan | 15,063 | 85/100 |
| ! | 05/24/2026 17:00 | Rounder89 | 4,983 | 83/100 |
| ! | 03/12/2026 20:56 | Jantje | 974 | 76/100 |
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The guitar playing is the best part.
Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/11/2012 23:26 | #57592
One of Tom Petty's biggest hits. It's one of the best songs on the album no doubt and a great way to start the album.
