‘I Won’t Back Down’ by Tom Petty peaks at #12 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 1 1989)

(Saturday, July 1, 1989)“I Won’t Back Down” by Tom Petty peaked at #12 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.

The promotional video for the song featured ex-Beatles George Harrison and Ringo Starr, filmed Mar. 22-23, 1989, on a sound stage at Pinewood Studios in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, west of London.