Free Fallin’
- Artist: Tom Petty
- Album: Full Moon Fever
- Label: MCA Records
- Year: 1989
- Producer: Mike Campbell, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne
- Engineer: Bill Bottrell, Mike Campbell, Don Smith
- Studio: Mike Campbell's Garage, Rumbo Studios (Canoga Park, CA), Sunset Sound (Hollywood), Devonshire Studios (Hollywood), Conway Studios (Hollywood), and Sound City Studios (Los Angeles)
Notes:
Echo
From the first time Tom Petty sings the word "Free," which signals the beginning of the first chorus, a hooky 1/4-note echo with regeneration is added, emphasizing the free fall of it all.
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