# Refugee guitar solo

> Mike Campbell's guitar solo on Refugee by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (1979) starts at about 2:03. From the album Damn the Torpedoes.

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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, 1979, from *Damn the Torpedoes*. Solo by *Mike Campbell*.

A tense, organ-backed rocker where Campbell's short, stinging solo adds bite to the defiant chorus.

Refugee by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is #4 in our ranking of the best Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitar solos. The solo is played by Mike Campbell and the song was released in 1979.

## In our lists

- [The Best Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers-guitar-solos/) — #4

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Refugee?

Mike Campbell played the solo on Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers's Refugee (1979).

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