# Straight into Darkness guitar solo

> Mike Campbell's guitar solo on Straight into Darkness by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (1982) starts at about 2:45. From the album Long After Dark.

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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, 1982, from *Long After Dark*. Solo by *Mike Campbell*.

A brooding song lifted by a melodic, tasteful solo that shows Campbell's knack for serving the song.

Straight into Darkness by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is #13 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 1982.

## In our lists

- [The Best Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers-guitar-solos/) — #13

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Straight into Darkness?

Mike Campbell played the solo on Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers's Straight into Darkness (1982).

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